Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

"King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" is a dub instrumental track by reggae musician Augustus Pablo from the 1976 album of the same name. It is a dub version of the Jacob Miller song "Baby I Love You So", also produced by Pablo.
Allmusic claims that the song is "widely regarded as the finest example of dub ever recorded" and it was listed as the third best song ever recorded by Mojo.
The track is featured on the reggae radio station K-Jah West in the soundtrack of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, released in October 2004.

[@Omer698]

I used to stay in my car just to listen to this song in GTA San Andreas

[@oliviamay5]

oml same!

[@jessran70]

I grow up listening to this on my dad's stereo. Hearing it now takes me back to happy times.

[@paisley5793]

haha gud shit...enjoying that irie vibe sensation

[@robopainter5628]

Jack The Skipper I used to get in and out until it came on again

[@pingyari6544]

GTA is what got me into Dub & Roots (after the dub made me want to hear the originals). I loved the Scientist stuff on GTA III

[@MrMaster2262]

GTA players that was only on K-Jah West to hear this again 👇 hit the like symbol ...😉👍

[@RazorEdge2006]

Way ahead of its time. Before the days of programmable drum machines and samplers, King Tubby was using tape delay effects produced from a Roland Sound Echo to produce EDM-like beats here. This song is an ancestor of hip hop, EDM, dancehall, ragga, jungle, drum & bass, and dubstep.

[@nathanoman1]

Speak it bro

[@jakemoore5295]

Great analogy that

[@madgunter]

Played this tune until tape became transparent 😆 Big up ! 🇯🇲

[@ermitanyo777]

Whazzz a ... dubstep?

[@carlcreary875]

Evertime I hear this track I say to my self this is the birth of jungle and drum & bass

[@chukonwea5956]

The ultimate dub.........Jacob Miller (vocals) + Augustus Pablo + King Tubby.......we may never see something like this again.

[@MarcioSilva-fk1hq]

Baby I Love You So - Excursion... such a masterpiece!

[@robertocaba5915]

@@MarcioSilva-fk1hqnot to forget the masterclass of Barret on drums

[@novakattila]

Remember that Dub started pretty much ALL modern music. Studio technology, DJ'ing, the role of the producer, the importance of bass etc. Its all in there

[@jmarvosa6x3]

word up + chatting/toasting over record. One could say it all started in Jamaica

[@stevenpochejr]

Sources on that?

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Chillionx ... one name: U-Roy

[@lewissmart7915]

That's an overstatement as the Beatles for example were using the studio as an instrument 10 years before this (Tommorow Never Knows can stand next to this), but yes important especially for dance music.

[@eyeball_or1gami]

@@lewissmart7915 Karlheinz Stockhausen was using the studio as an instrument 10 years before the Beatles did on Tomorrow Never Knows. Gesang der Jünglinge was 1956

[@shortieleeroymr6107]

The Mother Of All Dubs.

[@nguzoloveinlofi3832]

The Big Bang!

[@LimeMortar]

yep

[@runarize]

How can anyone dislike this.? This is THE coolest stuff ever! (The production is awesome, like Floyd in the 70's) I am a metalhead and psychedelic rock enthusiast, but this is, and will always be up there... Cheers

[@cunobelinusX31]

Hey man, I like your comment, I grew up with Wurzel from Motorhead, same town. We used to listen to this type of dub all the time. Lee Scratch Perry?

[@runarize]

Yeah man! Lee is legend. No doubt about it. RIP Wurzel

[@mindflowers1792]

One love man

[@vibez_kru01]

Wow!! 😂👍🏾 I have total respect that a metal head is able to appreciate dub music!! Talk about eclectic!! 👊🏾

[@vogelvogeltje]

@@vibez_kru01 we outchea 🤘🏽

[@ruthdixon7807]

probably the most famous dub track ever committed to vinyl.

[@oldbeardo473]

man the bass on this is insane. It almost starts to feel like a d&b song at some points. amazing

[@kamalelorch3542]

What's the insane is the drums without a doubt

[@MrJonyish]

That’s coz it’s sampled in like a million songs thing is too goof to let die!

[@MrPox]

It is a drum and bass. King tubby and lee scratch perry invented dub, drum and bass, techno and more other electronic beats and music. Peace and love

[@willdrakes7445]

Dub inspired many things like the jungle/dnb scene in London

[@keithbentley6081]

Was known as drum and bass in its day.

[@andymurday4538]

Love this track. Heard it on Miami Vice.

