Dreadlocks Dread Explained

Dread Locks Dread
Type:	Album
Artist:	Big Youth
Cover:	DreadlockDread Cover.JPG
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1975
Genre:	Reggae
Length:	33:33
Label:	Klik^[1]
Producer:	Tony Robinson^[2]
Prev Title:	Reggae Phenomenon
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Natty Cultural Dread
Next Year:	1976

Dread Locks Dread is an album by the Jamaican deejay Big Youth, released in 1975.^{[3] [2] [1]}

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the record is widely considered his best."^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Reggae & Caribbean Music. July 27, 2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306557. Google Books.
2. Web site: Big Youth. www.furious.com.
3. Web site: Big Youth . Trouser Press . 27 July 2020.