Dread Beat an’ Blood

~ Release by Poet and the Roots (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Dread Beat an’ Blood engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Dread Beat an’ Blood writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		3:04
A2	Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris) engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris) writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		4:31
A3	Doun di Road engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe guitar and keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Doun Di Road writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		2:27
A4	Song of Blood engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson and Vivian Weathers bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Vivian Weathers vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Song of Blood writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		6:27
B1	It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo) engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo) writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson (in 1978)		4:04
B2	Come Wi Goh Dung Deh engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Come Wi Goh Dung Deh writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		3:49
B3	Man Free (for Darcus Howe) engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe keyboard: Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson vocals: Lila Weathers remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: Man Free (for Darcus Howe) writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson		6:01
B4	All Wi Doin Is Defendin engineer: Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) producer: Linton Kwesi Johnson bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers drums (drum set): Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe guitar: John Varnom keyboard: Desmond Craig (Desmond Craig / Bob Skeng) percussion: Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe lead vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson remixer: Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) recording of: All Wi Doin Is Defendin writer: Linton Kwesi Johnson	4	2:59

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remastered versions:	Dread Beat an' Blood by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1648896 [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/121553 [info]
reviews:	https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/03/linton-kwesi-johnson-five-nights-feature [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000199919 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5306207 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 33:22

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Front Line Records
FL 1017

Release events

United Kingdom
1978-08

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