ranking dread

[ital kemar]

hi leggo. hows tricks. thanks for info. forgot just how good this record is. few pops and crackles here and there, but a strong album right through. niceness.

ital kemar

[Pug]

Have a Stand Firm release with a cover... probably not the pre though...

[chemmy]

digitalj, i bought a test pressing of 'my mammy' off ebay for £15 a while ago, one of my most treasured vinyls.

[DonBanyan]

I first encountered Ranking Dread on "Bandulu/Hard Time" with Cornell Campbell. Whoo, that one is a killer! Also, knowing his history makes "If Nanny Was Here" that much more intriguing.

"...Promise me son, don't go and do the things I've done/ Walk away from trouble if you can/ It don't mean you're weak, if you turn the other cheek/ Some day you'll grow to be a man..."

I pretty much love everything Ranking Dread, but this one is, no pun intended, MURDER!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeLA1W4JTP0
I just wish I had a copy.

DB

[ACEtone]

All very interesting. I knew nothing about the man before today. And coincidentally, before reading any of this 'Love A Dub' by Ranking Dread just happened to come on my iPod. 'I'm liking this' I thought. Nice chat, tuff riddim.

Thanks Chemmy for the revealing if disturbing biographical information. Lord have mercy!

[kalcidis]

DonBanyan;

General has been reissued. In my opinion the reissue is also the one to get since it doesn't feature vocal on just one channel as the original did.

[DonBanyan]

Nice. EBReggae doesn't have it, but I guess I haven't really looked that hard.

Edit: They have it on the B side of the Dennis Brown "Emmanuel God Is With Us" 10". I obviously wasn't looking very well at all. Damn, I just got an order in earlier this week too.

[DonBanyan]

Which is...Lord Voldemort's?

[mellow yellow]

wicked job man

[dr benway]

Just wanted to echo all of the good stuff being said about Ranking Dread. He had a really unique voice and phrasing. I'm a big fan of the Girls Fiesta album, and his take on General is a stone classic.

The 'most wanted' that just came out has some great cuts on it, my personal favorite being "shut me mouth"...