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Artist:	BIG YOUTH
Title:	Ride Like Lightning: The Best Of Big Youth 1972-1973
Label:	EARMARK (ITALY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	EAR 43017LP

"Still considered one of the best DJs of all time, Big Youth cut his teeth in the early seventies deejaying for Lord Tippertone's sound system, and his unique toasting style (influenced by nights spent listening to U. Roy and I. Roy) soon brought him the attention of producers eager to exploit the DJ craze that was sweeping Jamaica at this time. His first true hit came in 1972 with the 'The Killer', produced by a 19-year-old Gussie Clarke, and was soon followed by the even bigger hit 'S.90 Skank', dedicated to Kingston's favorite motorcycle, the Honda S.90. By this time, Big Youth was cutting hits for all the top producers and it was not long before his first LP Screaming Target (still considered one of the greatest DJ albums of all time) was released. But it was not just Big Youth's music and toasting skills that gained him such an avid following, but his ability to voice the feelings of the disenfranchised and downtrodden and speak out against social injustice in the best of the Rastafarian tradition."

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