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This is a Trojan Fan Club release of Keith Hudson's long player entitled Entering the Dragon. If I remember right, this is his third LP following Furnace and Class and Subject.Trojan's Fan Club series is focused on rare, obscure, and otherwise difficult-to-find releases. Most of Keith Hudson's output would have fallen into this category up until recently; fortunately there have been a steady stream of K. Hudson re-issues in recent memory, perhaps even contributing to the reissuing of the present album. It is preceded in the Trojan catalogue by the excellent "The Hudson Affair," a two-disc retrospective of K. Hudson sides.Entering the Dragon will sound very familiar to listeners already familiar with K. Hudson productions. The practice of recycling rhythms is ubiquitous in Jamaican music, no more so than in Hudson's catalogue: present on this disc are many re-worked versions of his classics, demonstrating once again that a lot of mileage can be derived from even just one excellent groove.Trojan has supplemented the thirteen tracks of the original release by filling the rest of the CD with tracks not previously compiled elsewhere. Among these, too, are some great songs (and further re-workings of classic Hudson rhythms).The tracks on Entering the Dragon seem reflective of Hudson's earlier, Jamaican period of recording (i.e. pre- "Flesh of My Skin"). There are examples of the darker, more introspective Hudson productions to come, but also represented are songs in a classic Jamaican pop tradition. It is difficult to think of any Hudson vocal performances as "traditional"; it might be better to say that some of these vocals are as traditional as Keith Hudson can get. Filling it out are plenty of guest vocalists, providing some interesting moments (Bunny Gale's "In the Burning Sun" comes to mind).For the Hudson fan or completist, this is essential. For those unfamiliar with Hudson, Trojan's "The Hudson Affair" or Basic Replay's "Flesh of my Skin" release would probably serve as a better introduction (not forgetting Blood and Fire's release of the excellent "Pick a Dub" for instrumental versions of many rhythms heard here!).This may be difficult to obtain through Amazon, one would be better served to search via Trojan's site or through a reputable reggae distributor....