[5] A distinctly different mix of the song with vocals and dub can be found on the Jacob Miller and Augustus Pablo album, Who Say Jah No Dread, released in 1992.

[6][7][8] King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown was ranked number 96 by New Musical Express on their 1985 critics' list of the greatest albums ever made.

[22] Colin Larkin wrote that the album "features the mixing talents of King Tubby let loose on some of Pablo's finest rhythming".

[19] Steve Barrow claimed that King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown "is the first of all dub CDs to acquire for any collection".

[20] MusicHound World wrote: "There were dub albums before King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, [...] but none had the impact of this recording".