- dub poetry, reggae, dub
- 33 min
- 8 tracks
- Front Line Records
Dread Beat an' Blood is the debut album by British reggae band Poet and the Roots released in 1978 on the Front Line label. It was produced by Vivian Weathers and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
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Character-led, grave, earnest and bleak.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- A1Dread Beat an’ Blood3:04
- A2Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)4:31
- A3Doun di Road2:27
- A4Song of Blood6:27
- B1It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)4:04
- B2Come Wi Goh Dung Deh3:49
- B3Man Free (for Darcus Howe)6:01
- B4All Wi Doin Is Defendin2:59
8 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Label
- Front Line Records
- Released
- 1978-08
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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