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Errol Thompson

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Errol "ET" Thompson (1948-2004) was a pioneering Jamaican recording engineer central to 1970s reggae and dub. He first made his name upgrading and running the board at Randy's Studio 17, engineering early sessions for Augustus Pablo, Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Wailers, before partnering with producer Joe Gibbs as half of "the Mighty Two."

Backed by the house band the Professionals, the pair produced dozens of chart-toppers, and Thompson mixed all four volumes of the acclaimed African Dub All-Mighty series.

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Type: Person (artist, selector, producer…) →
Era: Rocksteady, reggae and dub →
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Story · ProbableThe dub album as its own art form

By the mid-1970s, stripping a reggae master down to drum, bass and echo had stopped being a B-side trick and become an album statement in its own right.

Story · Well supportedEngineers as dub performers

In Jamaica the mixing desk became an instrument, and the men behind it — King Tubby, Errol Thompson, Scientist, Lee Perry — became performers in their own right.