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The Orb
I'll Be Black
Compil. UK 2007 on Trojan Records label
Electronic and Reggae (Dub)
Compiled by Alex Paterson of The Orb. Recorded at the Projector Room Studio at and.com Mixed by Alex Paterson and Dominic Beken (both members of Transit Kings). This release is part of a series of Trojan albums with guest compilers. Previous compilations have been selected by Super Furry Animals, Jonny Greenwood, Fatboy Slim and Lee 'Scratch' Perry. 1-1. Cari-Blue Music Ltd. ℗ 1969 1-2. St. James Music/Prophesy Music Publishing Co./Ansel Collins Music ℗ 1970 1-3. Blue Mountain Music Ltd. ℗ 1969 1-4. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1969 1-5. Universal-MCA Music Ltd. ℗ 1972 1-6. Longwillow Ltd./New Town Sound Ltd./Jamrec Music/Sparta-Florida Music Group Ltd. ℗ 1977 1-7. Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1978. Licensed from Jo Jo Hookim 1-8. EMI Virgin Music Ltd. ℗ 1978 1-9. Acorn Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1967 1-10. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1972 1-11. Copyright Control. A DBC Production. ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Ranking Miss P 1-12. 10" mix. Charisma Music Publishing Co. Ltd./EMI Copyright Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1982. Licensed courtesy of Universal Music 1-13. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1972 1-14. Harmony Music Ltd. ℗ 1974 1-15. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1973 1-16. Island Music Ltd. ℗ 1963 1-17. Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. ℗ 1969 1-18. Westbury Music Ltd./Beat That Music Ltd. ℗ 1975 1-19. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1980 1-20. EMI Tunes ℗ 1967 1-21. Copyright control/Westbury Music Ltd. ℗ 1975 1-22. Alton Nehemiah Ellis ℗ 1971 1-23. Copyright Control ℗ 2007 2-1. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1975 2-2. Rydim Music Ltd. ℗ 1976 2-3. Observer Publishing/Westbury Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1976 2-4. Jade & Crystal Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1973 2-5. Copyright Control ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Linval Thompson 2-6. EMI Songs Ltd./Copyright control ℗ 1976. Licensed courtesy of Winston Riley. 2-7. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970 2-8a. Prophesy Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Winston Riley 2-8b. Universal-Island Music Ltd./Maxwood Music Ltd. ℗ 1966 2-9. Island Music Ltd. ℗ 1976 2-10a. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. 2-10b. Observer Publishing/Westbury Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970 2-11. Rupie Edwards Music ℗ 1974 2-12. Westbury Music Ltd. ℗ 1996 2-13. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970 2-14a. Notting Hill Music Ltd. ℗ 1973 2-14b. Upstairs Music. ℗ 1973 2-15. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Mixed @ Lab Berlin, Nov 2004, part of the Madorb series. 2-16. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Recorded @ and Studios, Jan 2005. 2-17. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1976 2-18. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Cooking Vinyl. 2-19. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Mixed @ Blackhole Studios Souf London. Deviation of artist/titles (back sleeve vs. liner notes) 1-1: The Harry J All Stars 1-10: Big Youth 1-11: Ranking Miss P & Big Youth 1-12: Cool Down The Pace (10" Mix) 1-15: Alton's Official Daughter Version 2 1-16: Dr. Kitch 1-18: King Tubbe & The Aggrovators 1-21: Johnny Clarke & The Aggrovators 2-2: Guess Who's Coming To Diner 2-4: Mah Ah Warrior 2-6a: Come On Little Girl, Come On 2-08b: The Maytals With Byron Lee & The Dragonnaires 2-11: Rupie Edward's Allstars
