Dreadlocks Dread
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| Dread Locks Dread | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 33:33 | |||
| Label | Klik[1] | |||
| Producer | Tony Robinson[2] | |||
| Big Youth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music |  [4] |
Dread Locks Dread is an album by the Jamaican deejay Big Youth, released in 1975.[5][2][1]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "the record is widely considered his best."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks by Big Youth & Tony Robinson
- "Train to Rhodesia" – 3:33
- "House of Dread Locks" – 3:17
- "Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)" – 3:21
- "Natty Dread She Want" – 3:18
- "Some Like It Dread" – 3:05
- "Marcus Garvey Dread" – 3:03
- "Big Youth Special" – 2:29
- "Dread Organ" – 3:02
- "Black Man Message" – 2:53
- "Moving On" – 3:07
- "You Don't Care" – 2:36
Personnel
[edit]- Skin, Flesh & Bones – backing band
- Big Youth – vocals
- Casey Cashman – art direction
- Trevor Herman – liner notes
- Cooke Key – sleeve art
- Dennis Morris – photography
- Dave Turner – mastering
Recording information
[edit]- Recording : Randy's, Kingston, Jamaica & Harry J, Kingston, Jamaica
- Mixing : Joe Gibbs
- Engineer : Errol Thompson
- Arranger : Tony Robinson
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (July 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Big Youth". www.furious.com.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music. Virgin Books. p. 45.
- ^ a b "Big Youth". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
