DUB STORE SPECIAL Probably the first of the Studio One dub series to be released, and certainly one of the strongest in terms of rhythm selection. It has been reissued and repressed numerous times in a variety of different sleeves, all of them collectable screenprint designs. It has also been released on yellow vinyl (apparently on a red & yellow US label), although I have yet to see a copy.

Queen Of The Rub (Queen Of The Minstrel); Mo Jo Papa (Mojo Rock Steady); Message From A Dub (Message From A Blackman); Follow This Dub (If I Follow My Heart); Idle Berg (Skylarking); Musical Science (Money Generator) // Hanging On The Wall (Picture On The Wall); Love Land; This Race (This Race); Darker Black (Darker Shade Of Black); Dub Creation (Created By The Father); Life (Sad News)

The FCD matrix suggests that this is probably the first press (although this remains to be confirmed). The same screenprint design can be found on shiny wax-coated card (above) or on different coloured backgrounds (below). (Thanks to Cyrille Fouques for the photo of the cover on pink textured card.)
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Queen Of The Rub (Queen Of The Minstrel); Mo Jo Papa (Mojo Rock Steady); Message From A Dub (Message From A Blackman); Follow This Dub (If I Follow My Heart); Idle Berg (Skylarking); Musical Science (Money Generator) // Hanging On The Wall (Picture On The Wall); Love Land; This Race (This Race); Darker Black (Darker Shade Of Black); Dub Creation (Created By The Father); Life (Sad News)

Reissue in screenprint sleeve.

Queen Of The Rub (Queen Of The Minstrel); Mo Jo Papa (Mojo Rock Steady); Message From A Dub (Message From A Blackman); Follow This Dub (If I Follow My Heart); Idle Berg (Skylarking); Musical Science (Money Generator) // Hanging On The Wall (Picture On The Wall); Love Land; This Race (This Race); Darker Black (Darker Shade Of Black); Dub Creation (Created By The Father); Life (Sad News)

This is an alternative press with the same DB 104 matrix numbers but written differently. The overall sound is also different, with some mastering faults. Released in a generic sleeve with sides reversed, so that Side 1 plays DB 104 B. ((With thanks to Steely Roundbeat for bringing this to my attention.))

Queen Of The Rub (Queen Of The Minstrel); Mo Jo Papa (Mojo Rock Steady); Message From A Dub (Message From A Blackman); Follow This Dub (If I Follow My Heart); Idle Berg (Skylarking); Musical Science (Money Generator) // Hanging On The Wall (Picture On The Wall); Love Land; This Race (This Race); Darker Black (Darker Shade Of Black); Dub Creation (Created By The Father); Life (Sad News)

Second press in screenprint sleeve (this one is printed on the back of a Lipton Pronto Teabags carton, but others may vary). ((Click sleeve to enlarge.))

Queen Of The Rub (Queen Of The Minstrel); Mo Jo Papa (Mojo Rock Steady); Message From A Dub (Message From A Blackman); Follow This Dub (If I Follow My Heart); Idle Berg (Skylarking); Musical Science (Money Generator) // Hanging On The Wall (Picture On The Wall); Love Land; This Race (This Race); Darker Black (Darker Shade Of Black); Dub Creation (Created By The Father); Life (Sad News)

Repress in alternative sleeve design, screenprinted onto shiny wax-coated card. ((Click sleeve to enlarge.))