Curly Locks Riddim – Powerhouse, Taxi, KT

Curly Locks produced by George Phang, Lee Scratch Perry, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gitsy Willis, Tommy Cowan, Warrick Lyn, Prince Tony Robinson, Phillip Burrell for Powerhouse, Taxi, KT in 1970

Built around Junior Byles’ 1970 original, Curly Locks gathers a long run of versions that move from roots reggae into later reworks, with Augustus Pablo’s Curly Dub, Barrington Spence’s Let Locks Grow, Big Youth’s House Of Dreadlocks and Cocoa Tea’s 1993 Grow Your Locks among the key cuts. The title track became one of Lee Scratch Perry’s better-known riddims, and that foundation is what ties together the different producer tags listed here, from Powerhouse and Taxi to KT. The mix of early 70s sides and later versions gives the release a broad timeline, while Junior Byles remains the central voice behind the whole thing.

Curly Locks Riddim Tracklist:

1. Augustus Pablo – Curly Dub (1974)
2. Barrington Spence – Let Locks Grow (1974)
3. Big Youth – House Of Dreadlocks
4. Cocoa Tea – Grow Your Locks (1993)
5. Cocoa Tea & Tony Rebel – Grow Your Locks (1993)
6. Frankie Paul – Hold Me
7. George Nooks – True Friends (2002)
8. Half Pint – If Love Is Allright With You (2002)
9. Jack Radics – I’m Still Waiting For Your Love (2002)
10. Junior Byles – Curly Locks (1970)
11. Junior Byles – Curly Locks (1970)
12. Junior Byles – Curly Locks (3) (1974)
13. Lee Scratch Perry – Curly Locks
14. Lee Scratch Perry & Junior Byles – Dreader Locks
15. Luciano – U Bring Me Joy (2002)
16. Mikey General – Jah Will Never Leave Me (2002)
17. Prezident Brown – So A Man Thinketh (2002)
18. Sizzla – Just Be Clean (2002)
19. The Upsetters – Curly Dub (1970)
20. Ultimate Shines – Fly On The Wings Of Love (2002)
21. Yami Bolo & Merciless – Curly Locks

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