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    The Mighty Diamonds The Roots Is There (Raw Cut)

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    • The Mighty Diamonds – The Roots Is There (Raw Cut)
    • The Mighty Diamonds – Dub Is There
    • 1. The Roots Is There (Raw Cut)
    • 2. Dub Is There

    DKR say.."After their epic run with Channel One beginning in the mid 1970's, the Mighty Diamonds moved to producer Gussie Clarke for a string of albums starting in 1979 and running thru the 1980s. Among the many many great tunes from this run, the title track of their 1982 album "The Roots Is There" is simply one of the Diamond's best ever, and probably the most lyrically militant tune they ever made. This tune was never released as a single at the time, though new mixes were released as a single in 2017. But prior to the release of the album back in the day, this song was played on dubplate in a raw mix without the horns and added percussion that made it onto the final album mix. This raw vocal cut, followed by a raw instrumental version, changes the whole tone of the tune and brings it into another level of militancy right up there with the hardest stuff you can name, even in an era filled with so many extra tough stepping classics".

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      The Mighty DiamondsGive Me The Right / Dubplate MixMusic Works
      DKR say.."Killer previously unreleased early 1980s Mighty Diamonds straight from producer Gussie Clarke, tuff steppers cut of the Heptones classic. This...
      • – Give Me The Right
      • – Give Me The Right (Dubplate Mix)
      • – Right Dubplate Version