****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
ok, panic over, fault addressed and re-pressed, but no gold stars for v.p.'s customer service department! they never got back to me on this, or on an unrelated to this, issue i had, so poor communication from a source you'd expect better of, while we're lining their pockets from these, has to be said, exceptional, re-issue programmes! possibly, also due to this upheaval, this volume cost me nearly a couple of pounds more than i paid for the others in the series! but, hey ho, the set now complete, as i was extra keen to get this one, partly due to 'space invaders' being my favourite of a very strong set of releases, and partly because i greatly admire linval thompson's work, and obviously, scientist's treatments given to it.for the price, the album is still really quite a bargain, due to the lavish and tasteful packaging, and the reverse concept of the dub material being the main attraction, the sources being the 'extra'. a nice touch! and of course, the source material bolstered further by the inclusion of several (three) choice deejay versions to further colour the picture. what's not to like? nothing! now!as with the others in the series, this has a unique, distinctive sound to the dubbing, and in this case, sounds more experimental in structure than 'space invaders', whilst remaining steadfastly bass-centric. scientist had a knack for obtaining the perfect bass tone, and, as with most dub, that is the story. the titles on disc 1 all make reference to the other albums in the series, ''world cup squad lick their wounds', 'vampire initiative', etc., either down to polite respect or merciless leg-pulling, one might suspect!the first track veers a long way away from eek a mouse's 'sensee party', brilliantly, but i might have thought it irresistible to use eek's vocals as samples, but no, and probably no matter either, as he does so on a later track anyway! despite the variety of the originals here, scientist pulls them all together to form a cohesive and complete picture, flawlessly. it all makes sense!disc 2, the source material, has no faults (any more :)), a trio from linval, two each from eek a mouse the meditations and the viceroys, and one by dennis brown, toyan undertaking two of the deejay cuts, and nicodemus, the other. exceptional stuff indicative of the quality music released by greensleeves at the time!so, safe to buy now (my copy came from amazon), and safe to say that this is a classic album from a stunning set. buy this or buy them all - no danger!
