The Sly n' Robbie Story Dept. - Part XVI

Older readers will remember how we left the dubwise duo in part XV, desperately bailing their coracle as Hurricane Hortense whirled across Puget Sound at the turn of the century. Would their frail barque survive?

Weakened by days with only blisters and toenails for sustenance, their oilskins in tatters, their eyes blinded by spume whipping from the towering waves, things looked bleak for the storm-tossed twosome. "Caulk the mainbrace!" cried Robbie, his voice a hoarse croak in the thunderous roar. "Scupper the harpoon!" screamed Sly.

Luckily they made it to Kingston, Jamaica and Electric Lady in New York in time to cut this satisfyingly obscure dub platter in '84. Luther "Luxury Vehicle" Vandross and sultry siren Brenda White [left - Ed.] add backing vox. Only released in the Netherlands, which is like Holland, for what they call the Dutch market, where the hemp-loving herring enthusiasts were so confused by the deal they forgot to put the artist's name on the album sleeve. It sank without trace, only to wash up on the shores of Fabulous False Memory Foam Island© many years later.