This Is...Augustus Pablo is a studio album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. The album boasts an impressive list of session musicians including Ansel Collins on keyboards and Lloyd Parks and Aston Barrett both on bass guitar. The album was one of the first to showcase Pablo's unique use of the melodica.
| This Is....Augustus Pablo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Randy's, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 35:19 | |||
| Label | Heartbeat | |||
| Producer | Clive Chin | |||
| Augustus Pablo chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Alternate front cover from the 1987 CD release on Heartbeat Records | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Dub Organizer" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:56
- "Please Sunrise" (Adapted) – 2:38
- "Point Blank" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:32
- "Arabian Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:53
- "Pretty Baby" (Adapted) – 2:45
- "Pablo in Dub " (Swaby) – 2:30
- "Skateland Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:13
- "Dread Eye" (Adapted) – 3:03
- "Too Late" (Chin, Swaby) – 3:16
- "Assignment No. 1" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:46
- "Jah Rock" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:52
- "Lover's Mood" (Chin, Swaby) – 2:55
Personnel
edit- Augustus Pablo – keyboards, melodica
- Lloyd "Tinleg" Adams – drums
- Aston Barrett – bass guitar, guitar
- Carlton "Charlie" Barrett – drums
- Clive Chin – percussion
- Ansel Collins – keyboards
- Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums
- George Fullwood – bass guitar
- Bertram "Ranchie" McLean – guitar
- Lloyd Parks – bass guitar
- Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
- Errol Thompson – percussion