Title
Artist
Label
Format
Date
   Album review
Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff (1972-75)
I Roy
Blood & Fire
CD
16-03-1997


Tracking list

  1. Sidewalk killer
  2. Hot stuff
  3. Buck and the Preacher
  4. Ken Boothe special
  5. Black talk
  6. Look a boom
  7. Don't get weary Joe Frazier
  8. Sound education
  9. Noisy place
  10. Fire burn
  11. Sufferer's psalm
  12. Superfly
  13. Hospital trolley
  14. Double warning
  15. Holy Satta (CD bonus track)
  16. Straight to the heathen head (CD bonus track)
Rating : from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor)

Vocals : 5 Backing : 5 Production : 5 Sound quality : 5 Sleeve : 5


This CD brings together sides produced by Clive Chin, Winston Edwards, Keith Hudson, Bunny Lee, Jimmy Radway, Rudolph Redwood, (I) Roy Reid, Errol Thompson and Pete Weston. Starting of with "Sidewalk Killer", the DJ version of Tommy McCook's "Sidewalk Doctor", I Roy shows why his lyrics and delivery have become so beloved in the reggae community over rhythms like Keith Hudson's "Hot Stuff", Pete Weston's "LeggoBeast" update of Roy Shirley's "Hold Them", a string of Ken Boothe's rhythms and rhtytm used by Heptones, Melodian Tony Brevett, Errol Dunkley, Paragons. Two cuts over the Soul Vendors's classic "Swing Easy" rhythm. Superfly over Junior Murvin aka Junior Soul's cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Give Me Your Love". And using "Java" and Desmond Young's "Warning".
The 2 CD-only bonus tracks ride two very classic rhythms and songs, the immortal "Satta Massa Gana" and Bob Marley's "Talking Blues". 
This whole album is showing roots Dj-ing at its best, topnotch backing used to top with strong delivered lyrics. This is a must have for all roots fans.

Souljah