{"product_id":"dillinger-hard-times-2025-reissue","title":"Dillinger - Hard Times (2025 Reissue)","description":"Dillinger one of the most\nconsistently successful DJ’s to\ncome out of the Jamaica, fondly\nremembered for his massive\n‘Cocaine In My Brain’ hit from the\ngreat CB200 album and the later reworked ‘Marijuana In My Brain’ which gave\nDillinger crossover hits in both England and Europe. But the versatile DJ has many\nmore strings to his bow.\nDillinger (born. Lester Bullocks,1953 Kingston, Jamaica) began his musical venture\naround 1971, working asa DJ to Sound Systems run by Prince Jackie and El\nBrasso.1974 saw his first vinyl release in the form of ‘Freshly’ for Producer Yabby U\nand in 1975 he came with the great ‘Brace A Boy’ for the young Mr Augustus\nPablo.But his first album release was through Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One setup,\nwhere he let Dillinger fire some vocals over classic Rocksteady rhythms. It took the\nform of ‘Ready Natty Dreadie’. It was his time at Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Hookim’s Channel One\nStudio that produced his second album set(a crossover release and fore mentioned)\nthe timeless 1976 classic ‘CB 200’. It contained three big singles in ‘Plantation\nHeights’, ‘Cocaine In My Brain’ and ‘Crank Face’. The reworked ‘ Marijuana In My\nBrain’ even became a No 1 hit in Holland in 1979.\nWe have taken our set of tunes from his classic 70’s period when Mr Dillinger could\ndo no wrong.Alongside the big ‘Cocaine’ and ‘Marijuana’ hits the great opening track\n‘Love Is All I Bring’ sees him working over Alton Ellis ‘Still In Love With You’ which\nItself turned into ‘3 Piece Suite’. ‘Money Alone Is Not All’ where he works over Barry\nBrown’s ‘Mr Money Man’, ‘Hear and Deaf’ working over Johnny Clarke’s ‘Nobodies\nBusiness’. ‘King Pharaoh Was A Baldhead’ has him working Frankie Jone’s ‘ Jesse\nBlack’ cut. ‘Concubine’ reworks the Mighty Diamond’s ‘Mother Winney’ and ‘Time\nSo Hard’ sees Dillinger telling it like it is over Ronnie Davis’ original ‘ Time So Hard’\ncut, empathizing the points in fine style.\n\nA classic set of tunes all ‘Killer No Filler’ from the master of rhyme himself we hope\nyou agree.....","brand":"KINGSTON SOUNDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":56287848300808,"sku":"REL-01312","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/6723\/1240\/files\/6e0c4e603e99c8c4b017cae6955c100a.jpg?v=1775627973","url":"https:\/\/www.relevantrecordcafe.co.uk\/products\/dillinger-hard-times-2025-reissue","provider":"Relevant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}