Dreadlocks Dread

Dread Locks Dread is an album by the Jamaican deejay Big Youth, released in 1975.[5][2][1]

Dread Locks Dread
Studio album by Big Youth
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Reggae
Length	33:33
Label	Klik[1]
Producer	Tony Robinson[2]
Big Youth chronology
Reggae Phenomenon (1975) Dread Locks Dread (1975) Natty Cultural Dread (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music	[4]

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