Dillinger CB 200 Record Store Day 2019 Edition

By the 1970s Reggae had spread from Jamaica
and become an international phenomena. Enter
Dillinger, who rose up with the El Paso Sound
System as part of the second generation
of Jamaican toasters. His name came from
American gangster John Dillinger at the
suggestion of none other than Lee Perry (who
produced his first album). A deal with Island
Records followed, with sessions happening at
Channel One Studios with Joseph ""Jo Jo"" Hoo
Kim producing. Recording at Channel One in
mid-70s meant Dillinger and Jo Jo were tapping
into an immense talent pool in the form of The
Revolutionaries, the studio’s in-house band. CB
200 features contributions from Earl “Chinna”
Smith, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Ansel
Collins, Sly Dunbar, and Tommy McCook
among others. The release also brought forth
the career defining cut “Cokane In My Brain”, a
hit record on an international basis.
Despite the success of CB 200 and “Cokane In
My Brain” the release has remained out of
print in all formats since the mid-1980s.
Get On Down is about to change that, with
their Record Store Day 2019 reissue of this too
often overlooked Reggae masterpiece.