I was doing a music documentary in Jamaica 2007 for Swedish tv. I did an interview/jam session with some of my biggest musical heroes in Earl ”Chinna” Smith´s famous Back Yard. The vibe was great and we decided to book studio time and record a song the following day. There was no time to write a song so I picked a favorite from a favorite band. The Kinks.”Dead End Street”. Working class reality! In the reggae world a sufferers chune . I ended up going back a year later and I recorded a whole album . ”Papa dee meets the Jamaican Giants”. For different reasons this song didn’t end up on the album. I decided to revisit and finish the song with the great Dennis Bovell. We did the vocals some overdubs and Dennis mixed it to perfection. So finally -Dread End Street 2023
from
Dread End Street,
released April 24, 2023
VOCALS – Papa Dee
BASS – Errol ”Flabba” Holt
DRUMS – Leroy ”Horsemouth” Wallace
GUITAR – Dwight Pinkney
KEYBOARDS – Robbie Lynn
BACKING VOCALS – Dennis Bovell
PERCUSSION – Paul Blake
RECORDED AT Leggos Studio, Kingston,
Jamaica
VOCALS AND PERCUSSION
in Tuffwise Studio, London, UK
PRODUCED BY Papa Dee and Dennis Bovell.
MIXED BY Dennis Bovell at Tuffwise Studio,
London, UK
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Niklas Wrångberg
SPECIAL THANKS TO Bengt Assarsson