Pinchers
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| Pinchers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Delroy Thompson |
| Also known as | Pinchers |
| Born | 12 April 1965 |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
Pinchers born Delroy Thompson,[1] 12 April 1965, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist.
He released one album as a teenager in Jamaica for Blue Trac Records, before moving to the UK in 1985.[2]
In 1987, Pinchers gained fame with the single "Agony", from the album of the same name produced by King Jammy.[2] In the same year he recorded the Mass Out album, produced by Philip "Fatis" Burrell and backed by Sly & Robbie, Jackie Mittoo, and Robbie Lyn among others.[3] In 1990 he made another hit, "Bandolero",[2] which endures as probably his most remembered single.
[edit] Discography
- Agony (1987), Live & Love
- Mass Out (1987), Exterminator/Ras
- Lift It Up Again (1987), Exterminator/Vena
- Got to be Me (1987), Live & Love
- Dancehall Duo (1988), RAS - with Frankie Paul
- Turbo Charge (1988), Super Supreme - with Frankie Paul
- Pinchers With Pliers (1988), Black Scorpio - with Pliers
- Return of the Don (1989), Supreme
- Pinchers Meets Sanchez (1989), Exterminator - with Sanchez
- Two Originals (1990), King Dragon - with Tweetie Bird
- Hotter (1992), Blue Mountain
- Dirt Low (1993), Exterminator
- If You Love Me Girl (1995), Trojan - with Frankie Paul
- Get Close (2002), Artists Only
[edit] References
- ^ Steffens, Roger "Pinchers Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 223-4
- ^ Green, Jo-Ann "Mass Out Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-10-31
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