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14 tracks new to CD.
Fascinating insight into Lee Perry’s musical development.
A must for all committed Upsetter fans.
Lee Perry had reached the top of the Jamaican music business as the 1970s dawned. His
international chartbuster, ‘Return Of Django’ had not just confirmed his standing as one of reggae music’s leading music makers, it also provided the funds that facilitated a
significant increase in studio time, so providing the luxury of further experimentations with sound.
This is clearly evident in his output throughout 1970, during which time the proto-dub
recordings of his regular session band The Hippy Boys provided the primary focus of his
releases. The extent to which the quartet dominated Perry’s output during the first half of the year is demonstrated on this, the third volume of his Jamaican singles, with 75% of the collection comprising instrumental works.
Featuring 14 of the tracks new to CD and many others unavailable on any format since the 1990s, ‘Land of Kinks’ not only provides a fascinating insight into the evolution of Lee Perry as a producer, it is also offers the opportunity to discover some of the most ambitious and remarkable reggae recordings of the early 70s.
Tracklist
1 Yakety Yak - Lee Perry & Dave Barker
2 The Tackro - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
3 (I Want To) Thank You - The Upsetters
4 Ferry Boat - The Upsetters
5 OK Carrol - U Roy & The Upsetters
6 Move and Groove - Sticky & The Upsetters *
7 Bush Tea - The Upsetters
8 Midnight - The Upsetters
9 No Gwow - The Upsetters
10 Peck It - The Upsetters
11 Kill Them All - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
12 Selassie Serenade - The Upsetters
13 Shoo Bee Doo Ee - The Soulettes *
14 Shoo Bee Doo Ee (Version) - The Upsetters *
15 Mr. Pitiful - Dave Barker
16 Time Out aka Embraceable You - The Upsetters *
17 Let It Be - The Soulettes
18 Big Dog Bloxie - The Upsetters
19 Pick Folk Kinkiest - The Upsetters
20 Na Na Hey Hey - The Upsetters
21 Fire Fire - The Upsetters
22 The Jumper - The Upsetters
23 The Pillow (take 1) - The Upsetters
24 Grooving (take 2) - The Upsetters *
25 Consider Me - Busty Brown
26 Consider Me (Version) - The Upsetters
1 Grooving (take 1) - The Upsetters
2 You Are The One (take 1) - The Upsetters *
3 The Pillow (take 2) - The Upsetters
4 Hide Me (take 2) - The Upsetters
5 Melting Pot - The Heaters
6 Kinky Mood - The Upsetters
7 Do You Like It - Lee Perry
8 Spinning Wheel - Mel & Dave
9 Land Of Kinks - The Upsetters
10 Double Wheel - The Upsetters
11 Haunted House - The Upsetters
12 Granny Show - Dave Barker &The Upsetters
13 Granny Show Version - The Upsetters
14 This Man - O’Neill Hall *
15 This Man (Version) - The Upsetters *
16 Set Me Free - Dave Barker & The Upsetters
17 Haunted House - The Upsetters
18 Do It Madly - Chuck Junior *
19 The Miser - The Upsetters *
20 Choking Kind - The Upsetters *
21 Penny Wise - Chuck Junior *
22 Blood Poison - The Upsetters
23 Sipreano - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
24 Fresh Up - The Upsetters
25 You Are The One (take 2) - The Upsetters *
26 Spinning Wheel Version (take 1) – The Upsetters *
* new to CD