Musicians
 | The Orb , *1988 GB album by |
 | Alex Paterson ttbl, key, *1959 compiled by, liner notes, dj mix, mixed & dubbed up, written by |
 | Harry J. All Stars , JM performer on track |
 | Dave & Ansel Collins , JM performer on track |
 | The Pioneers , *1962 JM performer on track |
 | Clancy Eccles voc, 1940-2005 JM performer on track, written by |
 | Ken Boothe voc, *1948 JM performer on track |
 | Hortense Ellis , 1941-2000 JM performer on track |
 | Ranking Trevor voc, 1960-2012 JM performer on track |
 | Althea & Donna , 1977-1979 JM performer on track |
 | The Three Tops voc, JM performer on track |
 | Ranking Miss P , GB performer on track |
 | Gregory Isaacs bvoc, voc, 1951-2010 JM performer on track, written by |
 | Slim Smith voc, bvoc, 1948-1973 JM performer on track |
 | Marcia Griffiths bvoc, *1949 JM performer on track |
 | Herman Chin-Loy , *1948 JM performer on track |
 | Lord Kitchener voc, 1922-2000 TT performer on track |
 | John Holt voc, 1947-2014 JM performer on track, written by |
 | King Tubby , 1941-1989 JM performer on track |
 | Scientist , *1960 JM performer on track |
 | The Techniques , *1962 JM performer on track |
 | Johnny Clarke key, voc, *1955 JM performer on track |
 | Alton Ellis voc, bvoc, 1938-2008 JM performer on track, written by |
 | Lee Perry & The Upsetters , performer on track |
 | Michael Rose voc, *1957 JM performer on track, written by |
 | Tapper Zukie voc, perc, *1955 JM performer on track |
 | Tony Brevett voc, JM written by, ' come on little girl' |
 | Unknown Artist , written by, ' king of kings dub / second cut' |
 | Joe The Boss , performer on track |
 | Sister Nancy voc, *1962 JM performer on track |
 | The Maytals , 1963-1980 JM performer on track |
 | Lee Perry voc, perc, *1936 JM performer on track, written by |
 | The Upsetters , performer on track |
 | Dennis Alcapone voc, *1947 JM performer on track |
 | Rupie Edwards All Stars , performer on track |
 | Augustus Pablo org, p, 1954-1999 JM performer on track |
 | Madorb , GB performer on track |
Producers
| Mike Coles artwork, design |
| Dom Beken dj mix, mixed & dubbed up, mixed by |
| Harry J producer |
| Winston Riley producer |
| Leslie Kong producer |
| Clancy Eccles producer |
| Lloyd Charmers producer |
| Bunny Lee producer |
| Jo Jo Hookim producer |
| Joe Gibbs producer |
| Arthur "Duke" Reid producer |
| Augustus "Gussie" Clarke producer |
| Gregory Isaacs producer |
| Herman Chin-Loy producer |
| Chris Blackwell producer |
| Linval Thompson producer |
| Alton Ellis producer |
| The Orb producer |
| Niney The Observer producer |
| Clement Bushay producer |
| Winston Edwards producer |
| Joe Mansano producer |
| Ronnie Nasralla producer |
| Lee Perry producer |
| Rupie Edwards producer |
| Jah Thomas producer |
| Derrick Harriott producer |
| Alex Paterson mixed by, producer |
| Thomas Fehlmann mixed by |
| Madorb producer |
| Witchman producer |
| Simon Phillips mixed by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquidator | Harry J. All Stars | Harry J | 2:54 |
