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Dillinger: Cocaine In My Brain: The Anthology (TJDDD200)
70’s Punky Reggae party and if that’s where you were at this is where you will reclaim it. From the early lee Perry madness through Prince Tony and others before landing on the pulse with Bunny Lee. For me it was always Dillinger Trinity and Tapper Z, so great to hear this.
The Perry stuff was madness of course but it didn’t really find the niche or feel th emarket place until maybe the mid 70’s, but which time the style and craft was honed. Babylon Yard for example is superb, retaining the original vocal but adding much of it’s own. The when the toast took the lead – often the toast was on top of a known song taking it to the dancehall, but more often than not at this time it was only the toast that people wanted – like Leggo violence
And bizarrely also for the Soulboyz- Mecca anthem of course – the title track.
Great stuff
Format: Double CD album Released: Aug 30 2004 Availability: In stock: immediate despatch Price: £13.99
Dillinger's work, apart from the Channel One set 'CB 200' and the Studio One L.P. 'Ready Natty Dreadie', has not been too well served in the long playing department. This set gives an impressive overview of his work, starting with Lee Perry and on throught highlights of his work with Striker Lee, Niney The Observer and various other heavy-weight producers who managed to capture Dillinger when he was the most in-demand deejay on the Kingston recording scene.
Tracklisting
2-CD SET - Listen
DISC 1
Headquarters - Listen
Tighten Up Skank - Listen
Cane River Rock - Listen
Uncle Charlie - Listen
John Devour - Listen
Skanking - Listen
Connection - Listen
Mid East Rock - Listen
Ensome City Skank - Listen
Dub Organiser - Listen
Festival Rock - Listen
Cocky Bully - Listen
Fat Beef Skank - Listen
Stick The Beef - Listen
God Is Standing By - Listen
Dangerous Sound Boy - Listen
Donkey Bine - Listen
Babylon Yard - Listen
Leggo Violence - Listen
Liar Linda - Listen
See And Blind - Listen
DISC 2
Truth And Right - Listen
Natty Dread A The Ruler - Listen
The Table Gonna Turn - Listen
The Fool And His Money - Listen
Flat Foot Hustling - Listen
So Long Rastafari (With Trinity) - Listen
People's Cry (with Gregory Isaacs) - Listen
Say No To Drugs - Listen
Don't Take Another Man's Life - Listen
Blackboard Jungle - Listen
Loving Pauper - Listen
Funkey Punk - Listen
Mickey Mouse Crab Louse - Listen
Cocaine In My Brain - Listen
Mr Wicked Man Know Yourself - Listen
War Is Not The Answer - Listen
Love Is What The World Needs - Listen
Ranking Of The Past - Listen
Modern Judas - Listen
Judgement Day Rock - Listen
Marijuana In My Brain - Listen
African Roots Rock Reggae - Listen
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