V/A - Armagideon Time - When Punk Met Dub (1978-1984) 3CD

• 3CDs exploring the post-punk / dub crossover explosion of the late 70s and early 80s. • Includes The Clash, PiL, Prince Far I, The Specials, Dennis Bovell, The Pop Group, Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Selecter, Thompson Twins, XTC, Alternative TV, Aswad, Dillinger, A Certain Ratio, Stiff Little Fingers, UB40, The Jam, Mad Professor, The Ruts and many more. • Household names, rarities, one-offs and curios! • With sleevenotes from the inimitable Jah Wobble plus band-by-band biographies. • A companion to 2024's critical and commercial hit 'Roots Rock Rebels'. In the wake of punk rock, as artists began to express their eclectic tastes and broaden their sound palettes in ways unimaginable just a few years before, the scene's love affair with Jamaican reggae and dub blossomed. The resulting crossover saw punk rock groups begin to adopt dub rhythms and production techniques into their sound and established reggae and dub producers begin to work with punk rock bands. Oozing liquid, analogue echo, sparse reverb-laden vocals, heavy duty basslines and laid back rhythms, 'Armagideon Time' journeys into the dub-punk crossover in the UK and further afield, bringing together raincoat-adorned working-class bands, Jamaican producers, British reggae pioneers, die-hard punks and London-based future dub exponents in an unlikely soundclash adventure across 3CDs. With scene-setting notes by low-end legend Jah Wobble and band-by-band biographies, this is a must-hear sequel and companion piece to our highly regarded 'Roots Rock Rebels' punk/reggae set. For fans of post-punk, dub and reggae, and the socio-political scene of late 70s and early 80s multicultural Britain.

1-01 Alternative TV– Life After Dub1-02 Steel Pulse– Prodigal Son Dub (Extended Mix)1-03 XTC– Super Tuff1-04 Demon Preacher– Perfect Dub (Pink Knicker Dub)1-05 The 4th Street Orchestra– Higking Ranher1-06 Marie Pierre– Walk Away (Version)1-07 The Flying Lizards– Crab Claw1-08 The Pop Group– She Is Beyond Good And Evil1-09 The Members– Stand Up And Spit1-10 Public Image Limited– Part 2 Megga Mix1-11 Dillinger– Funky Punk1-12 The Slits– Newton1-13 The Clash– Armagideon Time (Version)1-14 The Electric Chairs– J'attends Les Marines (Dub Edit)1-15 Red Beat– Machines In Motion1-16 Stiff Little Fingers– Bloody Dub1-17 Family Fodder– Bass Adds Bass1-18 Fashion– Silver Blades (A Deeper Cut)2-01 The Ruts– Love In Vain2-02 X-O-Dus– English Black Boys (Edit)2-03 Shoes For Industry– Sheepdog Trial Inna Babylon2-04 Basement 5– Silicon Chip2-05 Twinkle Brothers– Free Us (Dub)2-06 The Good Missionaries– Bending A Border (Dub Version)2-07 The Specials– Man At C&A2-08 Max Splodge– Bicycle Seat (Dub)2-09 Linton Kwesi Johnson– Brain Smashing (Dub)2-10 The Jam– Pop Art Poem2-11 Suns Of Arqa– Acid Tabla Dub2-12 Prince Far I– Throw Away Your Gun (Dub)2-13 The Selecter– Last Tango In Dub2-14 Creation Rebel, New Age Steppers– Threat To Creation2-15 Garland Jeffreys– Escape Goat Dub (Single Version)2-16 George Dekker– The Other Side Of Atlantic Road (Dub)2-17 The Chicken Granny– Quit The Body2-18 Thompson Twins– A Dub Product2-19 Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay– How Much Are They? (12" Version)2-20 Alan Pillay– Demonic Forces3-01 Surface Mutants– Train Dub3-02 UB40– Present Arms In Dub3-03 London Underground– Dreams Are Better3-04 Cook Da Books– Gone To Black3-05 The X-Certs– Youth Is Calling (Live)3-06 The Mothmen– Afghani Dub3-07 A Certain Ratio– Rialto3-08 The Boomtown Rats– House On Fire (12" Dub Version)3-09 Jazz Insects– Elephants3-10 Sir Horatio– Abracadubra3-11 Aswad– Dub Fire3-12 Mad Professor– English Connection3-13 Mark Stewart And The Maffia– Learning To Cope With Cowardice3-14 Mr Amir– Reasons To Live3-15 Bad Manners– Devil's Dub3-16 23 Skidoo– Fire3-17 Singers & Players– Alla La - Dreadlocks Soldier3-18 Restriction– Re-Action3-19 Lost Cherrees– Escalation Dub