Him A Natty Dread Release Details
- Riddim year: 1981
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 5
- Unique artists on riddim: 7
- Production credits: 1981 - VARIOUS LABELS
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
This one sits a little looser than a straight artist showcase, with the same natty-dread groove carrying different angles across the cuts instead of one singer steering the whole thing. Bingy Bunny, the Morwells and Nico Demus stretch “Him A Natty Dread” into a long 12-inch cut, while Keeling Beckford’s “That Girl” keeps the side moving with a lighter vocal edge. The production leans into early-’80s roots pressure rather than glossy polish: deep bass, clipped guitar chops, and that tough Rockers-era drive the Roots Radics made their calling card. The instrumental “Road Block” closes it out like a proper dub companion, darker and more stripped back, so the project lands less like a singles package and more like a snapshot of a band-style rhythm getting worked three different ways.
Him A Natty Dread Tracklist:
- Bingy Bunny & Morwells & Nico Demus D.j – Him A Natty Dread (12 Inch)
- Keeling Beckford – That Girl - Nicodemous - Trotting
- Keeling Beckford – That Girl
- The Morwells & Roots Radic – Him A Natty Dread
- The Roots Radics – Road Block
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