Wednesday, February 23, 2011

THE DOCTOR IS IN


Just look at that album cover. Could it be any more enticing? The slipshot appearance, laceless shoes, cut-offs, fly open; none of that stops the good Doctor from making like he's something special. Even the title (which refers to a popular phrase in Jamaican chicken joints) seems to scream "like I really give a shit." It was an easy gamble back in the day. To think that this dubious portrait graces the cover of a great LP, undoubtedly Alimantado's best, is almost laughable. But a great LP it is, recorded between 1972 and 1977 at King Tubby's, Channel One, and Lee Perry's Black Ark. To top it off, some of it is over vocal tracks by Horace Andy (on "Poison Flour" below) and Gregory Issacs, among others. It's no wonder that Greensleeves reissued it as part of their Reggae Classics series. But now, even that one seems to be out of print. As my brother would say, you really should get this one.

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Songs:
Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour mp3 at Le Blog de la Grande Chose
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town mp3 at Le Blog de la Grande Chose
Album:
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town (full LP via Megaupload) at GPS Sonoro (Note: Click on album title right under song list)
Alternate album link:
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town (full LP via Multiupload) at My Little Bubble (Note: Click on album title above album image)
Video:
Dr. Alimantado - I Killed the Barber (live) video at YouTube
Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour (live, with long intro) video at YouTube
Visit:
Dr Alimantado's Keyman Records
Dr. Alimantado at Wikipedia

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