[@jmarcguy]

Cool Running mon!

[@kshmrs]

This song was way ahead of its time.

[@summerheadrush2009]

Stills

[@daveculver9299]

Wembley, London in the 70’s, Soundville in Harlesden, Proper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎷🎼👊

[@sugarfree1894]

First reggae track I ever heard - in London in 1983, brought to my house by my first love, God rest his soul. I had postal correspondence with Augustus Pablo, but I've lost the letters :(

[@MrAlistar99]

Such a shame. Rip both gentlemen.❤

[@MrEiht]

Who wasn`t cruising the streets of San Andreas banging this one???

[@bobreed7851]

my favorite reggae bass line ever! Wicked!!

[@bluelines1]

One of the few tracks at the very peak of the genre .. magnifique

[@louisrelf5903]

The granddaddy of Jungle and DNB. The shuffling rhythm and the effects he puts on it anticipate DNB by about what? 16 years-ish? Incredible. You gotta love Dub!

[@smiauu]

even tho this kinda sounds like jungle this doesnt play any major part in jungle history. jungle came from speeding up and chopping drum breaks, not adding delay to breaks.

[@louisrelf5903]

@@smiauu Fair point. I guess I was saying that the echo on the drums made it sound sort of breakbeat-y. Also, jungle/drum and bass has substantial roots in reggae, dub and sound-system culture (as does a lot of UK music). That’s where we get our heavy bass from.

[@M.H.Margin]

​@@smiauutho jungle indeed came from sped up chopped up breaks, dub music has a BIG influence on jungle and dnb music, it's really an understatement from you my brother that it doesn't play any major part in the history of this music.

[@Wearldsproake]

0:13 that snare gets me everytime!

[@sidmurf51]

One of my favourite things ever recorded!

[@RetroReminiscing]

Excellent bit!

[@DukeOfChevo]

played by Carlton Barett himself

[@hanoverkid]

Chaaaa

[@seanstroman6087]

CLASSIC man 👍🏿🔥🔥🔥 shout to VOX's earworm for appreciating the origins of Dub and how it still influences music today.

[@mooseydeucy]

I first heard this on WNJR AM in the late 1970s I think. Major Props to PD Jeff Dixon and its still relevant in 2024.. Yes Mon!

[@silouis5355]

What the Fuck. I've never listened to This Masterpiece. THanks Vox

[@glennmorgan1670]

The Most Famous and Revered Jamaican Instrumental Dub Reggae Track of All Time.

[@Samson-cb1kx]

Carlton Barret on drums.🔥

[@MrAbacuc]

Yeah, GOAT❤

[@tombassman]

So his brother on bass?

[@mjagt5688]

EXCELLENT.....MASTERPIECE

[@adbadhed]

What a genius this guy was

[@ruddyguzzman]

Anyone cruise the streets of San Andreas listening to k-jah looking for trouble in other neighborhoods?

[@FredyFlow]

I wish I smoke weed yo get sooo high with this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hulksmash3496]

K-jah Grand theft Auto San Andreas my game

[@TorrestF]

I love King Tubbys mixing its beautiful.

[@JTK639]

A classic,I never get tired of listening to this.What a sound they created ❤👍😎🌟🌟🌟

[@oladelebamgboye2813]

The absolute best of the best!

[@HollowVert]

I get a form of nostalgia from the sounds.

[@mkl62]

This hit by Augustus Pablo was heard on the Miami Vice episode, Cool Runnin', which aired on October 5, 1984. MV is one of my all time favorite shows. It combined MTV with police action drama.

[@jmarcguy]

That’s where I first heard this!

[@TSUKNIDA]

My Interest in Reggae Music started with this Song!!!!

[@mattharrison5068]

Don Letts punk rock movie - thank you thank you thank you for making that film!!!

[@ShortieLeeroy]

The mother of all dubs.

[@karimakragas6615]

The vather

[@unsolicited577]

For my generation, it was the “Cool Runnings” episode of Miami Vice (1984).

[@mr.andrew7820]

And for my It was K Jah West radio in Gta San Andreas

[@swagmundfreud666]

When that Timbale hits you know its going down...

[@viktorvigh4513]

So perfectly layered, just unbelievable after all these years how many modern electronic music styles you can hear melted in this single tune. Quite a bunch of people followed this path, don't you think? It'd fit into jungle/dnb/breaks mixes as well as it'd work perfectly in minimal, dubtechno or dubstep environment. Considering the studio technology at that time such dub tracks are milestones.

