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One of Lee Perry’s first albums is this one from 1971. It opens
with a very soulful funky track in which Dave Barker sounds
a bit like James Brown.

Een van Lee Perry’s eerste albums is deze uit 1971 . Hij opent
met een zeer soulvolle funky track waarop Dave Barker bijna als
James Brown klinkt.

tracks ;

01 – Dave Barker – Do your thing
02 – The Upsetters – Deamland
03 – The Upsetters – Long sentence
04 – The Upsetters – Not guilty
05 – The Upsetters – Cool and easy
06 – Addis Ababa Children – Well dread
07 – The Upsetters – My girl
08 – The Upsetters – Sawdust
09 – Winston Price – Place called africa (version 3)
10 – The Hurricanes – Isn’t it wrong
11 – The Upsetters – Go slow
12 – The Upsetters – Bad luck
13 – The Upsetters – Move me
14 – The Upsetters – Surplus

tracks ;

01 – Zions blood
02 – Croaking lizard
03 – Black vest
04 – Underground
05 – Curly dub
06 – Dread lion
07 – Three in one
08 – Patience
09 – Dub along
10 – Super ape

tracks ;

01 – Dyon – Anaswa
02 – Return of the Super Ape
03 – Tell me something good
04 – Bird in hand
05 – Crab yars
06 – Jah Jah ah natty dread
07 – Psyche & trim
08 – The lion
09 – Huzza a hana
10 – High rankin Sammy

Hoeveel prachtige platen Lee Perry ook gemaakt heeft, Roast Fish, Colly
Weed & Corn Bread blijft voor mij de allermooiste. Samen met de twee
Super Ape’s draai ik hem nog altijd met enorm veel plezier. De subtiele
geluidjes, belletjes, loeiende koeien, huilende baby’s,
dit zijn platen die nooit gaan vervelen.

No matter how many wonderful records Lee Perry made, Roast Fish, Colly
Weed & Corn Bread remains the very best for me. Together with the two
Super Ape’s I still play it with lots of pleasure. The subtle little sounds, bells,
mooing cows, crying babies, these are records
that will never bore ..

tracks ;

01 – Soul fire
02 – Throw some water in
03 – Evil tongues
04 – Curly locks
05 – Ghetto sidewalk
06 – Favourite dish
07 – Big neck police
08 – Free up the weed
09 – Mr. d.j.man
10 – Roast fish & cornbread

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tracks ;

01 – One step forward
02 – Uptown babies
03 – Chase the devil
04 – War ina babylon
05 – Norman
06 – Stealin’
07 – Tan and see
08 – Smokey room
09 – Smile out of style

tracks ;

01 – Da da
02 – I’ve got a feeling
03 – Don’t know why
04 – Demonstration
05 – Coming again
06 – Beat down Babylon
07 – A place called Africa
08 – Joshua’s desire
09 – A matter of time
10 – Poor Chubby

It was considered the best reggae album ever by many, Heart
of the Congos is re-released on cd for several times. Every time
with different versions and other bonus tracks. Today we have
the original record without any extra’s. Originally from 1977,
this is the 1980 version on Go Feet Records.
Another must have ..

Hij wordt door velen gezien als de beste reggae plaat ooit, Heart
of the Congos is diverse malen opnieuw op cd uitgebracht. Telkens
met andere versies en meer bonus tracks. Vandaag hebben we de
eerste uitvoering zonder alle extra’s. Origineel uit 1977 is dit de
uitvoering op Go Feet Records uit 1980.
Nog zo een die je moet hebben ..

tracks ;

01 – Fisherman
02 – Congoman
03 – Open up the gate
04 – Children crying
05 – La-la bam bam
06 – Can’t come in
07 – Sodom & gomorrow
08 – The wrong thing
09 – Ark of covenant
10 – Solid foundation

tracks ;

01 – Party time
02 – Crying over you
03 – Now generation
04 – Mr. president
05 – Serious time
06 – I shall be released
07 – Storm cloud
08 – Road of life
09 – Why must I
10 – Sufferer’s time

I remember very well how deeply I was impressed hearing Police
and Thieves for the first time as a youngster. In those days I had
no idea that Lee Perry was the sourcerer and wizard behind it.
This is another timeless record produced by the great Lee Scratch
Perry. A must have for every self respecting reggae collector ..

Ik weet nog goed hoe diep ik onder de indruk was toen als jon-
geling Police and Thieves voor de eerste keer hoorde. Ik had toen
nog geen flauw benul dat tovenaar erachter Lee Perry was. Dit
is nog zo’n tijdloze plaat die niet mag ontbreken in de collectie
van elke zichzelf respecterende reggae vezamelaar ..

tracks ;

01 – Roots train
02 – Police and thieves
03 – Solomon
04 – Rescue jah children
05 – Tedious
06 – False teachin’
07 – Easy task
08 – Lucifer
09 – Workin’ in the cornfield
10 – I was appointed

Lee Perry started out at Sir Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd’s Studio One.
“As a free-spirited musical force however, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry had
too much creativity to be constrained as an underling of another
producer; his unlimited artistic vision and individual way of being,
which incorporates an unpredictable and often quarrelsome
temperament, meant he simply had to be his own boss.”
(Trojan’s ‘The Upsetter’, liner notes) In 1973 he built his own ‘Black
Ark studio’ in the garden of his house. From that moment history
was written. Next to recording under his own name, Lee Perry
was a gifted producer and worked with the greatest of artists.
Today we find some of the most famous albums from that
period starting with Jah Lion’s Colombia Colly, listen ..

Lee Perry begonzijn carrière bij Sir ‘Coxsone’ Dodd’s Studio One.
“As a free-spirited musical force however, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry had
too much creativity to be constrained as an underling of another
producer; his unlimited artistic vision and individual way of being,
which incorporates an unpredictable and often quarrelsome
temperament, meant he simply had to be his own boss.”
(Trojan’s ‘The Upsetter’, liner notes) In 1973 bouwde hij zijn eigen
studio, The Black Ark, in de tuin van zijn huis. Vanaf dat moment
werd er geschiedenis geschreven. Naast het opnemen van platen
onder zijn eigen naam, produceerde Lee Perry voor een tal van
gerenommeerde artiesten met veel elan en eigen identiteit.
Vandaag vinden we een aantal van de meest prominente albums
uit die periode beginnend met Jah Lion’s Colombian Colly.
Down, deel en luister met plezier ..

tracks ;

01 – Wisdom
02 – Dread ina jamdong
03 – Hay fever
04 – Flashing whip
05 – Colombia colly
06 – Fatman
07 – Bad luck natty
08 – Black lion
09 – Little sally dater
10 – Sata