This Is Augustus Pablo

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This Is....Augustus Pablo
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Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedRandy's, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Length35:19
Label Heartbeat
Producer Clive Chin
Augustus Pablo chronology
Red Sea
(1970-1973)
This Is....Augustus Pablo
(1974)
Ital Dub
(1974)
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Alternate front cover from the 1987 CD release on Heartbeat Records
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This Is...Augustus Pablo is a studio album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. The album boasts an impressive list of session musicians including Ansel Collins on keyboards and Lloyd Parks and Aston Barrett both on bass guitar. The album was one of the first to showcase Pablo's unique use of the melodica.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Dub Organizer" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:56
  2. "Please Sunrise" (Adapted) – 2:38
  3. "Point Blank" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:32
  4. "Arabian Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:53
  5. "Pretty Baby" (Adapted) – 2:45
  6. "Pablo in Dub " (Swaby) – 2:30
  7. "Skateland Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:13
  8. "Dread Eye" (Adapted) – 3:03
  9. "Too Late" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:16
  10. "Assignment No. 1" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:46
  11. "Jah Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:52
  12. "Lover's Mood" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:55

Personnel

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