Performer: Linton Kwesi Johnson
Genre: Reggae
Album: Dread Beat An' Blood
Released: 1981
Style: Dub Poetry
MP3 version ZIP size: 1695 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1592 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1760 mb
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Dread Beat An' Blood	3:02
A2	Five Nights Of Bleeding	4:30
A3	Doun Di Road Keyboards, Guitar – Denis Bovell (Matumbi)*	2:25
A4	Song Of Blood Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Vivian WeathersProducer – L.K. Johnson*, V. Weathers*	6:27
B1	It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)	4:02
B2	Come Wi Goh Dung Deh	3:48
B3	Man Free (For Darcus Howe) Vocals – Lila Weathers	6:02
B4	All Wi Doin Is Defendin Guitar – John VarnomKeyboards – Desmond Craig	2:54

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Gooseberry Sound Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications Ltd
• Published By – Race Today
• Pressed By – EMI Records
• Printed By – James Upton Ltd.

Credits

• Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Floydie Lawson*
• Design [Sleeve Design] – Julian Stapleton
• Drums, Percussion – Jah Bunny (Matumbi)*, Winston 'Crab' Curniffe*
• Engineer, Remix – Dennis Blackbeard*
• Illustration [Sleeve Drawing] – Una Howe
• Lacquer Cut By – Porky
• Other [Special Thanks To] – Blackbeard , John Varnom
• Percussion – Everald Forrest, Linton K. Johnson*
• Producer – Linton Kwesi Johnson (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
• Written-By – L. K. Johnson*

Notes

1981 UK reissue
On spine: VITAL SELECTION
Sticker on rear: 802 206-928

Abbreviations referred to on "Free Man":
B.P.M. Black Parents Movement
B.S.M. Black Students Movement
C.D.C. Carnival Development Committee
R.T.C. Race Today Collective

Side A and tracks 2 and 4 from the book 'Dread Beat An' Blood
Published by Bogle-L'Ouverture

℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited.
Printed by James Upton Ltd., England.

Labels:
A1 to A4, B2, B4: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Bogle-L'ouverture Publications
B1, B3: Race Today/Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

℗ 1981 Virgin Records Ltd
Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): VX 1002 A-2U-1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): A PORKY PRIME CUT [Scratched] VX 1002 B1
• Matrix / Runout (variant Side A, stamped): VX 1002 A-2U-1-1-
• Matrix / Runout (variant Side B, stamped/etched): VX 1002 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT [scratching]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FL 1017	Poet And The Roots	Dread Beat An' Blood ‎(LP, Album)	Front Line	FL 1017	UK	1978
01, Heartbeat Records 01	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Dread Beat An' Blood ‎(LP, Album)	Heartbeat Records , Heartbeat Records	01, Heartbeat Records 01	USA & Canada	1981
CDFL 12, 7243 849921 2 5	Poet And The Roots	Dread Beat An' Blood ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Front Line , Virgin	CDFL 12, 7243 849921 2 5	Europe	2000
CAR49921	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Dread Beat An' Blood ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Caroline Records, Front Line	CAR49921	US	2000
FL 1017	Poet And The Roots	Dread Beat An' Blood ‎(LP, Album)	Front Line	FL 1017	UK	1978