Vietcong
1969 · Blue Cat BS 161 · UK: England
- Artist
- Al Reid
- Title
- Vietcong
- Release
- Vietcong / Me Want Man
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Blue Cat # BS 161
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- UK: England
- Genre
- Reggae · Reggae
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music
The song "Vietcong" (Blue Cat Records # BS 161) is a highly collectable reggae instrumental single, released in the UK by Al Reid - no biographical details are known at this time. The title may also suggest solidairty with the North Vietnamese / anti-US intervention. Vietcong (or "VC") - the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Vietnamese: Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng Miền Nam Việt Nam) (NLFSV or NLF), the political and military resistance to the US and South Vietnamese government from within South Vietnam.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
The song "Vietcong" (Blue Cat Records # BS 161) is a highly collectable reggae instrumental single, released in the UK by Al Reid - no biographical details are known at this time. The title may also suggest solidairty with the North Vietnamese / anti-US intervention. Vietcong (or "VC") - the National Liberation Front (NFL), the political and military resistance to the US and South Vietnamese government from within South Vietnam.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - 'Vietcong' appeared on a UK Blue Cat 45 (BS 161, 1969) shared with Max Romeo and produced by Jamaican producer Nehemiah Reid; the singer's identity is undocumented. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
In collections
Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs