Dreadlocks Dread

Dread Locks Dread
Studio album by
Big Youth
Released1975
Recorded1975
GenreReggae
Length33:33
LabelKlik[1]
ProducerTony Robinson[2]
Big Youth chronology
Reggae Phenomenon
(1975) 		Dread Locks Dread
(1975) 		Natty Cultural Dread
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Trouser Press wrote that "the record is widely considered his best."[5]

Track listing

All tracks by Big Youth & Tony Robinson

  1. "Train to Rhodesia" – 3:33
  2. "House of Dread Locks" – 3:17
  3. "Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)" – 3:21
  4. "Natty Dread She Want" – 3:18
  5. "Some Like It Dread" – 3:05
  6. "Marcus Garvey Dread" – 3:03
  7. "Big Youth Special" – 2:29
  8. "Dread Organ" – 3:02
  9. "Black Man Message" – 2:53
  10. "Moving On" – 3:07
  11. "You Don't Care" – 2:36

Personnel

  • 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

  • Recording : Randy's, Kingston, Jamaica & Harry J, Kingston, Jamaica
  • Mixing : Joe Gibbs
  • Engineer : Errol Thompson
  • Arranger : Tony Robinson

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave (July 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Big Youth". www.furious.com.
  3. ^ Allmusic Review
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music. Virgin Books. p. 45.
  5. ^ a b "Big Youth". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2020.