ONE LOVE: REGGAE: Clive Chin: CEO Randy's Music Group

“Well first and foremost, you know, the person, the artist that is on this album is a school mate of mine from Kingston college. We went to school back in the early seventies and his name is Agustus Pablo - well his real name is Horace Swaby aka Agustus Pablo.And it so happens that one evening after school coming down to 17 North Parade - as you know my usual schedule instead of going home, I’d come down to the store Randy’s and it so happened that there was a session going on upstairs.So, you know, I took Horace upstairs and he was actually in the hallway while the session was going on and he fell in love with the riddim, you know, the track that was done. And so happens that I got a dub plate run off for him, took it home did some working out on his piano and stuff, cos you know he’s a keyboard player, and the following day he came back and said “I’m ready to lay the track .. my melody.” And he brought this plastic wind instrument.. it was not a usual instrument that we used to record during the recording time at Randy’s. It was a wind instrument called melodica, you know, students use it to practise music and so forth at school.So he took it out and started running the track and it so happens that you know the track became the number one hit for 1972, you know, voted number one instrumental and from there, you know, history was being made.So my step mother Miss Pat commissioned an album to be done and this album that I’m holding here - ‘This is Agustus Pablo’.It’s his debut album the first album he recorded for an individual, produced (by) myself. So it’s very personal to me and this is why I chose this album - my debut album - “This is Agustus Pablo”.It also featured on it things like “Pablo in Dub”. “Jah Rock{quote}, “Too Late{quote}, “Skateland Rock”, you know, just to name a few.So it’s very personal to me really and know that Pablo has passed on but his son has now picked up the flag and is running with it you know Addis and you know it’s such a stepping stage also for the movement called Rockers, you know, and Dub.The first innovation of Dub music with myself and Errol Thomson we did this album called “Java Java Dub*” back in 73 you know so this is very special. It’s still selling on the markets, not probably physical but digital sales and downloads you know streaming and so forth. So it’s very special really.”Clive Chin: Studio 17 Musuem, 17 North Parade, Downtown Kingston, Jamaica, 18th February 2019Agustus Pablo: “This Is Agustus Pablo” - released 1974* “Java Java Dub”
Clive Chin: CEO Randy's Music Group, Agustus Pablo: This is Agustus Pablo

 

“Well first and foremost, you know, the person, the artist that is on this album is a school mate of mine from Kingston college. We went to school back in the early seventies and his name is Agustus Pablo - well his real name is Horace Swaby aka Agustus Pablo. 

And it so happens that one evening after school coming down to 17 North Parade - as you know my usual schedule instead of going home, I’d come down to the store Randy’s and it so happened that there was a session going on upstairs. 

So, you know, I took Horace upstairs and he was actually in the hallway while the session was going on and he fell in love with the riddim, you know, the track that was done. And so happens that I got a dub plate run off for him, took it home did some working out on his piano and stuff, cos you know he’s a keyboard player, and the following day he came back and said “I’m ready to lay the track .. my melody.” And he brought this plastic wind instrument.. it was not a usual instrument that we used to record during the recording time at Randy’s. It was a wind instrument called melodica, you know, students use it to practise music and so forth at school. 

So he took it out and started running the track and it so happens that you know the track became the number one hit for 1972, you know, voted number one instrumental and from there, you know, history was being made. 

So my step mother Miss Pat commissioned an album to be done and this album that I’m holding here - ‘This is Agustus Pablo’. 

It’s his debut album the first album he recorded for an individual, produced (by) myself. So it’s very personal to me and this is why I chose this album - my debut album - “This is Agustus Pablo”. 

It also featured on it things like “Pablo in Dub”. “Jah Rock", “Too Late", “Skateland Rock”, you know, just to name a few. 

So it’s very personal to me really and know that Pablo has passed on but his son has now picked up the flag and is running with it you know Addis and you know it’s such a stepping stage also for the movement called Rockers, you know, and Dub. 

The first innovation of Dub music with myself and Errol Thomson we did this album called “Java Java Dub*” back in 73 you know so this is very special. It’s still selling on the markets, not probably physical but digital sales and downloads you know streaming and so forth. So it’s very special really.” 

Clive Chin: Studio 17 Musuem, 17 North Parade, Downtown Kingston, Jamaica, 18th February 2019 

Agustus Pablo: “This Is Agustus Pablo” - released 1974 

* “Java Java Dub”