Combination Drifter

[Karl s]

Hi all just a quickie , has anyone got a spare copy of combination drifter on moodisc disco knocking around , i am after it , mixed by the dub master himself king tubby a killer riddim indeed sah

[Pete S]

Is that a 12" I guess, I think I have it on 7" - I"m going to sell about 125 Jamaican 45's in the next few weeks

[TOAD]

Not a tubby mix !

[Pete S]

Not a tubby mix !

 

Yeah it's from 1969 originally - but I guess he could have done a remix

[Pete S]

I see a 1981 release on RKR

[TOAD]

A version not a dub there's a difference Harry moodie still has the rhythm on a press for sale via the internet

[Spacehopper]

is that the i-roy cut? not heard the 12..got the 7 also..a killer!

[Pete S]

Yes it'll be I Roy, he did loads of versions, I had one called Car Pound Drifter

[Karl s]

Hi toad got drifter on crab and moodisc what i want is the moodisc 12 called combination drifter mixed by tubbs , its on u tube phased horns etc skillfully blended in to the i roy dj version dubwise style over the top of the bongo version king tubbys mash up takes it to other places believe me , have a listen and tell me what you think

[Karl s]

There is a longer version on blue moodisc its not on u tube just looked for it that has a longer carpound dub tacked on the end more dubwise with i roys toast going off in to infinity through out it , my mate had it used to play it out , in early 80s thats the one i am after

[TOAD]

Nitty-gritty drifter is the cut to have bongo's galore

[TOAD]

Karl google the tune im sure it's available from France

[Karl s]

Yup its a killer , mudies mood the rhythm rulers ja organ cut with no trojan added strings is my all time favourite version of drifter , sound dimension incognito

[Karl s]

Thanks for the tip toad , will check it out , hope fully its the original not reissue i am a bit of an anorak

[Karl s]

While i have the attention of the connoisseurs , na na version , its a organ version of johnny melody ( george dekker ) and the slickers original na na , allways been after it from time any leads for me

[Guest ENTHUCOL]

Music Warriors 'Nana Version' (As its known) was only ever issued on a UK 'Sir Collins Music Wheel' blank label pre-release, hard to find sought after and unsurprisingly now an expensive item, there are several more cuts straight on the rhythm out of the Collins camp as well, a DJ version (Bongo laden and less immediatly apprently the 'Nana' rhythm) on the back of another Sir Collins UK 'SCMW' blank (Flip of the Invaders 'Beyond The Dark Clouds' and then there are at least two unreleased dubplate only cuts, 'Nana Steels' (A steel drum version which has been posted on YouTube in the post so may still be up there and a great next vocal believed to be by Gene Rondo, only know of one original acetate of that and a couple of vinyl dubplates which were made to protect the original from being worn out through over play. Beyond that there are various other versionson recuts of the rhythm including a later version by The Slickers (Who seem to have a hobit of recutting their hits as they also re-recorded 'Johnny Too Bad' in the mid 70s). Hope infos of help, good luck with the search for 'Nana Version' but its unlikly to be an easy one!

[Karl s]

Dude you are the jedi master more info than i ever imagined thanks , you have made me very depressed though thought i could pick one up easy , though i do have chris and duke peckings as my secret search weapon , as they allways tell me when i am on the hunt relax karl soon come and invariably it does eventually many thanks again