Title Artist Label Format Date

Yabby You ~ Jesus Dread 1972-1977 Various Blood & Fire Double CD set & 36 page booklet November 10, 1997

Track list

Disc One : Conquering Lion Style Vivian Jackson & The Defenders - Love thy neighbour Vivian Jackson & The Ralph Brothers- Conquering lion Tommy McCook & Don D. Jnr - Fisherman special Big Youth & Vivian Jackson - Yabby youth King Tubby's - Big Youth fights against capitalism Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Covetous men Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Run come rally Rally dub Upsetter mix Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Anti-Christ Dicky Burton - God is watching you Augustus Pablo & Vivian Jackson - Pablo dread in a red King Tubby's - King Tubby's rock The Prophets - Warn the nation King Tubby's - Honey dub Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Carnal mind Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Love of Jah King Tubby's - Love of Jah version Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - The man who does the work Vivian Jackson & The Sons Of Jah - Jah vengeance Tommy McCook - Revenge Dillinger - Freshly Tappa Zukie - Naty dread on the mountain top Trinity - Gwan and lef' me King Tubby's - Tubby's vengeance Tommy McCook - Death trap     Disc Two : Chanting Style Wayne Wade - Man of the living King Tubby's - King Tubby's special Wayne Wade - Lord of lords King Tubby's - Lord dub Errol Alphonso - Chant Jah victory King Tubby's - Jah victory dub Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Walls Of Jerusalem King Tubby's - Jerusalem dub The Prophets & Trinity - King Pharao's plague discomix Tommy McCook - Plague of the horn King Tubby's - King Pharao's dub Trinity meets Dillinger - Jesus dread The Prophets & Trinity - Chant down Babylon kingdom discomix King Tubby's - Chanting dub Tommy McCook - Hornsman chant Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Fire in a Kingston King Tubby's - Fire dub Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Judgement on the land King Tubby's - Repatriation rock Vivian Jackson & The Prophets - Deliver me from my enemies Michael Rose - Born free King Tubby's - Love thy neighbour version

Rating : from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor)

Vocals : 5

Backing : 5

Production : 5

Sound quality : 5

Sleeve : 5

Vivian Jackson acquired his nickname Yabby You from the drawn out, chanting refrain on his 1972 debut 45 Conquering lion: "Be you, yabby yabby you". As a leader of The Prophets (additional personnel at various times included Alric Forbes, Dada Smith, Bobby Melody and The Ralph Brothers) Yabby cut a remarkable series of roots reggae classics, mostly appearing on his own "Vivian Jackson" and "Prophets" label in Jamaica. With the release of the "Ram-A-Dam" album in 1975, the U.K. variation of the Jamaican-issued "Conquering Lion", Yabby You swiftly acquired cult status: his name synonymous with reggae music of a deep, spiritual nature. He also gained a reputation as a producer of other artists, including deejays Trinity, Dillinger, Jah Stitch, Tappa Zukie and Clint Eastwood, and singers Wayne Wade, Junior Brown, Willie Williams, Tony Tuff and Michael Prophet. The whole of the "Conquering Lion" set, a true cornerstone of Jamaican roots music, is included on the first disc of this CD reissue, along with further cuts of many of its songs. The second disc draws on 7" and 12" singles releases, as well as tracks taken from the 1977 album "Walls Of Jerusalem". This is the definitive Yabby You collection with forty seven tracks of prime roots material adding up to over two and a half hours worth of music and lovingly put together with all of Blood & Fire's customary care and attention to detail. The faultless vocals are complemented by deejay, instrumental and dub takes (different to Blood & Fire's "King Tubby's prophesy of dub") and the whole set is a testament to Yabby You's faith and vision expressed in musical terms "Dem use to deal with Rastafari an' I deal with Jah through Jesus Christ". Extensive sleeve notes, interviews and photographs combine to make this a peerless collection and an essential purchase.