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Screaming Target by Big Youth (CD, Dec-1999, Trojan Cityhall) 
Screaming Target by Big Youth (CD, Dec-1999, Trojan Cityhall)

 
Screaming Target by Big Youth (CD, Dec-1999, Trojan Cityhall)

Artist: Big Youth
Release Date: Dec 1999
Format: CD
Record Label: Trojan (Cityhall)
Genre: Dj Toasters, Reggae
UPC: 5014438106123
Product ID: EPID3070960
Description: Personnel: Big Youth (vocals); Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, K.C. White (background vocals). Engineers: Errol Thompson, Karl Pitterson, Syd Bucknor. Big Youth's 1973 debut is one of the seminal albums of Jamaican DJ music. Building on th...
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Track Listing
1. Screaming Target
2. Pride and Joy Rock
3. Be Careful
4. Tippertong Rock
5. One of These Fine Days
6. Screaming Target (Version 2)
7. Killer, The
8. Solomon a Gunday
9. Honesty
10. I Am Alright
11. Lee a Low
12. Concrete Jungle

Details
Contributing Artists:Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs
Producer:A. Clarke
Distributor:City Hall
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Big Youth (vocals); Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, K.C. White (background vocals).
Engineers: Errol Thompson, Karl Pitterson, Syd Bucknor.
Big Youth's 1973 debut is one of the seminal albums of Jamaican DJ music. Building on the groundbreaking innovations of '60s toasters like U Roy, Big Youth changed the face of DJ-ing in the '70s with his relaxed, conversational style and the politically charged themes he premiered on SCREAMING TARGET. The shrieks that kick off the title track command the listener's attention immediately, and belie Big Youth's jazzy, laid-back toasting style. Based on K.C. White's "No No No," "Screaming Target" is a clarion call for Jamaica's youth to educate and better themselves, and typifies Big Youth's marriage of cool, mesmerizing performance with razor-sharp, socially conscious lyrics.
The rest of SCREAMING TARGET follows suit, with superb track selections and producer Gussie Clarke's well-articulated production. Big Youth's toasts ride the rhythms perfectly, and his lazy, half-slurred style radiates a cool, rolling vibe that is balanced by the precision of its delivery and the weightiness of his words. Still on the shortlist of historically important DJ albums decades after its release, SCREAMING TARGET should have a slot in any comprehensive roots reggae collection.

Editorial Reviews
Included in Mojo's 50 Greatest Reggae Albums - ...A winning blend of politics and humor...
Mojo (08/01/2002)

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