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There is a period in Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's long recording history that often gets overlooked simply because of where it falls, and that interval, the so-called "Wonderman" years (from the advent of his innovative work with the Wailers in 1969 through the very early years of his Black Ark recording studio), is covered in this collection. There is wonderful stuff here, with some of Perry's best and most classic rhythms presented in song, dub, and DJ versions. The Wailers are represented by Bob Marley's famous take on Richie Havens' "African Herbsman" and one of Peter Tosh's finest songs, "Brand New Second Hand," but there are many other highlights, including three wonderful tracks ("Beat Down Babylon," "A Place Called Africa," "Fever") done by Junior Byles and the striking, oddball "Mighty Clouds of Joy" by Lloyd Parks. Perry had a special touch with vocal trios, and in addition to the Wailers tracks, there are fine cuts here from the Stingers ("Give Me Power," "Preacher Man"), the Willows ("Cool Iron"), and the Gatherers ("Start Over," "Words of My Mouth"). This two-disc set is probably not the place to start if you are new to Perry's work, but if you're a fan, it is close to essential.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Bob Marley, Composer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 J.A.D., licensed to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Big Youth, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - Junior Byles, Composer, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - George Meikle, Composer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Jah T, MainArtist - Junior Byles, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Composer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Scratch, MainArtist - Niney, MainArtist - Maxie, MainArtist - Scratch & Maxie & Niney, Performance
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Stingers, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - King Iwah, MainArtist - The Stingers, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2000 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer, Producer - The Upsetters, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Peter Tosh, MainArtist - The Wailers, MainArtist - Peter Tosh & The Wailers, Performance
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lloyd Parks, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lloyd Parks, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - Junior Byles, Composer, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Winston Cool, MainArtist - Winston Cool & Dr. Alimantado, Performance
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dennis Alcapone, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
King Medious, MainArtist - MIlton Henry, MainArtist - King Medious & MIlton Henry, Performance
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Junior Byles, MainArtist - Eddie Cooley, Composer - John Davenport, Composer - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Augustus Pablo, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - Junior Byles, Composer - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - Jah-T, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Stingers, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
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Lee Perry, Composer - Junior Byles, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Righteous Flames, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Willows, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - Chenley Duffus, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - Chenley Duffus, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Gatherers, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - The Gatherers, Composer, MainArtist - Sangie Davis, Composer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Composer - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - Prince Django, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Charlie Ace, Performance, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
There is a period in Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's long recording history that often gets overlooked simply because of where it falls, and that interval, the so-called "Wonderman" years (from the advent of his innovative work with the Wailers in 1969 through the very early years of his Black Ark recording studio), is covered in this collection. There is wonderful stuff here, with some of Perry's best and most classic rhythms presented in song, dub, and DJ versions. The Wailers are represented by Bob Marley's famous take on Richie Havens' "African Herbsman" and one of Peter Tosh's finest songs, "Brand New Second Hand," but there are many other highlights, including three wonderful tracks ("Beat Down Babylon," "A Place Called Africa," "Fever") done by Junior Byles and the striking, oddball "Mighty Clouds of Joy" by Lloyd Parks. Perry had a special touch with vocal trios, and in addition to the Wailers tracks, there are fine cuts here from the Stingers ("Give Me Power," "Preacher Man"), the Willows ("Cool Iron"), and the Gatherers ("Start Over," "Words of My Mouth"). This two-disc set is probably not the place to start if you are new to Perry's work, but if you're a fan, it is close to essential.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 49 track(s)
- Total length: 02:35:11
- Main artists: Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Trojan Records
- Genre: World Reggae
© 2002 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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