| Catalog # : MOVLP1912 | Format : 1 LP, 180 gram | Releasedate : 2017-07-07 |
| Barcode : 8719262004153 | Sleeve : 3mm | Original Release : 1973 |
Side A1. Kentucky Skank - The Upsetters2. Double Six - U Roy 3. Just Enough To Keep Me Hanging On - David Isaacs 4. In The Iaah - The Upsetters 5. Jungle Lion - The Upsetters 6. We Are The Neighbours - David Isaacs | Side B1. Soul Man - The Upsetters2. Stick Together - U Roy 3. High Fashion - I Roy 4. Long Sentence - The Upsetters 5. Hail Stones - The Upsetters 6. Ironside - The Upsetters 7. Cold Weather - The Upsetters 8. Waap You Waa - The Upsetters |
This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee 'Scratch' Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Arksound - the enigmatic producer was at the timein the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form.
The LP opens with the eerie "Kentucky Skank", Perry's ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at London's Chalk Farm studios.
U Roy's "Double Six" and I Roy's "High Fashion" and "Hail Stones" illustrate just how strong The Upsetter's deejay material had become, while versions of the Chi-Lites'"We Are Neighbours" , Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" and a re-working of Al Green's "Love and Happiness"(retitled"Jungle Lion") all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work.
The backing tracks illustrate the producerat his best; the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component - something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark.
