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    King Tubby BOOK The Dub Master

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    We are getting more of these beauties - they will now ship in about 2 weeks - do not miss out on your chance to get one of these!

    MIND-BLOWING first ever authorised biography of KING TUBBY complete with absolutely STUNNING rare photographs from Tubby's family.

    From Tubby's origins in Waterhouse, where he lived and worked all his life to his murder in1989, through to his life in soundsystems, dub and electronics this book really is ESSENTIAL!

    Very well written with a lot of reggae gossip! Don't miss out on this serious addition to reggae history by French writer Thibault Ehrengardt in this new English version.

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