Lee Scratch Perry King Scratch Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-Ive Vinyl LP Boxset 2022
Tracklist:
LP1:
1. People Funny Boy
2. Tighten Up
3. Return Of Django
4. Shocks Of Mighty
5. Place Called Africa
6. Don't Cross The Nation
7. Beat Down Babylon
8. Words Of My Mouth
9. Hot Tip
10. Jungle Lion
11. Curley Locks
12. Hurt So Good
13. Bushweed Corntrash
LP2:
1. Three Blind Mice
2. Three Times Three
3. Sufferer's Time
4. Sufferer's Heights (Jamaican Mix)
5. Roast Fish And Corn Bread (Jamaican Mix)
6. Sipple Out Deh aka War In A Babylon (Jamaican Mix)
7. One Step Forward / Ital Corner
8. Rise And Shine
9. Police And Thief / Soldier And Police War
LP3:
1. Ethiopia Land
2. Chase The Devil / Disco Devil
3. City Too Hot
4. Vibrate Onn
5. Rainy Night In Portland
6. Garden Of Life
7. Sons Of Slaves
LP4:
1. Roots Train
2. History
3. Neckodeemus aka Nicodemus
4. Soul Fire (Jamaican Mix)
5. One Drop
6. I Am A Madman
7. Exodus
8. Jamaican E.T.
CD1:
1. None Such Busted Me Bet (aka Sufferation)
2. Stranger On The Shore aka Popeye On The Shore
3. A Place In The Sun
4. Dollar In The Teeth
5. Check Him Out
6. A Live Injection
7. Prisoner Of Love
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Babyloose Burning aka Babylon's Burning
10. Give Me Power
11. This World
12. Lick The Pipe, Peter, Pt. 4
13. French Connection
14. Da Da
15. Rasta Bandwagon
16. Blackman Time
17. Bucky Skank
18. Cow Thief Skank
19. Black IPA (aka Green Island)
20. Dub Organizer
21. News Flash
22. Better Days
23. Sick And Tired
24. Rasta No Pick Pocket
25. Black Candle
CD2:
1. Doctor Demand
2. Stay Dread
3. Herb Vendor
4. Lady Lady
5. Enter The Dragon
6. Public Jestering
7. Cane River Rock
8. Do It Baby (aka Nice And Easy)
9. The Long Way
10. Many Are Called (aka Yagga Yagga)
11. Be Thankful (For What You've Got)
12. I Man Free
13. I Man Stand Still
14. To Love Somebody
15. Sons Of Negus
16. Down Here In Babylon
17. Big May
18. Babylon Deh Pon Fire
19. Natty Pass Through Rome
20. Back Wey
21. Fever / Influenza Version
22. White Belly Rat
23. Fire Fe The Vatican
24. Stop The War In A Babylon
CD3:
1. I Shall Be Released
2. A Wah Dat
3. Take Warning
4. Four And Twenty Dreadlocks
5. Groovy Situation (Jamaican Mix)
6. I Forgot To Be Your Lover aka To Be A Lover
7. Voodooism
8. Rasta Train
9. At The Feast (Of The Passover)
10. Wolf Out Deh
11. Reggae Music
12. Open The Gate
13. Vampire
CD4:
1. Bad Weed
2. Bionic Rats
3. Forward With The Orthodox
4. Know Love
5. Big Neck Policeman
6. Green Bay Inquest
7. Free Up The Prisoners
8. Home Guard
9. Cross Over
10. Bafflin' Smoke Signal
11. Introducing Myself
12. For Whom The Bell Tolls
13. I'll Take You There
Arguably the greatest Jamaican record producer of all time, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was instrumental in transforming the island’s national sound throughout the Sixties and Seventies, with his unique approach to music making pushing the music beyond previously perceived boundaries. To mark the first anniversary of his passing, the very best of his work is showcased across a number of products, all of which effectively demonstrate why Perry was widely venerated figure for so long.
The deluxe box set comprises four vinyl LPs and four CD sets featuring his best known and most influential recordings including a previously unreleased mix of Junior Murvin’s powerful ‘Police And Thieves’, UK chart-buster ‘Hurt So Good’ by Susan Cadogan and the Upsetters’ boss reggae classic ‘Return Of Django’, as well as numerous major Jamaican hits. Aldo included in the set is a 50 page fully illustrated page book, penned by Scratch’s official biographer, David Katz and featuring an array photos by celebrated photographer Adrian Boot, and a newly designed two sided full colour 24” x 24” poster.
The 2x gatefold LP and 2x CD set collection focus upon of the legendary music-maker’s best known productions from the Sixties and Seventies, performed by some of the giants of Jamaican music, with both extensive notes on the man whose talent and imagination took reggae to new heights of excellence.