Lee Perry The Upsetter Box Set 3 LP OOP VERY RARE Trojan Records
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You are bidding on a 3 LP box set of Lee Perry & the Upsetters entitled, The Upsetter Box Set on Trojan Records. This set contains the following three LPs:
Africa's Blood (1972)
"One of the first "albums" released by the Upsetter, this is a good peek into what was happening at the time on the mighty isle of Jamaica. Ska was still in the grips of American R&B, and that influence runs rampant here. But, as always, the personality of Perry shines through and gives each track that Upsetter twist that keeps this stuff from being relegated to footnote status. A perfect example of this is the cover of "My Girl" here. Sure, it's the same song, but it also bears the unmistakable stamp of Perry, turning a cover of a song you've heard too often into a foot-tapping good time. Heartily recommended."
Rhythm Shower (1972) "Rhythm Shower is one of producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's more obscure efforts; it was originally released in a limited pressing in Jamaica and in an even more limited edition in England, and was never reissued after those pressings sold out. In the mid-'80s, it was made available (with Africa's Blood and Double Seven) as one of three LPs in the Upsetter Box, which was itself reissued several years later on CD as the Upsetter Compact Set. Despite its obscurity, Rhythm Shower is a pivotal album in Perry's career as a producer and bandleader; it finds him beginning to experiment with dub end developing the distinctive studio sound that would come to full maturation in subsequent years. Whereas earlier albums had offered plenty of instrumental versions, on Rhythm Shower Perry really starts making use of the studio tricks that characterized what was then the emerging art form of dub -- dropping voices in and out of the mix (as on " Uncle Charlie" and a dub cut of the George Faith classic "To Be a Lover") and doing the same with individual instruments (as he does with Augustus Pablo's melodica on "Kuchy Skank") to create a trippy, hypnotic effect. There are a couple of fine DJ turns from the great Dillinger, but the main attraction is the mighty Upsetters themselves, whose rock-solid rhythms give Perry all the room he needs to maneuver. This is classic Scratch, an album that should have been reissued on its own years ago."
Double Seven (1974) "This set finds the Upsetters in transition. Like most others on the island, here he's still under the spell of American soul music, evident in his joyous cover of "Soul Man." Things are starting to fray around the edges, though, in that wonderful Upsetter fashion. "Kentucky Skank" is strong evidence of this, as is the magnificently loony "Waap You Waa." This is a pivotal moment in Scratch's remarkable and unique career. A lot of this stuff is available elsewhere, but fans will want to hear it here, as it first rocked the nation."
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