Lee "Scratch" Perry* – Chicken Scratch CD edition 2008

Posted by : Monkey SKA domingo, 12 de junio de 2022

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.

Tracklist :

1.Lee Perry–Feel Like Jumping (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

2.Lee Perry–Chicken Scratch

3.Lee Perry & The Soulettes–Please Don't Go (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

4.Lee Perry–Solid As A Rock

5.Lee Perry & The Soulettes–By Saint Peter (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

6.Lee Perry–Tackoo

7.Lee Perry & The Dynamites–Roast Duck

8.Lee Perry & The Wailers–Hand To Hand (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

9.Lee "King Scratch" Perry* & The Dynamites–Gumma (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

10.Lee Perry–Rape Bait Aka Jane Ann And The Pumpkin (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)

11.Lee Perry–Just Keep It Up (Original Single Mix, Previously Unreleased On CD)