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Picking up where Dreadmania left off, 1974's Working Class 'Ero bundled up both hits ("Big Eight," "Big Nine") and misses ("Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt," "What Kung Fu Dat"). Boasting a host of sizzling sounds, from okra Westerns to the orchestral "God Save the Queen," which opens "Big Nine," Working Class 'Ero is a melting pot of styles that dips into music hall, disco, and dancehall. This climaxes, so to speak, with a version of "Je T'aime (Moi Non Plus)," one of the best reggae-fied covers of all time. A re-recorded version shot into the U.K. Top Ten the following summer. The single, like the original featured here, sports one of the most startling plot twists in songdom, a Judge Dread trademark. Elsewhere the lyrics plunge from hilarious, juvenile silliness to pure surrealism. "Dread's Law," for example, takes its premise from Prince Buster's "10 Commandments of Man," but HRH never envisioned a rule that begins, "Never use an oyster as a sex aid." Contrary to its title, however, "Big Five" is not a cover of the Buster hit, nor even a version, but merely a continuation of the "Big" series, as is "Big One." This CD reissue appends five bonus tracks, bundling up B-sides and, of particular interest to collectors, "Hey There Lonely Girl," an A-side released under the pseudonym J.D. Alex.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
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Hughes, Composer - Lemon, Composer - Muzio CLEMENTI, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Peter Sarstetd, Composer
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Alex Hughes, Composer - Ted Lemon, Composer
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Edward Lemon, Composer
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Alex Hughes, Composer - Ted Lemon, Composer
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Hughes, Composer - Lemon, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2013 Badfish Records
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer, Writer - Judge Dread, MainArtist - Gainsborough, Composer
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2013 Badfish Records
Formby, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist - Latta, Composer
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2013 Badfish Records
Judge Dread, MainArtist - Edward Lemon, Composer - Alex Hughes, Composer
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Hughes, Composer - Lemon, Composer - Muzio CLEMENTI, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist - Edward Lemon, Composer - Alex Hughes, Composer
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Hughes, Composer - Lemon, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2013 Badfish Records
Judge Dread, MainArtist - Alex Hughes, Composer - Ted Lemon, Composer
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Alex Hughes, Composer - Ted Lemon, Composer
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Leon Carr, Composer - Earl Shuman, Composer - Judge Dread, MainArtist
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Judge Dread, MainArtist - Alex Hughes, Composer - Ted Lemon, Composer
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Album review
Picking up where Dreadmania left off, 1974's Working Class 'Ero bundled up both hits ("Big Eight," "Big Nine") and misses ("Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt," "What Kung Fu Dat"). Boasting a host of sizzling sounds, from okra Westerns to the orchestral "God Save the Queen," which opens "Big Nine," Working Class 'Ero is a melting pot of styles that dips into music hall, disco, and dancehall. This climaxes, so to speak, with a version of "Je T'aime (Moi Non Plus)," one of the best reggae-fied covers of all time. A re-recorded version shot into the U.K. Top Ten the following summer. The single, like the original featured here, sports one of the most startling plot twists in songdom, a Judge Dread trademark. Elsewhere the lyrics plunge from hilarious, juvenile silliness to pure surrealism. "Dread's Law," for example, takes its premise from Prince Buster's "10 Commandments of Man," but HRH never envisioned a rule that begins, "Never use an oyster as a sex aid." Contrary to its title, however, "Big Five" is not a cover of the Buster hit, nor even a version, but merely a continuation of the "Big" series, as is "Big One." This CD reissue appends five bonus tracks, bundling up B-sides and, of particular interest to collectors, "Hey There Lonely Girl," an A-side released under the pseudonym J.D. Alex.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:18
- Main artists: Judge Dread
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cherry Red Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd. ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd.
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