Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Scientific Higher Ranking Dub Yuh Learn (2006)

Tracklist:

01. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Higher Ranking
02. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - One Life To Live
03. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Still In Dub
04. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Scientific (Hurting Dubb)
05. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Higking Ranher
06. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - One Life To Live (Hosaso)
07. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Rainy
08. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Hurting Me (Give It Up)
09. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Take Five (Kunta Klap)
10. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - My Sweet Lord (Oh Lawd)
11. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Exodus
12. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - The Grunwick Affair
13. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Rowing Down The River
14. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Did You Get The Message
15. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Blue Moon
16. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Front Line
17. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Don't Boost Dem Up
18. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - Forever Missing You
19. Dennis Bovell Pres The 4Th Street Orchestra - New Kent Road

As founder member and leader of UK reggae pioneers Matumbi, Dennis Bovell is truly part of UK reggae royalty. Formed in the early 70's, Matumbi and Bovell quickly installed themselves at the front of the UK scene, and during his time with Matumbi, but under the guise of the 4th Street Orchestra, he recorded four classic soundsystem albums. He intended these to appear as Jamaican imports, a trick he pulled off with ease. This particular two-albums-on-one-CD includes "Scientific, Higher Ranking Dubb" and "Yuh Learn!", the last two 4th St Orchestra albums recorded. When these albums exploded at the back end of the 1970s they made their mark instantly. Loved equally by the small house party sized system crews and the bigger sound men the albums simply worked balancing the authenticity required by soundsystem tunes with the commerciality so as not to leave the prospective album buyers running for cover.