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12" Vinyl – RR002

RICK is the new record label by Rick Howe, host of Riddim Yard on PBS 106.7 FM in Melbourne, Australia.

The second release, Calling Mr Speaker, is a re-lick of Tristan Palma's Face The Struggle, originally produced by Linval Thompson in 1982, with a new riddim built by Naram in Whanganui, Aotearoa. The 12" is mixed to tape by Naram in the 80s Channel One rub-a-dub style.

Featuring reggae legend Freddie Mcgregor on vocals recorded at Big Ship studios in Kingston, Jamaica (2022). Complete with full horns cut by Hard Rubbish Horns, and two dub versions mixed for sound system.

A1    Freddie McGregor, Naram – Calling Mr Speaker    
A2    Naram – Calling Mr Speaker Version
B1    Hard Rubbish Horns – Calling All Horns
B2    Naram, Hard Rubbish Horns – Dubbing All Horns