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TRACKLISTING
LP:
A:
A1. Dropout Dub by Jammin´ Unit
A2. King Of Dub (Drumhead Mix) by Grounation
A3. The Conqueror by Global youth feat. Markie J.
A4. Unity by Movin Souls feat. Mikey Romeo
A5. Paul Newman, My Uncle by Jammin´ Unit
A6. Dub Up The Virus by Aural Float
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B:
B1. The Riddim by Global Youth feat. Yah Meek
B2. Totally Different by Signal Theory
B3. 30Hz by Movin Souls
B4. All Of The Youth by Global youth
B5. Organic by The Mellotones
CD / DIGITAL:
- Dropout Dub by Jammin´ Unit
- King Of Dub (Drumhead Mix) by Grounation
- The Conqueror by Global Youth feat. Markie J.
- Unity by Movin´ Souls feat. Mikey Romeo
- Paul Newman, My Uncle by Jammin´ Unit
- Dub Up The Virus by Aural Float
- The Riddim by Global Youth feat. Yah Meek
- Totally Different by Signal Theory
- 30Hz by Movin´ Souls
- All Of The Youth -by Global Youth
- Organic by The Mellotones
- Herbs An´ Tings by Stash!
- Together In Silence by Saafi Brothers
RELEASE DETAILS
LABEL : ECHO BEACH
SERIAL : ECHO BEACH EB225
DATE : April 18, 2026
FORMAT : Vinyl / CD / Digital
Greg Dread (Dreadzone) feat. Don Letts presents Serious Dropout
From the wicked mixing desk of GREG DREAD (fame with Dreadzone & Big Audio Dynamite) plus support by the legendary rebel dread DON LETTS – here’s a special selection presenting the legendary SERIOUS DROPOUT from Frankfurt/M.
– 12 killer tracks for the first time available on vinyl, overdubbed and worked out as a MEGA MIX processed and edited for longplay album release.
– Side A UPTEMPO stytle
– Side B DOWNTEMPO style
– Overdubbed by Greg Dread at DREADZONE / DUBWISER studio. Salt & Pepper by Don Letts.
– Exclusively available for Record Store Day 2026 in a limited edition of 500 copies.
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For this special release on Echo Beach, London Dub legends Greg Dread and Don Letts join forces with Frankfurt Dub collective Serious Dropout.
Greg Dread selected highlight tracks from the collective’s timeless catalogue and fuses them into a thrilling seamless mega mix while Don Letts provides vocal shouts, resembling the atmosphere of a live sound system experience. They combined elderly and brand new material.
Founded Frankfurt in the mid 90s, Serious Dropout is a collective of producers, DJs and musicians with various projects blending Dub Reggae with different forms of Electronic music reflecting their various musical backgrounds ranging from Techno House and leftfield Electronica to Reggae and Dancehall, Breakbeat and Drum`n`Bass.
Greg Dread is a writer, producer, drummer, dj and founding member of leading UK Dub band Dreadzone, operating since 1993. In the 80s he had been a member of Big Audio Dynamite together with Mick Jones, formerly with Punk legends The Clash.
Don Letts is known for his work as Grammy-winning filmmaker, creator of legendary music videos and also as an acclaimed Selector since the late 70s, when he helped to form the connection between Reggae and Punk by playing Dub records in The Roxy, London’s first Punk club. He remains a defining voice in British subculture.