Screaming Target
Studio album by
Big Youth
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudioRandy's Studio; Dynamic Sound Studios; Harry J's Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length37:59
LabelGussie/Jaguar/Trojan
ProducerAugustus "Gussie" Clarke
Big Youth chronology
Chi Chi Run
(1972)		 Screaming Target
(1972)		 Reggae Phenomenon
(1975)

Screaming Target is the debut album by Jamaican deejay Big Youth. It was recorded and originally released in 1972 on the Gussie and Jaguar labels in Jamaica.[1] It was issued in the United Kingdom in 1973 by Trojan Records.[1]

Recording and production

The album was produced by Big Youth's childhood friend Augustus "Gussie" Clarke. Some of the tracks on the album had previously been hits as singles, including "Screaming Target", which used K.C. White's "No, No, No" rhythm, "Tippertone Rock" (though the single version was different), and "The Killer".[2] Several other tracks employed rhythms from Clarke's other productions, including Leroy Smart's "Pride & Ambition" (on "Pride & Joy Rock"), Lloyd Parks' "Slaving" ("Honesty"), Dennis Brown's "In Their Own Way" ("Be Careful"), and Gregory Isaacs' "One One Cocoa Fill Basket" (on "One of These Fine Days").[2] The 2006 CD reissue adds the aforementioned tracks and more as a bonus.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Okayplayer[3]
Allmusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

The album was a favorite dub LP for music critic Robert Christgau in the 1970s,[6] although he omitted it from Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), lacking the comprehensiveness for import-only albums at the time.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written, arranged, and produced by Gussie Clarke.

Original Gussie release
No.TitleLength
1."Screaming Target" 
2."Pride & Joy Rock" 
3."Be Careful" 
4."Tippertone Rock" 
5."One of These Fine Days" 
6."The Killer" 
7."Solomon a Gunday" 
8."Honesty" 
9."I am Alright" 
10."Lee a Low" 

The track "Tippertone Rock" is listed as "Tippertong Rock" on the cover of the 1973 Trojan Records release (TRLS 61-A), while it's listed as "Tippertone Rock" on the vinyl LP itself. Later releases added "Screaming Target (Version 2)" (as track 6) and "Concrete Jungle" (as track 12). The 1976 Gussie LP releases only added "Concrete Jungle" (as track 11).

2006 CD release bonus tracks
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
11."KG's Halfway Tree"Augustus Pablo & The Simplicity People 
12."Origin Style"Augustus Pablo 
13."Screaming Target [version 2]"  
14."Pride and Ambition"Leroy Smart 
15."In Their Own Way"Dennis Brown 
16."Try Me"Roman Stewart 
17."Tipper Tone Rocking [version 2]"  
18."Rhythm Style"The Simplicity People 
19."One One Cocoa Full Basket"Gregory Isaacs 
20."Skylarking [version]"The Society Squad 
21."Anywhere But Nowhere [version]"The Simplicity People 
22."Slaving (Every Day)"Lloyd Parks 
23."No More Slavery"Glen Brown 
24."I am Alright (aka Loving Pauper)"Gregory Isaacs 

Credits

Recording Information

References

  1. 1 2 "Big Youth - Screaming Target", Roots Archives
  2. 1 2 Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
  3. ↑ Okayplayer review
  4. ↑ Allmusic review
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Z". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "The Guide". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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