Don’t Touch I Dread Riddim – Unknown Label

Produced by Bunny Striker Lee in 1976, Don’t Touch I Dread is a slim two-cut roots set that pairs Barrington Spence’s title tune with I-Roy’s Don’t Touch I Man Locks. The release sits neatly in Lee’s deep mid-’70s catalog, with the version-style clash between Spence’s chant and I-Roy’s deejay cut giving the riddim its character. It’s a short, focused showcase of the period’s dread-conscious sound, and I-Roy’s cut adds a sharper conversational edge beside the more direct vocal from Barrington Spence.