Tapper Zukie Escape From Hell

• Tapper Zukie – Side Walk Dub
• Tapper Zukie – Masacra Dub
• Tapper Zukie – Dub Driver
• Tapper Zukie – Population Dub
• Tapper Zukie – Weather Umbrella
• Tapper Zukie – King Alpha School
• Tapper Zukie – Experience Dub
• Tapper Zukie – Marching To Zion
• Tapper Zukie – Escape From Hell
• Tapper Zukie – Squaters Dub

• 1. Side Walk Dub
• 2. Masacra Dub
• 3. Dub Driver
• 4. Population Dub
• 5. Weather Umbrella
• 6. King Alpha School
• 7. Experience Dub
• 8. Marching To Zion
• 9. Escape From Hell
• 10. Squaters Dub
• 11. Sensimelia Dub *
• 12. Mariguana Dub *
• 13. She Want A Version *
• 14. Broad Back Skank *
• 15. Rub A Dub A Weh Them Want *
• 16. Real Version (Alt. Vocal Dub)

The album 'Escape From Hell' saw its initial release in 1977 as a ten track album. It has been somewhat overlooked due to the small numbers of its original pressings. Tappa was at the height of his peak period as a roots producer with Sly & Robbie and the Revolutionaries house band and then up-and-coming engineer Prince Jammy, who would replace Philip Smart as right hand man at King Tubby's legendary Waterhouse facility. The opening cut, Sidewalk Dub, sets the tone as a totally dubwise reading of Tappa's devotional 'My God Is Real', followed by the instantly recognizable Massacra Dub, an enthralling cut of Prince Allah's wonderful anthem, 'Burial'. Population Dub takes the 'Take Five' riddim, itself being an adaption of Dave Brubeck's jazz favourite. Then there is Weather Umbrella a well known riddim originally made popular by Ray-I as 'Weatherman Skank', who used the Treasure Isle classic 'It's Raining'. Next up comes King Alpha In School, a spirited re-cut of the Ebony Sisters' 'Let Me Tell You Boy' that Tappa used earlier for Horace Andy's 'Stop Your Brutality', followed by the outstanding Experience Dub, a subtle counterpart to Horace's 'Natty Dread Weh She Want' (which borrowed lyrics and structure from an earlier Soul Syndicate hit whilst also making use of the melody of Alton Ellis' Studio One classic, 'Hurting Me'). The album comprises bonus dubs, all drawn from the same key period of 1976-79. Noteworthy are the super rare Double Struggle, across Gregory Isaac's great 'Love Light' rhythm, which Tappa picked up from Ossie Hibbert at Channel One. More niceness on Natty Princess Version where you'll hear an excellent re-cut of Delroy Wilson's classic 'Conquer Me'. She Want A Version is a fantastic dub cut of the popular 'Phensic', while the album closes with Rub A Dub A Weh Them Want, of course based on the everlasting 'Natty Dread A Weh She Want'.