Zion in Dub
The 1980 B-side dub of the Mighty Diamonds' "Gates of Zion", a Greensleeves 12-inch.
Sly & Robbie (1980)
Greensleeves issued "Gates of Zion" with "Zion in Dub" as a UK 12-inch, catalog GRED 45, in 1980. Rush Hour says both versions were recorded at Channel One and mixed at Tuff Gong, with Errol Brown and Dennis Dubmasta Stanley mixing and Sly and Robbie as the backing band; Dub Vendor credits Dubmasta as producer. Discogs credits "Gates of Zion" to Traditional on the 1980 pressing and to D. Stanley and Traditional on a 2013 reissue, a repress after a long wait. Band on the Wall called the A-side a seven-minute cut that progresses the Mighty Diamonds sound and wrote that the dub portion of the track is also a joy to behold. We found no exact recording date, dub length, chart history, covers or samples. Two unrelated recordings titled "Zion in Dub" exist, credited to Lee Perry on Megaton Dub 2.
Sources
- Gates of Zion / Zion in Dub, Rush Hour
- Mighty Diamonds, Gates of Zion, Dub Vendor
- A five-track introduction to the Mighty Diamonds, Band on the Wall (2018-09)
- Greensleeves Records, Wikipedia