[@queencrystal9994]

Some reggae songs you never want to end like beautiful love story

[@IgorAntonio-lp6bm3df4h]

0:43 this part is really good

[@gordoeastlos323]

Gives a sudden vibe it’s excellent

[@xeny9042]

Love this song from GTA San Andreas! :)

[@andreibalan8433]

GTA SA got me here one of my favourite songs

[@jessran70]

Explore more, check out Burning Spear, Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Horace Andy & more way the fuck more.

[@sebastiangodoy1389]

Si lo re escuchaba en el gta x eso ahora me gusta augustus pablo jajaj epico el gta

[@briielashae1147]

🔥🔥🔥🔥can feel the roots

[@jlm4455]

So much influence, so much chill & above all so much joy captured? King.

[@jacqui3414]

Had this back in the day on vinyl as well as Huge Mundell ' Africa must be free by the year 1983'. Don't forget our home grown hero's..Reggae Regulars 'Where is Jah' and 'The Black Starliner'..Black Slate 'Amigo' Steel Pulse 'KLu Klux Klan' ..and many other amazing tracks from Hansworth Revolution/Tribute to the Maryters.

[@blubird397]

Energy like this never dies ..Legend ...🙏

[@BoMar1ey]

dis tune never die

[@ShowMeSkillz]

BoMar1ey but the artist singar is dedd

[@Мясникхохолов]

Cool runnin’ man

[@brendangeraghty8865]

Forget about it, best dub plate, ever!

[@robbieflynn8821]

One of THE great tunes 👌

[@brothermaleuspraetor9505]

Baby I - I - I... So many memories...A big thank you to Mr.Duxberger 3rd esquire for introducing me to Dub reggae and this fine piece by the master.

[@baltazargarcia7327]

Most underrated artist of all time a true legend and his music will live forever

[@FoxMcovitch]

thanks vox almost forgot about this one!

[@johnpearson2501]

Serious Memories from the 80's, 90's, and 2000's. Papa Dave's "Reggae Explosion", theme track on Saturday nights.Coming out of the College Of DuPage. DuPage, Illinois., Western Suburb Of Chicago. Awesome Lead In Track 🖲🎵🎼🗿😮

[@kastle3322]

Word up to my fellow West Indains

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

So nice, I had to add it to my playlist twice :) Peace and Love to all!

[@voxhunden]

This is as classic as classic can get.

[@6clope7]

one love

[@lacyfurmage8846]

This hit is on Miami Vice TV show episode 3 season 1. IRIE MON!!!! :)

[@janettedewar6617]

REGGAE CONJURES UP SO MANY AMAZING MENTAL MAGES OF GREAT PLACES,

[@walkortalk66]

Legendary got it on a tape since 1982.

[@ziggystardust48]

The All-Mighty Dub Album That Started A New Genre of Jamaican Music.'Nuff Said.

[@vibez_kru01]

I wouldn’t say it started the genre because dub music was already a thing in roots reggae in the 70’s. However, this particular mix of Jacob Millers ‘Baby I Love You So’ definitely helped catapult the genre to a higher level, without doubt, but this track and the album it was released on didn’t start the genre for sure.

[@trevor2003]

this is some real good stuff right there

[@bella_bella85]

Miami vice brought me!!!

[@jazzmonblazz]

This shit is beautiful. CLASSIC as could be !!!

[@Loppy2u]

Strictly rockers, full of culture yah. To Bass and beyond.

[@erikmatz6529]

we should send this song out to space to show how advanced humans are in this universe

[@sumnerslandscaping5565]

Lol right screw Beethoven and Mozart this is real music right here!!

[@rickyhafizi6282]

Pure original rock run. Love it

[@othmanelouazzani9380]

My teen years. What a sound!!

[@smiauu]

it's really hard for me to wrap my head around on how tf is this recorded in the seventies

[@bon.8819]

it was possible back then somehow

[@smiauu]

@@bon.8819 i mean yes sure it was possible but the use of delay to create rhythm like this was straight up pioneering work

[@smiauu]

and the mindset must have been somewhat similar to many electronic producers decades later with the way he chopped vocal stabs here and made the drums the center of everything

[@bon.8819]

@@smiauu ya I don't mean to diss you, it's just like - it's amazing how time doesn't really matter when you're in the right place and you got the right things to do shit with - it's fucking awesome as hell

[@Humble-iq5ue]

​@@bon.8819good music has no expiration date. It simply is. Whereas certain songs and styles and what not are stuck in their respective era. Everything re runs. I dont think time is so linear like we're programed to think it is. Its a cycle. Nothing new under the sun. Ancient human civilizations were far surpassed the technology we have seen thus far. But we were told humans were digging in our asses and rolling wheels and made up fairy tales about why our world does what it does. The elite of our world take orders from A.I in which A.I is a consolidation of spirits presenting itself as a computer program. The proof is everywhere. My point being that although original Dub music is beautiful and one of its kind. It brings up other topics such as humans being enslaved by technology. Mixing Iron and Clay.

