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Judge Dread - Skinhead / The Belle Of Snodland Town 7"
SKU: HSRSS0015
Description:
50 years ago, Trojan released BIG 6 by JUDGE DREAD in 1972. The
rest as they say is history... To celebrate this milestone,
Harlem Shuffle Records is releasing two outstanding new Judge Dread
singles, these are never been on 7" vinyl previously. To make
them even more special this is a special limited series with a
unique design, strictly limited to 500 copies and with one release
only.
Alexander Minto Hughes was born the 2nd of May 1945 in Kent,
England. He died the 13th March 1998 on stage during a concert in
Canterbury, England, suffering a heart attack. His last words were
“Lets’ have it for the band”.
50 years ago, Trojan released BIG 6 by JUDGE DREAD in 1972. It sold
over 300 000 copies and stayed in the UK charts for months despite
being banned by the BBC. During the 70s, the Judge went on to sell
millions of Reggae albums in the UK, second only... to Bob
Marley. Besides being very popular for obvious reasons, he
could also write solid songs.
Dread met Derrick Morgan and Prince Buster among others through his
job as a bouncer at London nightclubs such as the Ram Jam in
Brixton.. After working as a professional wrestler (under the name
"The Masked Executioner") and as a debt collector for Trojan
Records, he worked as a DJ on local radio and back in the 1960s he
was also sometimes employed to provide security to The Rolling
Stones.
He was the first white musician to score a reggae chart hit in
Jamaica and is especially famous for his humorous sexually explicit
lyrics. He holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records as
the artist with the most songs banned from BBC airplay. He notably
lived in Snodland, Kent where he once changed the street sign to
Dreadland.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Harlem Shuffle
Year of release: 2022
Tracks:
A Skinhead
B The Belle Of Snodland Town
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| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0,15 Kg |
