Dillinger

Dillinger - Ready Natty Dreadie - Studio One - 1975

By the time Dillinger stepped into the Brentford Road studios of Clement Dood, he had learned his trade - Deejaying, well. And by the mid seventies the producers knew that with a good DJ and classic rhythms you couldn't really fail. And this album didn't. Dillinger gives us lyrics on Kung-Fu, Rasta, and Babylon, all very topical stuff - in his own version of Big Youth's style. Coxsone Dodd goes into his tape store and pulls out rhythms like 'Freedom Blues' 'Ten To One' and 'Fever' - Go deh.

Dillinger - CB 200 - Island - 1976

A good few singles later Dillinger finds himself in the upcoming studios of the Hookim brothers - Channel One. By now Dillinger was a big star, that is the reason why this album is on Island. Reggae music was on a roll, and that involved everyone concerned with this album. Dillinger's lyrics here are still as topical, bordering on commercial with the likes of 'Cokane In My Brain'. Although even that is still very conscious. 'CB 200' 'Plantation Heights' and 'Race Day' however find him at his very best.