Scientist Meets the Space Invaders

Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
Studio album by Scientist
Released	1981
Genre	Dub
Length	31:50
Label	Greensleeves
Producer	Mikey "Roots" Scott, Linval Thompson
Scientist chronology
Big Showdown at King Tubby's (1980) Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (1981) Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)

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Allmusic	[1]

Scientist Meets the Space Invaders is a 1981 album by the dub musician Scientist.

The album was produced by Mikey "Roots" Scott & Linval Thompson. The recording was done at Channel One Studios backed by the Roots Radics, and mixed at King Tubby's. The recording was by Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Maxwell "Maxie" Livington Smith. The cover artwork is by Tony McDermott.

The tracks that formed the basis of the album were Thompson productions including Wayne Wade's "Poor and Humble" ("Cloning Process"), and Johnny Osbourne's "Kiss Somebody" ("Quasar").^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Linval Thompson

1. "Beam Down" - 3:20
2. "Red Shift" - 3:33
3. "Time Warp" - 2:51
4. "Cloning Process" - 4:16
5. "Pulsar" - 3:10
6. "Laser Attack" - 3:45
7. "Dematerialise" - 2:48
8. "Fission" - 2:35
9. "Super Nova Explosion" - 2:34
10. "Quasar" - 2:58

Personnel

• Carlton "Santa" Davis, Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
• Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass
• Noel "Sowell" Bailey - guitar
• Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - guitar
• Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson, Winston Wright - organ
• Gladstone "Gladdy" Anderson - piano
• Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake, Noel "Skully" Simms - percussion

References

1. Cook, Stephen "Scientist Meets the Space Invaders Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
2. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs - The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4, p.151-152