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Lee Scratch Perry Presents Better Days: Jamaican - Lee Scratch Perry Presents Better Days: Jamaican

Lee Scratch Perry Presents Better Days: Jamaican - Lee Scratch Perry Presents Better Days: Jamaican

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Includes numerous major Jamaican hits. Most tracks unavailable for 20+ years. By the summer of 1971, Lee 'Scratch' Perry was widely recognised as Jamaica's most creative music-maker. Since launching his career as an independent producer in 1968, his experimentations with sound and style had resulted in some of the most exciting and popular works to see issue during reggae's formative years. Now, primarily employing one of the island's most accomplished band, The Now Generation as his regular session crew, the sound of Perry's output from the latter half of 1971 contrasted strongly with the more rugged style the epitomised many of his earlier productions. Otherwise, however, his general approach to music-making remained unaltered and during this six-month period, he released a series of popular singles by some of Kingston's finest, performing a variety of compositions that ranged from covers of soul and pop songs to original early roots material. As a stand-alone compilation or an accompaniment set to previous Doctor Bird anthologies of Perry's Jamaican singles, 'Better Days' is a must for any serious fan of his always compelling work, as well as all enthusiasts of classic reggae sounds.

Tracklist:

  1. Paul Freeman - Don't Give Up
  2. The Upsetters - Don't Give Up Version
  3. Donald Smythe - Where Love Goes
  4. The Hurricanes - You Can Run
  5. David Isaacs - Just Enough
  6. The Untouchables - Can't Reach You
  7. Mahalia Saunders - Right On The Tip Of My Tongue
  8. The Upsetters - Right On The Tip Version
  9. Max Romeo - Ginalship
  10. The Upsetters - Ginalship Version
  11. Hortense Ellis - Piece Of My Heart
  12. The Upsetters - Piece Of My Heart Version
  13. Danny ; The Flames - Zion
  14. The Adis Ababians - Zion Version
  15. Mahalia Saunders - Suspicious Minds
  16. Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon
  17. The Upsetters - Ital Version
  18. Dennis Alcapone - Alpha and Omega
  19. Winston Wright - Example Part 1
  20. The 3rd ; 4th Generation - Example Part 2
  21. Lloyd Parks - Mighty Cloud Of Joy
  22. The Upsetters - Mighty Cloud Version
  23. Lee Perry - Inna Iwah
  24. The Upsetters - Inna Iwah Version
  25. Shenley Duffus - To Be A Lover
  26. The Upsetters - I Forgot To Remember
  27. Dennis Alcapone - Africa Stand
  28. The Upsetters - Version 6
  29. Junior Byles - Poor Chubby
  30. The Carltons - Better Days
  31. Busty Brown - My Girl
  32. Junior Byles - Come Again
  33. The Hurricanes - Walking The Street
  34. The Bleechers - Jump And Rail
  35. The Viceroys - Come On Over
  36. The Bleechers - Trying My Faith
  37. The Viceroys - Fancy Clothes
  38. The Righteous Flames - One Love One Heart
  39. U Roy - Rhythm Land
  40. The Upsetters - King Alpha
  41. Shenley Duffus - Bet You Don't Know
  42. The Upsetters - Ring Of Fire

UPC: 5013929286849
Label: Doctor Bird
Release Date: 9.5.25
Format: CD
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