[@antonymills8472]

Best song in entire universe

[@Mizzlenum]

I heard this dub so many years ago but never knew the name of it. I run into a collection of 5CDs of classic jamaican music and there it was. The recording quality is so amazing on big speakers.

[@couch_potato1914]

this song is sooooo perfect

[@X976V3T]

after all this time I still love this.

[@TheLawrence05]

i thought this song was calles cassava piece BEST DUB REGGAE EVER CREATED HANDS DOWN!

[@ShrimpsTonic]

There are many versions with different names...the original vocal track is "Baby I Love You So" by Jacob Miller and the Rockers All Stars. However this version is the most wicked for sure!

[@richmck007]

Jacob Miller on vocal Augustus Pablo dub The 45" is still around, both vocal and dub Ruff collaboration!

[@sclr]

What a great dub!

[@TheBalladOfGayTony-z8d]

K-jah west radio

[@richmck100]

This rockers, featuring two late greats...miller and pablo Baby I love you so

[@vnusfmtv]

DUBIT N RUBIT! BIG UPS N BLESS UP RASTA YOUT

[@satanoscilatemymetalicsonatas]

Respect Augustus The Man The Legend!!!!

[@Fumanchuisnotdead]

Es la mejor musica que u o puede tener para antes de irse de este siatema podrido. Augustus es lo máximo ❤

[@jazzyjj5491]

Fire Baby 👌🏽😍

[@thomassearle9657]

Tune's got everything! Love it!

[@Ginfernus72]

i need a playlist of instrumental dub. Just like this one

[@mikeknight5592]

Smooooooth dub plate..

[@ncoso3442]

Great music,will live forever.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

The song that inspired 10,000 punk rockers...

[@Styrophone1]

Yup, got that on repeat

[@chrisst8922]

'Well, gud evenin' to yer and on tonight's John Peel programme we'll have four tracks from the forthcoming Fall LP together with a new session from The Chords and an old one from Siouxsie and The Banshees. They'll be that B side from Sham 69 I promised you a couple of nights ago and singles from The Cramps, Adverts, Moondogs and Bothy Band. But first, Augustus Pablo.'

[@tom255uk]

R.I.P Mr Peel.

[@alka7145]

King Tubby in the house

[@TheBalladOfGayTony-z8d]

KJAH WEST RADIO

[@j.rraphard5609]

miami vice used this shit in the 1980s mon blooooooooooooodclot respect!

[@ananda8457]

Which episode?

[@j.rraphard5609]

Robin Smit episode #2 the one about the jamaican gansters making bad drug deals for cash then shoots the dealer before the deal was finish

[@j.rraphard5609]

Robin Smit with the nug man as the witness

[@j.rraphard5609]

yep!

[@disorder51]

It's a sample (remix) but it still stands above anything achieved in (30 years) of hip-hop

[@chrisst8922]

I don't understand it. Dub was the part of Reggae that I really liked Lovers Rock was too MOR, Ska was old and Two Tone turned into Madness. And UK pop Reggae was just pop. Dub tho': all the effects and THE BASS and even the spirituality. But mainstream missed all that and focused on a little thing - toasting and that became bloody hip hop, all American

[@alfie_met8136]

The fuck you talking about?

[@davidasolis6852]

I LOVE YOU SO.... AND I...... MUCH RESPECT !! MASSIVE !

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

*”Too bad we can't involve the police.”* ~ Cesar

[@seangallahizzle]

a tasty mix of dubs and tricks

[@xxhank]

extraordinarily good

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

it's cool seeing how the comment section was before vox viewers storm it :^)

[@BuhnanaFone]

damn u guys must be cool want a reward for being cool?

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

Amateur Gamer i do! where can i collect my prize?

[@BuhnanaFone]

@@GrumpyStormtrooper insert hand up your ass and turn left LOL