Captain Mod
1975
Bedtime Stories
About This Album
For anyone who thought that a dread-free 1974 spelled the end of Britain's biggest, rudest reggae star, 1975 was to be an annus miserabilis, as Judge Dread sashayed three singles into the U.K. Top 15. His hilariously salacious version of "Je T'Aime" was first to hit the charts, followed by "Big Ten," yet another in the "Big" series of naughty jokes set to flawless reggae riddims. The holiday knees-up "Christmas in Dreadland" completed Dread's hat trick in December, by which time the Judge's third album, Bedtime Stories, had entered the Top 30. Needless to say, neither the title track nor any of the other songs on the set were appropriate nighty-night tales for children, with "Bedtime" telling of the magistrate's far from judicial exploits in chambers. Even so, when you've waving your big 'un about, it's easy to scare off the birds, and part of Dread's charm is that his boasts are offset by his self-deprecating humor. "This Little Piece of Dinkle" is a case in point, as is "Last Tango in Snodland," where the Judge's advances are thwarted -- until, that is, the lady's boyfriend turns out to be a fan.
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