Lee "Scratch" Perry / King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From the Upsetter Ark-Ive)
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Artist Lee "Scratch" Perry
Album Title: King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From the Upsetter Ark-Ive)
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Primary Genre Reggae
Format CD (2)
Released 08/26/2022
Label Trojan Records
Catalog No TJDCD605
Bar Code No 4 050538 784800 >
Packaging Cardboard 3 Panel Gatefold
Tracks
King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From the Upsetter Ark-Ive) (Disc 1)
1. People Funny Boy / Lee Perry (2:36)
2. Tighten Up / The Inspirations (2:42)
3. Return of Django / The Upsetters (2:32)
4. Shocks of Mighty / Dave Barker & The Upsetters (2:49)
5. Place Called Africa / Junior Byles (2:42)
6. All Africans Aka Don't Cross the Nation (7" Mix) / Little Roy (2:56)
7. Beat Down Babylon / Junior Byles (2:35)
8. Words of My Mouth / The Gatherers (3:36)
9. Bucky Skank / Lee Perry & the Upsetters (3:51)
10. Jungle Lion (7" Mix) / Lee Perry & the Upsetters (3:26)
11. Hurt So Good (7" Mix) / Susan Cadogan (3:06)
12. Curley Locks / Junior Byles (3:02)
13. Bushweed Corntrash / Bunny & Ricky (3:25)
14. Stay Dread / Lee Perry (2:11)
15. Three Blind Mice / Max Romeo (2:56)
16. Do it Baby (Aka Nice and Easy) (7" Mix) / Susan Cadogan (3:23)
17. Natty Pass Through Rome / Prince Jazzbo (4:54)
18. One Step Forward / Ital Corner (12" Mix) / Max Romeo & Prince Jazzbo (6:48)
19. Sufferer's Time / The Heptones (3:57)
20. Police and Thief Aka Police and Thieves (12" Mix) / Junior Murvin & Jah Lion (6:06)
21. Roast Fish and Corn Bread (Jamaican Mix) / Lee Perry (3:37)
22. Sipple Out Deh Aka War in a Babylon (Jamaican Mix) / Max Romeo (3:38)
King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From the Upsetter Ark-Ive) (Disc 2)
1. Fire Fe the Vatican (7" Mix) / Max Romeo (3:35)
2. Rise and Shine / Watty Burnett & Clinton Fearon (2:50)
3. Chase the Devil / Disco Devil / Max Romeo, Lee Perry & Full Experience (5:16)
4. Voodooism / Leo Graham (3:29)
5. Open the Gate (7" Mix) / Watty Burnett (4:05)
6. Roots Train (7" Mix) / Junior Murvin (3:34)
7. Soul Fire (Jamaican Mix) / Lee Perry (3:54)
8. Cross Over (12" Mix) / Junior Murvin (6:57)
9. At the Feast (Of the Passover) / The Congos (3:40)
10. Free Up the Prisoners (7" Mix) / Lee Perry (3:52)
11. Sons of Slaves (7" Mix) / Junior Delgado (3:10)
12. Big Neck Policeman / Lee Perry (3:38)
13. Neckodeemus Aka Nicodemus (7" Mix) / The Congos (3:39)
14. Bafflin' Smoke Signal (7" Mix) / Lee Perry (3:31)
15. One Drop / Lee Perry (7:01)
16. I am a Madman / Lee Perry (4:27)
17. Exodus (7" Mix) / Lee Perry (3:38)
18. Jamaican E.T. / Lee Perry (5:40)
Date Acquired 10/02/2022
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 15.79

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Notes:
Issued in a three-panel cardboard sleeve.
Sticker on cellophane:
The definitive anthology of the world's greatest reggae producer.
Featuring hits People Funny Boy, Return Of Django, Jungle Lion, Hurt So Good, Police And Thief and many more.
Tracks 1-18, 1-20, 2-3, 2-14 and 2-18 previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-6, 2-5, 2-6, 2-11 and 2-17 previously unreleased digitally.
Manufactured in the Czech Republic.

Credits:
Artwork – Neel Panchal
Compiled By – Laurence Cane-Honeysett
Liner Notes – Laurence Cane-Honeysett
Mastered By – Andy Pearce
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Adrian Boot
Product Manager – Caeshia St Paul, Laurence Cane-Honeysett

Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Copyright © – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Manufactured By – GZ Media

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 4 050538 784800 >
Label Code: LC 1344
Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM

