Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller

Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller is a compilation album created by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and released on Trojan Records. Released to commemorate Trojan Records' 40th anniversary, it collects Greenwood's favorite reggae and dub Trojan tracks,[4] from artists including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joe Gibbs, and Linval Thompson. The title references Thompson's track "Dread Are the Controller".[4]

Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller
Compilation album by
various artists
Released6 March 2007
GenreDub, reggae
Length69:15
LabelTrojan Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Music Box [2]
NME(8/10) [3]
Pitchfork(8.4/10) [4]

The album features artwork by Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood. It received positive reviews from critics.

Track listing
  1. "Dread Are the Controller" – Linval Thompson
  2. "Let Me Down Easy" – Derrick Harriott
  3. "I'm Still in Love (12" mix)" – Marcia Aitken
  4. "Never Be Ungrateful (12" mix)" – Gregory Isaacs
  5. "Bionic Rats" – Lee "Scratch" Perry
  6. "Cool Rasta" – The Heptones
  7. "Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker" – Scientist & Jammy & The Roots Radics
  8. "Black Panta" – Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters
  9. "Fever" – Junior Byles
  10. "Beautiful and Dangerous" – Desmond Dekker & the Aces
  11. "Dread Dub (It Dread Out Deh Version)" – Lloyd's All Stars
  12. "Gypsy Man" – Marcia Griffiths
  13. "A Ruffer Version" – Johnny Clarke & the Aggrovators
  14. "Right Road to Dubland (Right Road to Zion Dub)" – The Jahlights
  15. "Dreader Locks" – Junior Byles & Lee Perry
  16. "This Life Makes Me Wonder" – Delroy Wilson
  17. "Clean Race" – Scotty

References
  1. Jeffries, David. Allmusic review Allmusic. March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. Douglas Heselgrave. Music Box review Music Box. March 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. Various Artists: Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller review NME. February 16, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  4. Klein, Joshua. "Various artists: Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 2016-06-23.


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