LKJ in Dub
Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released	1980 (UK)
Genre	Dub reggae
Length	30:01
Label	Island
Producer	Dennis Bovell [1]
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
Bass Culture (1980) LKJ in Dub (1980) Making History (1983)

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LKJ in Dub is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on Island Records. ^[2] It was produced by Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). It contains dub versions of tracks from the two previous LKJ albums, Forces of Victory and Bass Culture. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10 [6]

Trouser Press called the album "an interesting and successful example of dub technique." ^[2] The New York Times compared the album to Bovell's recent I Wah Dub, calling LKJ in Dub "a less gimmicky, more emotionally satisfying piece of work." ^[7] The Boston Globe wrote that "there are some nice grooves here, but with no voice to sing, no soloing instruments, not even a stray Frippertronic to hang onto, it's hard to recommend this album." ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

1. "Victorious Dub" – 3:32
2. "Reality [dub]" – 2:45
3. "Peach Dub" – 3:48
4. "Shocking [dub]" – 4:45
5. "Iron Bar Dub" – 3:42
6. "Bitch Dub" – 4:35
7. "Cultural Dub" – 3:27
8. "Brain Smashing Dub" – 3:27

Personnel

• Floyd Lawson, Vivian Weathers - bass guitar
• Winston Curniffe - drums
• Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson - drums, percussion
• John Kpiaye - guitar
• Julio Finn - harmonica
• Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson - keyboards
• Clinton Bailey, Everard Forrest - percussion
• James Danton - alto saxophone
• Rico - trombone
• Dick Cuthell, Henry "Buttons" Tenyue - trumpet, flugelhorn

Technical

• Dennis Bovell - mixing
• Dennis Morris - cover design

References