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Ranking Dread

Real Name:
Winston Brown
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Discography

Releases:
Girls Fiesta (LP)   Burning Sounds 1978
Kunta Kinte Roots (LP)   Burning Rockers 1979
Disco E.P. Showcase (EP) (2 versions)   Art & Craft 1980
I Don't Want To Be No General / General (12")   D.E.B. Music 1980
Lots Of Loving (Album) (4 versions)   Freedom Sounds ... 1980
Fattie Boom Boom (12")   Greensleeves Records 1981
Poor Man Story / Poor Man Dub (12")   Live And Love 1981
Wah We Do / Wah We Dub (12")   Live And Love 1981
In Dub (Album) (3 versions)   Silver Camel ... 1982
My Mammy (12")   Greensleeves Records 1982
Shut Me Mouth (12")   Greensleeves Records 1982
Stylelily / Love & Devotion (7")   High Power Music 1998
Emmanuel God Is With Us / General (10")   Glimmer 2002
2 Dread Inna Babylon (Album) (2 versions)   Silver Kamel Audio 2006
Love A Dub (12", RP)   Greensleeves Records 2007
Most Wanted (CD, Album, RM)   Greensleeves Records 2007
You Really Don't Love Me (12")   Sound Off Records  
Production:
Forward - A Selection Of Greensleeves Top Singles 1977 - 82 (LP) Fattie Boom Boom Greensleeves Records 1983
Use Me / Abusive Dub (12")   Silver Camel  
Appears On:
I Shall Not Remove 1975-80 (2xLP) Bandulu / Hard Time Simply Vinyl (S12) 2000
Bandulu / Hard Time (12") Bandulu / Hard Time Select Cuts 2002
Select Cuts From Blood & Fire Chapter Three (2 versions) Bandulu / Hard Time (W... Select Cuts 2002
The Promised Land 1977-79 (Comp) (2 versions) General Blood & Fire ... 2002
Kid Kenobi Sessions (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Bandulu / Hard Time (W... Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2005
Tracks Appear On:
Whole New Generation Of D.J. (LP) Jean Green Greensleeves Records 1981
Shank I Sheck Vol. 1 (LP) Shank I Sheck Tad's Record 1982
Forward - A Selection Of Greensleeves Top Singles 1977 - 82 (LP) Fattie Boom Boom Greensleeves Records 1983
Linval Thompson & Friends - Rockers From Channel One (CD) Natty On The Rock, Mar... Trojan Records 2001
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-82 Part 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Fattie Boom Boom Greensleeves Records 2002
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-82 Part 2 (2xLP) Love A Dub Greensleeves Records 2002
Trojan Ganja Reggae Box Set (2 versions) Marijuana In My Soul Trojan Records ... 2003
I Don't Want To Be No General (12", RP) General D.E.B. Music 2004
VersionExcursion Volume One: Roots & Rockers (Cass) Marijuana In My Soul SoulForce Music 2004
The Roots Lover 1978 - 1983 (2xCD, Comp) Superstar Moll-Selekta 2006
The Kings Of Reggae (2xCD, Comp) Fattie Boom Boom Rapster Records 2007
The Kings Of Reggae Part B (2xVinyl, Comp) Fattie Boom Boom Rapster Records 2007
No Funny Tricks Mix (CDr, Comp, Mixed) Bom Dub Sony Norge 2009
It's Reggae Time (LP) Girls Fiesta, Kunta Ki... Burning Sounds, Burning Sounds  
Reggae - Original Hits (3xLP + Box) Girls Fiesta, Kunta Ki... Time Wind, Time Wind, Burning Rockers  
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Review by mundane Jul 17, 2009
Reportedly a serious gangster wanted on both sides of the atlantic, nicknamed 'Boyak' after the sound a machine gun makes, which he is rumoured to have used.
Eventually Tappa Zukie "discovered" him and helped produce and promote him. There are conflicting reports as to what happened to him.
Second among toasters only to Tappa Zukie himself, his depth of voice makes any tune sound the heaviest. Shut Me Mouth is the track to play to people who are into like electronic music but that don't fancy reggae - the most industrial new wave and punk reggae track ever.

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