Dillinger - Hard Times [LP]

Kingston Sounds

£15.28

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: KSLP028
Barcode: 5060135760809
Release Date: 7 Jul 2023
Genre: Reggae Vocal

Dillinger one of the most consistently successful DJ’s to come out of Jamaica, fondly remembered for his massive ‘Cocaine In My Brain’ hit from the great CB200 album and the later reworked ‘Marijuana In My Brain’ which gave Dillinger crossover hits in both England and Europe. But the versatile DJ has many more strings to his bow.

Dillinger (born. Lester Bullocks,1953 Kingston, Jamaica) began his musical venture around 1971, working as a DJ to Sound Systems run by Prince Jackie and El Brasso.1974 saw his first vinyl release in the form of ‘Freshly’ for Producer Yabby U and in 1975 he came with the great ‘Brace A Boy’ for the young Mr Augustus Pablo.But his first album release was through Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One setup, where he let Dillinger fire some vocals over classic Rocksteady rhythms. It took the form of ‘Ready Natty Dreadie’. It was his time at Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Hookim’s Channel One Studio that produced his second album set(a crossover release and fore mentioned) the timeless 1976 classic ‘CB 200’. It contained three big singles in ‘Plantation Heights’, ‘Cocaine In My Brain’ and ‘Crank Face’. The reworked ‘ Marijuana In My Brain’ even became a No 1 hit in Holland in 1979.

We have taken our set of tunes from his classic 70’s period when Mr Dillinger could do no wrong.Alongside the big ‘Cocaine’ and ‘Marijuana’ hits the great opening track ‘Love Is All I Bring’ sees him working over Alton Ellis ‘Still In Love With You’ which Itself turned into ‘3 Piece Suite’. ‘Money Alone Is Not All’ where he works over Barry Brown’s ‘Mr Money Man’, ‘Hear and Deaf’ working over Johnny Clarke’s ‘Nobodies Business’. ‘King Pharaoh Was A Baldhead’ has him working Frankie Jone’s ‘ Jesse Black’ cut. ‘Concubine’ reworks the Mighty Diamond’s ‘Mother Winney’ and ‘Time So Hard’ sees Dillinger telling it like it is over Ronnie Davis’ original ‘ Time So Hard’ cut, empathizing the points in fine style.

A classic set of tunes all ‘Killer No Filler’ from the master of rhyme himself we hope you agree…..

Tracklisting
Track 1. LOVE IS ALL I BRING
Track 2. COCAINE IN MY BRAIN
Track 3. TIME SO HARD
Track 4. DON’T WANT TO WAIT IN VAIN
Track 5. MONEY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
Track 6. SOME MORE LOVE
Track 7. HEAR and deaf
Track 8. MARIJUANA IN MY BRAIN
Track 9. BATHE IN A WASHPAN
Track 10. KING PHARAOH WAS A BALD HEAD
Track 11. DUB IT IN A THREE MILE
Track 12. I WANT TO SQUEEZE YOU
Track 13. RASTAFARI RULE
Track 14. CONCUBINE
Track 15. MICKEY MOUSE CRAB LOUSE*
Track 16. THE TUFFEST OF THE PAST*