Artist: Yabby You
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Ram-A-Dam (Reissue)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Yabby You was natural Vivian Jackson in a Kingston ghetto. By the prison term he was 17, Jackson was so malnourished that he had to be hospitalized. He eventually left with severe arthritis and halt legs. While he could non work, he had melodious talent and taking his cues from divine inspiration that he feels comes from the sounds of nature around him, and the aid of friends founded a concordance triad, the Prophets, in 1972. They made their individual debut with "Subjugation Lion," a classically styled reggae birdcall with a deep personal message. They made a few more singles and eventually they all appeared on Jackson's debut album, Conquest Lion. Throughout the 10, he recorded ofttimes on his Prophets labels. He was closely affiliated with King Tubby, whose dubs often appeared on the B-sides of Jackson's singles. It was Tubby wHO gave Jackson his celebrated moniker Yabby You. Some of Yabby You's better-known albums from this period include Deliver Me from My Enemies (1977) and Chant Down Babylon Kingdom.
When not recording his possess material, Yabby You launched the careers of former new singers including Michael Prophet, Wayne Wade, and Tony Tuff. He besides began producing the early recordings of such performers as Willie Williams, Ras I-buna and Half Pint. A Yabby You-produced recording unremarkably features a distinctive bass dividing line combined with organs, horns and soaring harmonies that he uses to create a brooding, unearthly atmosphere. He continued recording steadily through the mid-'80s, and then abruptly stopped up afterwards a 1985 North American go with his backup band, the Gladiators. He a great deal requisite crutches to perform. After that, he recorded, just goose egg was released so in perfume, Yabby You disappeared until 1991 when some of those recordings began to emerge. After that, he resurfaced and began cathartic new and old material once again. In 2000 he released a singles remix project with Glen Brown. The album included remixes of "Conquest Lion" by Smith and Mighty and a remix of Glen Brown by Small Axe and Terminal Head.
