Screaming Target

Screaming Target is the debut album by Jamaican deejay Big Youth. It was recorded and originally released in 1972 on the Gussie and Jaguar labels in Jamaica.[1] It was issued in the United Kingdom in 1973 by Trojan Records.[1]

For the film, see Screaming Target (film).
Screaming Target
Studio album by
Big Youth
Released1972
Recorded1972
GenreReggae
Length37:59
LabelGussie/Jaguar/Trojan
ProducerAugustus "Gussie" Clarke
Big Youth chronology
Chi Chi Run
(1972)		 Screaming Target
(1972)		 Reggae Phenomenon
(1975)

Recording and production

The album was produced by Big Youth's childhood friend Augustus "Gussie" Clarke. Some of the tracks on the album had previously been hits as singles, including "Screaming Target", which used K.C. White's "No, No, No" rhythm, "Tippertone Rock" (though the single version was different), and "The Killer".[2] Several other tracks employed rhythms from Clarke's other productions, including Leroy Smart's "Pride & Ambition" (on "Pride & Joy Rock"), Lloyd Parks' "Slaving" ("Honesty"), Dennis Brown's "In Their Own Way" ("Be Careful"), and Gregory Isaacs' "One One Cocoa Fill Basket" (on "One of These Fine Days").[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Okayplayer[3]
Allmusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

The album was a favorite dub LP for music critic Robert Christgau in the 1970s,[6] although he omitted it from Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), lacking the comprehensiveness for import-only albums at the time.[7]

Original Gussie release track listing

All tracks written, arranged, and produced by Gussie Clarke.

  1. "Screaming Target"
  2. "Pride and Joy Rock"
  3. "Be Careful"
  4. "Tippertone Rock"
  5. "One of These Fine Days"
  6. "Screaming Target (Version 2)"
  7. "The Killer"
  8. "Solomon a Gunday"
  9. "Honesty"
  10. "I am Alright"
  11. "Lee a Low"
  12. "Concrete Jungle"

The track "Tippertone Rock" is listed as "Tippertong Rock" on the cover of the 1973 Trojan Records release (TRLS 61-A), while it's listed as "Tippertone Rock" on the vinyl LP itself.

Subsequent vinyl releases omitted "Screaming Target (Version 2)" and "Concrete Jungle."

2006 CD release bonus tracks
  1. "KG's Halfway Tree" - Augustus Pablo & The Simplicity People
  2. "Origin Style" - Augustus Pablo
  3. "Screaming Target" [version 2]
  4. "Pride and Ambition" - Leroy Smart
  5. "In Their Own Way" - Dennis Brown
  6. "Try Me" - Roman Stewart
  7. "Tipper Tone Rocking" [version 2]
  8. "Rhythm Style"
  9. "One One Cocoa Full Basket" - Gregory Isaacs
  10. "Skylarking" [version] - The Society Squad
  11. "Anywhere But Nowhere" [version] - The Simplicity People
  12. "Slaving (Every Day)" - Lloyd Parks
  13. "No More Slavery" - Glen Brown
  14. "I Am Alright (aka Loving Pauper)" - Gregory Isaacs

Credits

Recording Information

References
  1. "Big Youth - Screaming Target", Roots Archives
  2. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
  3. Okayplayer review
  4. Allmusic review
  5. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  6. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Z". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. Christgau, Robert (1981). "The Guide". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.