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Much has been written about the ever-stranger Lee "Scratch" Perry, master of the Black Ark and now off doing it dubwise in Switzerland or somesuch, but the Upsetters themselves have been glossed over to a surprising degree. This is really a shame, because two Upsetters members ended up as the rhythm core of the Wailers, and the legacy of this studio band is a grand one, with some of the best Jamaican music credited to it. This 16-cut collection, assembled from tapes kept by keyboardist Glen Adams, is primarily instrumental, with a few vocal incursions from Glen Adams, Lee Perry and Dave Barker, with the focus being on the Upsetters -- without any of Perry's studio twistiness. This is mostly light, entertaining body-rhythm stuff, some of which will sound familiar ("Lock It Up" is a version of "Lockjaw"). The sounds and styles are a trip down memory lane, but that's where the best reggae is sometimes found. Cheerfully unessential, which is why you should get it.
© Steven McDonald /TiVo
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Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Lee Perry, Producer - The Upsetters, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, Producer
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, Producer, MainArtist - Aston Barrett, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Osbourne, Producer
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, ComposerLyricist - Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Aston Barrett, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Aston Barrett, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, Producer, MainArtist - Aston Barrett, ComposerLyricist - Glen Adams, ComposerLyricist - Alva Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Carlton "Carly" Barrett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Upsetters, MainArtist - Glen Adams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Much has been written about the ever-stranger Lee "Scratch" Perry, master of the Black Ark and now off doing it dubwise in Switzerland or somesuch, but the Upsetters themselves have been glossed over to a surprising degree. This is really a shame, because two Upsetters members ended up as the rhythm core of the Wailers, and the legacy of this studio band is a grand one, with some of the best Jamaican music credited to it. This 16-cut collection, assembled from tapes kept by keyboardist Glen Adams, is primarily instrumental, with a few vocal incursions from Glen Adams, Lee Perry and Dave Barker, with the focus being on the Upsetters -- without any of Perry's studio twistiness. This is mostly light, entertaining body-rhythm stuff, some of which will sound familiar ("Lock It Up" is a version of "Lockjaw"). The sounds and styles are a trip down memory lane, but that's where the best reggae is sometimes found. Cheerfully unessential, which is why you should get it.
© Steven McDonald /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:00
- Main artists: The Upsetters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1995 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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