VA- Armagideon Time: When Punk Met Dub 1978-1984

Label: Cherry Red

Released 7/3/2026

3CDs exploring the post-punk / dub crossover explosion of the late 70s and early 80s. In the wake of punk rock, as artists began to express their eclectic tastes and broaden their sound palettes in ways unimaginable just a few years before, the scene's love affair with Jamaican reggae and dub blossomed. The resulting crossover saw punk rock groups begin to adopt dub rhythms and production techniques into their sound and established reggae and dub producers begin to work with punk rock bands. Oozing liquid, analogue echo, sparse reverb-laden vocals, heavy duty basslines and laid back rhythms, 'Armagideon Time' journeys into the dub-punk crossover in the UK and further afield, bringing together raincoat-adorned working-class bands, Jamaican producers, British reggae pioneers, die-hard punks and London-based future dub exponents in an unlikely soundclash adventure across 3CDs. With scene-setting notes by low-end legend Jah Wobble and band-by-band biographies, this is a must-hear sequel and companion piece to our highly regarded 'Roots Rock Rebels' punk/reggae set. For fans of post-punk, dub and reggae, and the socio-political scene of late 70s and early 80s multicultural Britain.

Track listing:

Disc One

1. Alternative TV - Life After Dub
   
2. Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son Dub (Extended Mix)
   
3. XTC - Super Tuff
   
4. Demon Preacher - Perfect Dub (Pink Knicker Dub)
   
5. The 4th Street Orchestra - Higking Ranher
   
6. Marie Pierre - Walk Away (Version)
   
7. The Flying Lizards - Crab Claw
   
8. The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good And Evil
   
9. The Members - Stand Up And Spit
   
10. Public Image Ltd - Part 2 Megga Mix (aka Half Mix/ Megga Mix)
    
11. Dillinger - Funky Punk
    
12. The Slits - Newtown
    
13. The Clash - Justice Tonight/Kick it Over
    
14. Electric Chairs - J’attends Les Marines (Dub Edit)
    
15. Red Beat - Machines In Motion
    
16. Stiff Little Fingers - Bloody Dub
    
17. Family Fodder - Bass Adds Bass
    
18. Fashiøn - Silver Blades (A Deeper Cut) 

Disc Two

1. The Ruts - Love In Vain
   
2. X-O-Dus - English Black Boys (Edit)
   
3. Shoes For Industry - Sheepdog Trial Inna Babylon
   
4. Basement 5 - Silicon Chip
   
5. The Twinkle Brothers - Free Us (Dub)
   
6. The Good Missionaries - Bending A Border (Dub Version)
   
7. The Specials - Man At C&A
   
8. Max Splodge - Bicycle Seat (Dub)
   
9. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Brain Smashing (Dub)
   
10. The Jam - Pop Art Poem
    
11. Suns Of Arqa - Acid Tabla Dub
    
12. Prince Far I - Throw Away Your Gun (Dub)
    
13. The Selecter - Last Tango In Dub
    
14. Creation Rebel & New Age Steppers - Threat To Creation
    
15. Garland Jeffreys - Escape Goat Dub (Single Version)
    
16. George Dekker - The Other Side Of Atlantic Road (Dub)
    
17. The Chicken Granny - Quit The Body
    
18. Thompson Twins - A Dub Product
    
19. Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay - How Much Are They? (12” Version)
    
20. Alan Pellay - Demonic Forces

Disc Three

1. Surface Mutants - Train Dub
   
2. UB40 - Present Arms In Dub
   
3. London Underground - Dreams Are Better
   
4. Cook The Books - Gone To Black
   
5. The X-Certs - Untogether
   
6. The Mothmen - Afghani Dub
   
7. A Certain Ratio - Rialto
   
8. The Boomtown Rats - House On Fire (12” Dub Version)
   
9. Jazz Insects - Elephants
   
10. Sir Horatio - Abracadubra
    
11. Aswad - Dub Fire
    
12. Mad Professor - English Connection
    
13. Mark Stewart & The Maffia - Learning To Cope With Cowardice
    
14. Mr Amir - Reasons To Live
    
15. Bad Manners - Devil’s Dub
    
16. 23 Skidoo - Fire
    
17. Singers And Players - Alla La -Dreadlocks Soldier
    
18. Restriction - Re-Action
    
19. Lost Cherrees - Escalation Dub