R.I.P. Philip Smart: 13 Classics From His HC&F Studio

February 27, 2014

Sammy Levi – “Come off the Road” (1988)

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Over the Peek and Poke riddim from Jammy’s Computerized Dub LP, Smart was the producer for this thinly eerie early digital offering from the criminally overlooked Sammy Levi who tells the tale of a licked down soundboy with a vocal nod to Sade’s “Smooth Operator” to boot. The track was included on 5 Borough Fire, a 2005 compilation collecting rare recordings from HC&F.