Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Dread Beat An' Blood |
| A2 | Five Nights Of Bleeding |
| A3 | Doun Di RoadGuitar – Dennis Bovell (Matumbi)* |
| A4 | Song Of BloodProducer – L.K. Johnson*, V. Weathers*Vocals – Vivian Weathers |
| B1 | It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo) |
| B2 | Come Wi Goh Dung Deh |
| B3 | Man Free (For Darcus Howe)Vocals – Lila Weathers |
| B4 | All Wi Doin Is DefendinGuitar – John VarnomKeyboards – Desmond Craig |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.
Credits
- Bass, Rhythm Guitar – Floydie Lawson*, Vivian Weathers
- Drums, Percussion – Jah Bunny (Matumbi)*, Winston 'Crab' Curniffe*
- Engineer, Mixed By – Dennis Blackbeard*
- Keyboards – Denis Bovell (Matumbi)*
- Percussion – Everald Forrest, Linton K. Johnson*
- Producer – Linton Kwesi Johnson (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
- Sleeve [Design] – Julian Stapleton
- Sleeve [Drawing] – Una Howe
- Written-By – L.K. Johnson*
Notes
Yellow "Virgin's front line" labelsBarcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: VFL-11017-A 24/4/80
- Matrix / Runout: VFL-11017-B 24/4/80
- Rights Society: SIAE
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL 1017 | Poet And The Roots | Dread Beat An' Blood (LP, Album) | Front Line | FL 1017 | UK | 1978 |
| 01, Heartbeat Records 01 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Dread Beat An' Blood (LP, Album) | Heartbeat Records , Heartbeat Records | 01, Heartbeat Records 01 | USA & Canada | 1981 |
| CDFL 12, 7243 849921 2 5 | Poet And The Roots | Dread Beat An' Blood (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Front Line , Virgin | CDFL 12, 7243 849921 2 5 | Europe | 2000 |
| CAR49921 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Dread Beat An' Blood (CD, Album, RE) | Caroline Records, Front Line | CAR49921 | US | 2000 |
| FL 1017 | Poet And The Roots | Dread Beat An' Blood (LP, Album) | Front Line | FL 1017 | UK | 1978 |
