Trinity – Gangsta / I Selassie I

Name: Trinity - Gangsta / I Selassie I
Rating: 4.52 (188 reviews)

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Track A samples:
Vocal & horns from Terror Fabulous - Gangster's Anthem

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Gangsta / I Selassie I (12", White Label, 45 RPM)	Philly Blunt Records	PB-003	UK	1995
Recently Edited	Gangsta / I Selassie I (12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label)	Philly Blunt Records	V 008	UK	1995
New Submission	Gangsta / I Selassie I (12", 45 RPM, White Label)	Philly Blunt Records	PB003	UK	1995

suburban_knight Jun 1, 2024
Gangsta is arguably one of the best vocals from the best dancehall artist in 1994 combining with the best jungle producer/engineer bar none
DJ_Sebster Jan 3, 2022
Absolutely crying out for a reissue/repress. Sort it out Bryan ;)
alex.hurd Mar 29, 2015
I think I have a newer re-issue and the A/B sides seem to be flipped..
selector_x Apr 11, 2011
There is a re-issue of this record (not found in discogs database) with identical labels, on which both tracks play faster --- around ~172 BPM instead of the original ~160 BPM.

The runout etchings are also PB003.
BS.Dos. Dec 30, 2006
Edited 18 years ago

Gangsta: It wasn't so long ago when all drum & bass tracks sounded like this. Hearing them was a bit like staring down the wrong end of a smoking crack pipe; raw, unwashed and sounding very much like it’d been recorded in someone’s bathroom on some dodgy South London council estate, more than likely using a stolen 4-track of some description.

Regardless of either the era or the production techniques employed, the OJ Mix of Gansta gives a good snap-shot of the UK drum & bass being produced at this time, which was still pretty minimal but decidedly edgy and driven.