Gussie presenting: The Right Tracks, a 40-track set, remastered, which chronicles the work of producer Augustus “Gussie” Clarke with such notables as Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo, Leroy Smart Jacob Miller and more.
Clarke’s very first production for I-Roy (one year after producing Big Youth’s Screaming Target) is a well-imagined and even better-performed response to Big Youth’s debut. I-Roy’s “Magnificent Seven,” signals that the young Clarke was a talent to be reckoned with. Clarke kicked I-Roy’s career into high gear with “Magnificent Seven” and the follow-up “High Jacking” and the pair seemingly could not stop making hits. It is Gussie Clarke who gives the most eloquent deejay of the time a harder edge and a sense of bravado that is unchecked on I-Roy’s debut album Presenting. The album is bubbling over with Gussie-produced hits and still stands as one of reggae’s greatest time capsules, hailing a period when Jamaican deejays would take shots at each other at every opportunity. Iron Sharpen Iron.
He would go on to produce noteworthy, even classic albums for the likes of Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Mighty Diamonds, Cocoa Tea, and countless others earning his place in reggae history alongside the great producers like Lee “Scratch” Perry, Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, King Tubby and other giants. Gussie Clarke is a giant even among giants.
DISC 1
The Right Track – Tommy McCook
Guiding Star – Leroy Sibbles
Scorch Special – Simplicity People
Gussie Special – Simplicity People
Classical Illusion (12” Version) – Augustus Pablo
Oh No I Can’t Believe – Gregory Isaacs
Believe A Dub – Augustus Pablo
Love You To Want Me – Horace Andy
Girl Don’t Come – Jacob Miller
Lying Lips – Leroy Smart
Schnectady’s Shock – Simplicity People
Logan Street Rock – Simplicity People
How Can I Love Someone – Delroy Wilson
Delilah – Horace Andy
Born To Love You – The Heptones
Born To Dub You – Augustus Pablo
Born To Dub You Pt. 2 – Simplicity People
Their Own Way – Dennis Brown
Pride And Ambition – Leroy Smart
Pride Version – Old Boys Inc.
DISC 2
Try Me – Roman Stewart
Leggo Beast – I Roy
Rhythm Style – Simplicity People
Stardom – Augustus Pablo
No, No, No – Leroy Sibbles
Magnificent Seven – I Roy
Origan Style – Augustus Pablo
K. G.’s Halfway Tree – Simplicity People
High Jacking – I Roy
Skylarking – Augustus Pablo
Skylarking 2 – Augustus Pablo
The Killer Version – The Society Squad
My Time – Gregory Isaacs
Funny Feeling – Dennis Brown
Danger In Your Eyes – The Mighty Diamonds
Danger In Your Dub – Tommy McCook
Black Foundation – Augustus ‘Gussie’ Clarke
Proud To Be Black – Mikey Dread
Love The Daughter – Trinity
Peace Can Solve It – I Roy
Released :2014
Format: FLAC
