Lee "Scratch" Perry – Chicken Scratch Deluxe Edition

 

Of all the reissues from Lee Perry's early career,

 this is the most illuminating, because it captures the youthful Perry (in his early 20s) singing ska music.

 Backed by the phenomenal Skatalites, featuring trombonist Don Drummond, saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso, and keyboardist Jackie Mittoo,

 Perry belts out such Studio One ska/pop classics as "Please Don't Go," "Man to Man" (featuring backing vocals by the very youthful trio of Bob Marley,

 Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh), and "Solid as a Rock." The songs skitter along, filled to the brim with exuberance, and the Skatalites (as usual) are a joy to hear,

 banging out double-time rhythms with reckless abandon. Adding to the fun are female backing vocalists the Soulettes and the Dynamites, the former featuring Bob Marley's wife Rita.

 This is rarely heard Perry music and, considering how far from this music he is today, it's almost hard to imagine him recording it.

Tracklisting 

A1.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Feel Like Jumping [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

  A2.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Chicken Scratch

A3.Lee Perry & The Soulettes–Please Don't Go [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

A4.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Solid As A Rock

A5.Lee Perry & The Soulettes–By Saint Peter [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

A6.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Tackoo

A7.Lee Perry & The Dynamites–Roast Duck

A8.Lee Perry & The Wailers–Hand To Hand [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

A9.Lee "King Scratch" Perry* & The Dynamites–Gumma [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

A10.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Rape Bait AKA Jane Ann And The Pumpkin

B1.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Just Keep It Up [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B2.Lee "King" Perry*–Open Up (Cook Book) AKA Puss In A Bag [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B3.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Mother In Law [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B4.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Madhead [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B5.Lee "King" Perry*–Help The Weak [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B6.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Cannot Wrong (And Get Right) [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B7.Lee Perry & The Dynamites–John Tom [Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On LP]

B8.Lee "King" Perry* & The Gaylads–Run Rudie Run

B9.Lee "Scratch" Perry*–Welcome Aboard

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