
Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band is a Reggae album by Easy Star All-Stars, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Dub
- bassheavy
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
About
New York City’s Easy Star All-Stars have recorded their own songs before, but it’s their clouded, dubbed-out versions of other people’s music that has garnered them a following. Like 2003’s <i>Dub Side of the Moon</i> (a reggae take on Pink Floyd’s <i>Dark Side of the Moon</i> in its entirety) and 2006’s <i>Radiodread</i> (a hemp-friendly covering of Radiohead’s <i>OK Computer</i> steeped in old Trojan label ska influences), 2009’s <i>Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band</i> ambitiously takes on The Beatles’ entire magnum opus <i>Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band</i>. The band did their homework in Beatles arrangements and in the history of ‘70s dub, proving to be great musicians. The flowing version of “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” boasts some soulful guest vocals by Dancehall star Frankie Paul, and the uplifting take on “Good Morning Good Morning” features Steel Pulse. Michael Rose and Menny More give “A Day In the Life” a new kind of melancholy, but “Fixing a Hole” sounds like it was originally penned as a reggae song.
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Tracklist
- 1Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band2:22
- 2With A Little Help From My Friends3:13
- 3Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds4:32
- 4Getting Better3:19
- 5Fixing A Hole (Extended Dub Mix)4:57
- 6She's Leaving Home3:09
- 7Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!2:32
- 8Within You Without You5:13
- 9When I'm Sixty-Four (Extended Dub Mix)5:33
- 10Lovely Rita4:05
- 11Good Morning Good Morning2:50
- 12Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)1:24
- 13A Day In The Life5:52
Credits
Performers
- Paul SchellackACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Michael GoldwasserACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR PERCUSSION
- Jennifer SmithBACKING VOCALS
- Junior JazzBACKING VOCALS FEATURING VOCALS
- Kirsty RockBACKING VOCALS FEATURING VOCALS
- Ras I-RayBACKING VOCALS BASS
- Tamar-kaliBACKING VOCALS
- Victor RiceBASS GUITAR ARRANGED BY
- Alex KadvanCELLO
- Eddie OcampoDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Patrick DougherDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Wayne WiggumGUITAR PERCUSSION
- Ivan KatzPERCUSSION
- Selwyn BrownPIANO ORGAN BACKING VOCALS
- TicklahPIANO ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO
- Victor AxelrodPIANO ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO
- Jennifer HillSAXOPHONE
- Roger LipsonSITAR
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