| 2 | Double Barrel | Dave & Ansel Collins | Ansel Collins, Dave Barker, Winston Riley | 2:38 |
| 3 | Long Shot Kick De Bucket | The Pioneers | George Agard, Jackie Robinson, Sidney Crooks | 2:43 |
| 4 | Auntie Lulu | Clancy Eccles | Clancy Eccles | 2:45 |
| 5 | Ain't No Sunshine | Ken Boothe | Bill Withers | 2:15 |
| 6 | I'm Still In Love With You | Hortense Ellis | Burrell, Atkinson | 2:03 |
| 7 | Three Piece Chicken & Chips | Ranking Trevor | M. B. Grant | 3:47 |
| 8 | Uptown Top Ranking | Althea & Donna | Althea Forrest, Donna Reid, Errol Thompson, Joe Gibbs | 3:54 |
| 9 | It's Raining | The Three Tops | Arthur "Duke" Reid | 2:57 |
| 10 | Screaming Target Version 2 | Ranking Miss P | Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | 3:18 |
| 11 | We're Hot | Ranking Miss P | Unknown Artist | 0:47 |
| 12 | Cool Down The Pace | Gregory Isaacs | Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise | 7:57 |
| 13 | Sitting In The Park | Slim Smith | Billy Stewart | 3:19 |
| 14 | First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Marcia Griffiths | Ewan MacColl | 4:12 |
| 15 | Alton's Official Daughter | Herman Chin-Loy | Alton Ellis | 5:20 |
| 16 | Dr Kitch | Lord Kitchener | Aldwyn Roberts, Chris Blackwell | 4:05 |
| 17 | Ali Baba | John Holt | Bryan Atkinson, John Holt | 2:34 |
| 18 | I Trim The Barber | King Tubby | Bunny Lee, John Holt | 5:07 |
| 19 | Caring For My Sister | Scientist | Linval Thompson | 3:21 |
| 20 | Queen Majesty | The Techniques | Curtis Mayfield | 3:35 |
| 21 | A Rougher Version | Johnny Clarke | Bunny Lee, Winston Rodney | 3:39 |
| 22 | Harder & Harder | Alton Ellis | Alton Ellis | 2:43 |
| 23 | Orbots Surround The Trojan Horse | The Orb | Alex Paterson | 1:00 |
| 24 | Enter The Dragon | Lee Perry & The Upsetters | Lee Perry | 2:28 |
| 25 | Guess Who's Coming For Dinner | Michael Rose | Michael Rose, Winston 'Niney' Holness | 2:40 |
| 26 | Clap The Barber | Michael Rose | George Boswell, Michael Rose | 2:31 |
| 27 | Man Ah Warrior | Tapper Zukie | David Sinclair | 3:08 |
| 28 | Beaming | Scientist | Linval Thompson | 3:31 |
| 29 | Come On Little Girl / King Of Kings Dub / Second Cut | King Tubby | Tony Brevett, Unknown Artist | 7:41 |
| 30 | Son Of Al Capone | Joe The Boss | Joe Mansano | 2:58 |
| 31 | Bam Bam | Sister Nancy | Winston Riley | 3:55 |
| 32 | Bam Bam | The Maytals | Toots Hibbert | |
| 33 | Underground Root | Lee Perry | Lee Perry | 3:12 |
| 34 | Return Of Django | The Upsetters | Lee Perry | 3:07 |
| 35 | Mr. Brown's Coffin | Dennis Alcapone | George Boswell, Michael Rose | |
| 36 | Free The Weed / Free The Dub | Rupie Edwards All Stars | Rupie Edwards | 4:23 |
| 37 | Scientist (Stalag 17) | Scientist | Ansel Collins, Winston Riley | 4:04 |
| 38 | Bad Day At Black Rock | Joe The Boss | Joe Mansano | 2:36 |
| 39 | The Bells Of Death | Augustus Pablo | Derrick Harriott | 3:42 |
| 40 | I Am Alright | Gregory Isaacs | Dobby Dobson | |
| 41 | Beyond The Realms Of The Orb | Madorb | Alex Paterson, Neil Fraser, Thomas Fehlmann | 7:30 |
| 42 | 9:27 To Norbury | Madorb | Alex Paterson, Dom Beken, Neil Fraser | 5:07 |
| 43 | Sipple Dub | The Upsetters | Lee Perry | 3:19 |
| 44 | Tower Twenty Three | The Orb | Alex Paterson, John Roome, Martin Paterson | 6:32 |
| 45 | Hole In The Sky (The Wave Version) | Madorb | Alex Paterson, Neil Fraser, Simon Phillips | 5:11 |
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