Big Youth - Dread Locks Dread Vinyl LP Reissue
by Big Youth
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£25.99
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Black Vinyl LP Reissue
Catalogue Number: 6588127
Barcode: 0602465881271
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Condition Note: Brand New
Track Listing / Description
A1 Train To Rhodesia
A2 House Of Dread Locks
A3 Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)
A4 Natty Dread She Want
A5 Some Like It Dread
B1 Marcus Garvey Dread
B2 Big Youth Special
B3 Dread Organ
B4 Black Man Message
B5 You Don't Care
B6 Moving On
Originally released on KLIK Records, in 1975, Dread Locks Dread became one of the new Front Line label's first key releases when reissued in 1978.
One of reggae's best and most recognizable 'toasters', Big Youth broke new ground as a DJ in the early '70s with a flowing, chant-like cadence that was equal parts melodic and invigorating, applying his infectious vocal approach to heavy social and political lyrics.
A huge favourite of the punk and new wave artists at the time of release, Big Youth was embraced by The Clash, via Don Letts, and PiL, amongst others. John Lydon was part of Richard Branson's A&R envoy to Jamaica, helping sign credible artists to his new Front Line reggae label.
Featuring the legendary Skin, Flesh & Bones band, formed around Lloyd Parks (bass), drummer Sly Dunbar (before he started working with Robbie Shakespeare), Ansel Collins on keyboards, and trombonist Vin Gordon. The album was produced by Tony Robinson and Errol Thompson and mixed at the famous Joe Gibb's studio.
Dread Locks Dread skanks from punchy, rhythm-heavy reggae to the deepest, dubbiest roots. The hypnotic Some Like It Dread reworks Dennis Brown's "Some Like It Hot", where the DJ's toast is entwined with a bluesy harmonica (the dub version re-titled (Black Man Message). Also features a fiery version of Burning Spear's "Marcus Garvey" (Marcus Garvey Dread), a tasty take on the John Holt classic "Keep on Moving" – Moving On and a scintillating dub of the Techniques' rocksteady masterpiece You Don't Care.
Not your typical DJ album by any means, the music equals the toasts and vice versa – an essential release for a dub fan or a Big Youth supporter.
Re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Out of print for over 20 years!