Judge Dread - Skinhead Moonstomp / Phoenix City 7"
SKU: HSRSS0016
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
Moonstomp (Symarip cover)
B Phoenix City (Roland
Alphonso cover)
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| Weight | 0,15 Kg |
