Tune of the Week: Mr. Bassie

Horace Andy’s 1972 hit “Mr. Bassie” has had a fruitful career all its own. Here is the original recorded for the almighty Studio One:

Here is another version recorded during the “Rockers” era in Kingston. The dread factor is significantly jacked up on this one:

In the digital dancehall era from the late 80s on to today, you can hear other artists voicing over the distinctlve riddim:

And just recently Mr. Andy revisited the tune himself, with an updated production by Adrian Sherwood:

Can’t help but include an Augustus Pablo cut, for dread measure: