Dread Locks Fight - Anthony Johnson
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BORN AND RAISED IN TRENCH TOWN JAMAICA, SINGER AND INTERNATIONAL ROOTS REGGAE RECORDING ARTIST ANTHONY JOHNSON FIRST CAME TO PROMINENCE AS ONE OF THE VOCAL TRIO MYSTIC EYES, WHOSE TUNE 'PERILOUS TIMES' (RELEASED AS A 12" BY GREENSLEEVES IN THE UK ) WAS A MASSIVE ROOTS HIT IN THE LATE 1970..S AS A SOLO ARTIST, HE WAS SOON FOUND AMONGST THE COMPANY OF SUCH ESTEEMED PRODUCERS AS JAH THOMAS, LINVAL THOMPSON AND PRINCE JAMMYS, WHO ALL RELEASED CLASSIC SONGS FROM HIM, USUALLY BACKED BY THE ROOTS RADICS AND HIGH TIMES BANDS. IT WAS JAH THOMAS WHO PRODUCED ANTHONY'S DANCEHALL TOUR-DE FORCE 'GUNSHOT' WHICH WAS AN INTERNATIONAL SMASH (RELEASED ON THE GREENSLEEVES LABEL IN THE UK). THIS TRACK HAS REAPPEARED AS A SOUND SYSTEM DUBPLATE CALLED 'SOUNDCLASH', WHICH ANY SOUND SYSTEM WORTH THEIR SALT HAS IN THEIR DUBPLATE SELECTION BOX . (ROUGH GUIDE TO REGGAE - "ANTHONY JOHNSON..S ..GUN SHOT.. OF 1982, ONE OF THE MANY WARNINGS OF THE TIME TO THE GUN HAPPY YOUTH, DELIVERED OVER AN AGGRESSIVE ROOTS RADICS RHYTHM" ) OTHER HITS FROM ANTHONY JOHNSON INCLUDE 'DANCEHALL VIBES', AN EARLY DIGITAL MONSTER FROM JAMMYS (PLUS A PRE-DIGITAL ALBUM A YAH WE DEH); 'LIFE IS NOT EASY', 'AFRICA' AND 'KNOW THE TRUTH' FOR LINVAL THOMPSON; AND OTHERS LIKE 'WOMAN WOMAN', 'REGGAE FEELINGS', 'SHE AFFI COME A ME', 'SITTING IN THE PARK', AND MANY MORE. ANTHONY RELOCATED TO LONDON IN THE 1980S AND STUDIO WISE WAS QUIET FOR A WHILE
Dread Locks Fight - Anthony Johnson
Record plays VG WOL
Record grading as follows:
M - Mint. Factory fresh. Basically new and probably unplayed.
NM - Near Mint. Free from marks and scratches but has been played a bit.
EX - Excellent. No scratches that affect play although vinyl might be marked a bit and has obviously been played.
VG - Very Good. Some light scratches and quite well used but plays prefectly well.
G - Good. Fairly worn and scratched but will play without jumping or sticking.
F - Fair. Worn and scratchy - may jump.
Glossary:
JC - Jukebox (large) centre
PIC - picture sleeve
SOL - Sticker on label
WOL - Writing on label
Postage & Packing:
U.K. and Ireland 7" Single LP & 12"
1st Class Royal Mail (Insured up to £32) £1.50 £2.90
1st Class Recorded (Insured up to £32) £2.50 £3.50
Special Next Day Delivery (Insured up to £500) £5.00 £5.75
For each additional 7" add £0.50 and £1.00 per additional LP
Europe 7" Single LP & 12"
Airmail Small Packet (Insured up to £32) £2.50 £3.90
International Signed For (Insured up to £500) £7.00 £8.50
For each additional 7" add £0.75 and £1.25 per additional LP
Rest of the World 7" Single LP & 12"
Airmail Small Packet (Insured up to £32) £3.25 £6.75
International Signed For (Insured up to £500) £8.00 £11.00
For each additional 7" add £1.25 and £3.00 per additional LP
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