Name: Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Brand: Dr Alimantado

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KMLP 001

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2013-12-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5051999200013

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Artist

Dr Alimantado

Genre US

Reggae / Dub

Label US

Keyman

Jamaican singer, producer & deejay, who ran [l=Ital (4)], [l=Ital Sounds], [l=Vital Food], [l169714], [l146713] & [l27172]

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One-of-a-kind Jamaican DJ Dr. Alimantado found unexpected fame with U.K. punks after Johnny Rotten bestowed his blessings.

The hoopla was certainly warranted based on the high quality of his mid-'70s sides, several of which are included on Best Dressed Chicken in Town. Handling production chores himself, <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/dr-alimantado-7ebf5e5c-6925-4301-87c2-573a7492620c">Alimantado</a> enlisted top reggae engineers and producers like <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/lee-perry">Lee "Scratch" Perry</a>, <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/king-tubby">King Tubby</a>, and Scientist to add their own alchemy to the mix. The dub-inflected tracks and <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/dr-alimantado-7ebf5e5c-6925-4301-87c2-573a7492620c">Alimantado's</a> idiosyncratic musings prove a potent combination, especially on standouts like Poison Flower (a version of a Horace Andy vocal), the Rasta vengeance number I Killed the Barber, and the comically over-the-top title cut. Other highlights include the bubbly Unitone Skank, as well as the album's two instrumentals: a predictably bizarre and brilliant Scratch mix, I Am the Greatest Says Muhammed Ali, and the Duke Reid homage Tribute to Duke (based on Slim Smith's incredible rendition of the Billy Stewart soul gem Sitting in the Park.

Best Dressed Chicken In Town

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