Bellot, Errol
Youthman- The Lost Album
Errol Bellot is one of the best kept secrets in British reggae with a career spanning more than thirty years, he has
released dozens of high quality records and become a singer of choice for reggae connoisseurs worldwide. The fact that
his name is barely known beyond the hardcore reggae audience, is symptomatic of a career focused on one off singles for
small independent reggae labels unable to give Errol's talent the support and exposure it so deserves.
We were given full access to the session tapes recorded between 1983 and 1985 and selected a standout mixture of 16
vocals, dubs and extended disco mixes to which we've added Errol's first self-production, the excellent, expensive and
very sought after "The Wicked Them" which is sequenced together with its previously unreleased dub version discovered on
the original master tape. The only other track on the album to have previously surfaced is "Rootsman" which saw a
belated and limited issue on 10" in 2006.
The bulk of the tracks were recorded to four track and have the raw feel of dubplate mixes with an emphasis on the bass
line and sound system play. Rather than try and tame them we've embraced that authentic sound. The tracks were
transferred at the famous Conscious Sounds studio and where necessary, were then edited together by Rootikal's David
Hill giving us four extended disco mixes that only add to the genuine eighties vibes. Five of the vocals are paired with
full dub counterparts with Jah Bunny showing his mastery of the dub version and giving speakers a real workout with
tracks like "Do What You Have To Do Dub" pushing your woofers to their limits. This entire album is definitely sound
system friendly.
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Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
29-07-2013
Label
Item-nr
443194
EAN
5052571047224
Availability
In stock