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DR          Peak          RMS      Filename                     
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DR09    -0.46 dB   -10.89 dB  01- People Funny Boy - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR10    -0.46 dB   -11.53 dB  02- Tighten Up - The Inspirations .aif
DR09    -1.51 dB   -11.62 dB  03- Return Of Django - The Upsetters .aif
DR11    -0.46 dB   -13.78 dB  04- Shocks Of Mighty - Dave Barker & The Upsetters .aif
DR09    -1.81 dB   -12.13 dB  05- Place Called Africa - Junior Byles .aif
DR12    -0.20 dB   -13.46 dB  06- All Africans aka Don't Cross The Nation (7' mix) - Little Roy .aif
DR10    -1.61 dB   -12.46 dB  07- Beat Down Babylon - Junior Byles .aif
DR10    -1.46 dB   -12.96 dB  08- Words Of My Mouth - The Gatherers .aif
DR12    -0.51 dB   -14.23 dB  09- Bucky Skank - Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters .aif
DR11    -1.46 dB   -13.33 dB  10- Jungle Lion (7' mix) - Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters .aif
DR10    -1.46 dB   -13.27 dB  11- Hurt So Good (7' mix) - Susan Cadogan .aif
DR11    -0.46 dB   -13.97 dB  12- Curley Locks - Junior Byles .aif
DR14    -0.36 dB   -15.95 dB  13- Bushweed Corntrash - Bunny & Ricky .aif
DR10    -0.46 dB   -12.59 dB  14- Stay Dread - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR11    -0.84 dB   -13.68 dB  15- Three Blind Mice - Max Romeo .aif
DR10    -0.86 dB   -12.94 dB  16- Do It Baby (aka Nice And Easy) (7' mix) - Susan Cadogan .aif
DR13    -0.23 dB   -14.54 dB  17- Natty Pass Through Rome - Prince Jazzbo .aif
DR10    -2.67 dB   -15.02 dB  18- One Step Forward - Ital Corner (12' mix) - Prince Jazzbo & Max Romeo .aif
DR13    -1.66 dB   -16.82 dB  19- Sufferer's Time - The Heptones .aif
DR13    -2.19 dB   -16.66 dB  20- Police And Thief Aka Police And Thieves (12' mix) - Junior Murvin .aif
DR11    -2.17 dB   -15.81 dB  21- Roast Fish And Cornbread (Jamaican mix) - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR12    -1.46 dB   -14.74 dB  22- Sipple Out Deh aka War In A Babylon (Jamaican mix) - Max Romeo .aif
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Number of Files: 22
Official DR Value: DR11
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DR13   -0.61 dB   -15.32 dB  01- Fire Fe The Vatican - 7' Mix  - Max Romeo .aif
DR14   -0.20 dB   -15.70 dB  02- Rise And Shine  - Watty & Tony .aif
DR12   -0.30 dB   -14.01 dB  03- Chase The Devil - Disco Devil - Max Romeo & Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR12   -1.26 dB   -15.27 dB  04- Voodooism  - Leo Graham .aif
DR13   -0.20 dB   -14.77 dB  05- Open The Gate - 7' Mix  - Watty Burnett .aif
DR10   -2.94 dB   -14.41 dB  06- Roots Train - 7' Mix  - Junior Murvin .aif
DR15   -0.40 dB   -17.13 dB  07- Soul Fire- Jamaican Mix  - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR12   -0.46 dB   -14.73 dB  08- Crooss Over - 12' Mix  - Junior Murvin .aif
DR11   -1.47 dB   -13.90 dB  09- At The Feast (Of The Passover - The Congos .aif
DR10   -1.26 dB   -12.93 dB  10- Free Up The Prisoners - 7' Mix  - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR10   -0.96 dB   -13.17 dB  11- Sons Of Slaves - 7' Mix - Junior Delgado .aif
DR11   -0.96 dB   -13.52 dB  12- Big Neck Policeman  - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR09   -1.46 dB   -13.15 dB  13- Neckodeemus And Nickodeemus - 7' Mix - The Congos .aif
DR12   -1.06 dB   -14.67 dB  14- Bafflin Smoke Signal - 7' Mix - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR11   -2.11 dB   -13.59 dB  15- One Drop - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR12   -0.53 dB   -15.18 dB  16- I Am A Madman - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR12   -1.87 dB   -15.69 dB  17- Exodus - 7' Mix - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
DR11   -1.00 dB   -14.04 dB  18- Jamaica E.T. - Lee 'Scratch' Perry .aif
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Number of Files: 18
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
All Musis Guide Review by Paul Simpson:

Appearing a year after Lee "Scratch" Perry's death at the age of 85, King Scratch is the late musician's first posthumous anthology, though far from his first compilation issued by Trojan Records. The collection mainly focuses on Perry's work from the '60s and '70s, from early rocksteady singles (like his own "People Funny Boy," a vicious putdown of former employer Joe Gibbs, and Upsetters tracks like "Return of Django") to productions from his legendary Black Ark studio, with only a taste of his later output at the end of the set. For the most part, the compilation concentrates on songs Perry produced for other artists rather than dub versions and experiments, with a large percentage being concise 7" single mixes, and only a handful constituting extended 12" versions or album cuts. A considerable amount of Perry's best-known productions is on here, with many of them included in rare or previously unreleased mixes largely unheard outside of Jamaica. These include undisputed timeless classics like Susan Cadogan's "Hurt So Good" (a Top Five hit in the U.K.) and Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves" appearing in a 12" mix accompanied by DJ Jah Lion. Similarly, Max Romeo's "Chase the Devil" (known to ravers for being sampled by the Prodigy on the 1992 single "Out of Space") leads into Perry's truly wild "Disco Devil," which dunks the same rhythm in a vat of acidic distortion and echo. The two songs included by the Congos originate from the same time period as the 1977 opus Heart of the Congos, a truly visionary fusion of Rastafarian roots lyrics and Perry's otherworldly sonics, though neither track appeared on the original album. The final stretch of the compilation concentrates on solo Scratch, including late-era Black Ark recordings like "Bafflin' Smoke Signal," then ending with two cuts that appeared on Trojan-issued albums from the early 2000s. A warped take on Bob Marley's "Exodus," here included in a rare 7" mix, and the title track to the Grammy-winning Jamaican E.T. demonstrate the hallmarks of Scratch's later work, from his inimitable creaky vocals and free-associative wordplay to his still-unconventional approach to production, with multiple voices and strange, ear-catching noises layered in the mix. It would be nearly impossible to compile a truly definitive anthology of Perry's daunting body of work -- even an exhaustive dozen-disc box would likely miss some essentials and leave several corners of his discography untouched. That said, King Scratch's format, focusing mostly on singles while including numerous rare and alternate versions, makes it both an ideal starting point for novices as well as a must for longtime fans, not unlike 1997's vital Arkology. [In addition to the standard double-CD and streaming edition and a truncated double LP, King Scratch was also issued as a massive box set consisting of four LPs and four CDs, with no overlapping material, and a 50-page book.]
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