CLAPPERS (Rótulo)

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Clappers é um rótulo de Nova York que é conhecido principalmente por seus lançamentos de reggae. Mas também tem atraído outros ouvintes devido a algumas de suas inovadoras e controversas lançamentos hiphop. O rótulo é gerido pela Dub Organizer (aka Lister Hewan-Lowe,nascido em 1952, em Halfway Tree, Jamaica) um jamaicano que se mudou para Nova York em 1972.  O primeiro lançamento do selo foi do grupo de Nova York Jah Malla ,no álbum ´´Alive and Well´´. Mas também álbuns de General Plough , Jack Ruby , Aston ´´Familyman´´ Barrett, Junior Dan, Nicodemus e os outros foram liberados. O Álbum de Yabby You lançado no rótulo era supostamente um bootleg. Muitos dos lançamentos do rótulo são agora procurados po colecionadores de álbuns de reggae.  O rótulo Clappers é considerado ter liberado a primeira música de hip-hop política com Brother D ,´´How We Gonna Make The Black Nation Rise´´. Eles também suscitaram alguma controvérsia com o lançamento de  2 Black 2 Strong/MMG's do EP Burn Baby Burn que mostrava uma bandeira americana queimando no trabalho arte da capa, e também tinha as letras como  ´´Foda-se o vermelho, branco e azul´´ nele . As lojas de discos recusaram-se a vender o EP...
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DISCOGRAFIA
 http://www.roots-archives.com/label/80

Releases

• General Plough - Midnight Rock [1983 - #BDLP 0001]
• Jah Malla - Alive And Well [1980 - #CLPS 1980]
• Junior Dan - KTW Dub [1982 - #CLPS 1984]
• Nicodemus - A Nice Up The Dance [1983 - #LLPS 0001]
• Various Artists - Black Slavery Days [1981 - #CLPS 1982]
• Various Artists - Jack Ruby Hi-Fi [1981 - #CLPS 1981]
• Various Artists - Juvenile Delinquent [1981 - #CLPS 1983]
• Yabby U - African Queen [1982 - #CLPS 1985]

Discography

Albums

Artist	Title	Year	Matrix/Cat No	Comment
Jah Malla	Alive and Well	1980	CLPS1980
Jack Ruby	Jack Ruby Hi-Fi	1981	CLPS1981
Various Artists	Black Slavery Days	1981	CLPS1982
Various Artists	Juvenile Delinquent	1981	CLPS1983	Produced by Familyman Barrett
Jr. Dan	KTW Dub	1982	CLPS1984
David Moran	David Moran	1982	CLPS1985	Alternative rock, not reggae
Yabby You	African Queen	1982	CLPS1986
Nicodemus	A Nice Up The Dance	1983	LLPS0001
General Plough	Midnight Rock	1983	BDLP0001
Iheka-Chama	Mandingo Tribe		CSLP1987	Was this ever released?
Brother D & Silver Fox	Up Against The Beast	1984	ROIR A 130	Hiphop/reggae. Only released on cassette. Co-released by ROIR.
2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Burn Baby Burn EP	1990	CL12-0009	Hiphop. Produced by Lister Hewan-Lowe & Kurt Norval. 10 track EP. Was banned in the US due to the cover artwork that depicts a burning American flag in the background.
2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Doing Hard Time On Planet Earth	1991	CLPS1991	Hiphop
Jack Ruby	"Hi-Power" (Kingsturi-Grav Hi-Fi)	19xx	CCTT	Cassette only.

12 inch singles

Artist A	Side 1	Artist B	Side 2	Year	Matrix/Cat. #	Producer	Country of issue	Comment (including rhythm)
Brother D	Dib-Be-Dib-Be-Dize	Brother D	How we Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise	1980	CL12-0001	Locksley Grant, Pierre Brook	US	Hiphop. Credited as the first political hiphop song.
She	Ms. DJ Rap It UP	Clappers Revue	Rap It Up Dubwise	1980	CL12-0002	Dennis Weeden, Mike Theodore	US	Rap/Hip-Hop
N. Tate	Change Your Character	Bird All-Stars	Characteristics	1980	CL12-0003	Bird	US
Buckers	Violent Times	Music Masters	Violent Rock	1980	CL12-0004	Bird	US	Mix by Bovell
Sons of Creation	Feeling Down A Yard	Sons of Creation	Revival	1980	CL12-0005	The New Sons of Creation	US	Feeling Down A Yard features a rap verse and possibly the first reggae/hiphop track.
Bobby Gilliom	Gimme A Break	Clappa Club	A Dub Break	1983	CL12-0006	Lister Hewan-Lowe, Bobby Gilliom	US	Rap/Hip-Hop
Raymond Levy	Radiate Love	Dub Club	Love Club Mix (Dubwise)	1983	CL12-0007	Rupert Graham, Raymond Levy	US
Brother D	Clappers Power (Club Dub Mix), Clappers Power (Radio Dub Mix)	Brother D	Mao Dub Red, Tampa Riot, SOB's, Shot Like Dis Could - A Never Mis...!	1987	CL12-0008	Produced by Dub Organizer (Hewan-Lowe), Pierre Brock for Lister Hewan-Lowe Productions	US	Rap/Hip-Hop
2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Across the 110 (+3 mixes)	2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Only The Strong Survive (+2 mixes)	1991	CL12-00010	Chill Will	US	Rap/Hip-Hop
2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Up In the Mountains (+3 mixes)	2 Black 2 Strong/MMG	Ghetto Blaster (+3 mixes)	1991	CL12-00011	Chill Will	US	Rap/Hip-Hop

7 inch singles

Artist	Side 1	Side 2 (including artist details if different)	Year	Matrix/Cat No	Comment (incl producer, rhythm)
Raymond Levy	A Girl For Me		19xx	CL45-83