News : Heartbeat Records presents Chicken Scratch Deluxe Edition

[Roots Archives]

**Lee “Scratch” Perry** is one of the most important musical figures of the 20th Century and a unique entity whose works have forever changed the way we think about recorded sound. Perry is rightly hailed as a true originator through the sonic innovations he pioneered at his legendary Black Ark studio during the late 1970s. However, few have heard the incredible first set of recordings he made in the ska years at Studio One during the early to mid 1960s. We are particularly pleased to now present Chicken Scratch Deluxe Edition with a number of bonus tracks from the same era and, for the first time on CD, the original single mixes of 13 of these ska scorchers.

1. Feel Like Jumping 2:28
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
2. Chicken Scratch 2:50
3. Please Don’t Go Lee Perry & the Soulettes 3:12
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
4. Solid as a Rock 2:40
5. By Saint Peter Lee Perry & the Soulettes 2:31
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
6. Tackoo 2:09
7. Roast Duck Lee Perry & the Dynamites 2:32
8. Hand to Hand Lee Perry & the Wailers 2:25
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
9. Gumma Lee “King Scratch” Perry & the Dynamites 1:58
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
10. Rape Bait aka Jane Ann and the Pumpkin 1:53
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
11. Just Keep It Up 2:49
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
12. Open Up (Cook Book) aka Puss in Bag Lee “King” Perry 2:47
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
13. Mother in Law 3:13
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
14. Madhead 2:52
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
15. Help the Weak Lee “King” Perry 2:38
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
16. Cannot Wrong (And Get Right) 2:23
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
17. John Tom Lee Perry & the Dynamites 2:35
*(Original single mix, previously unreleased on CD)*
18. Run Rudie Run Lee “King” Perry & the Gaylads 2:50

Heartbeat 116 617 839-2 (HB 339)
Street Date: January 29, 2008

*source : [roots-archives.com](http://www.roots-archives.com/)*

[Meex]

A great album from a great artist on a one of my favorite label for CDs. Very strong selection, well done again Hearbeat!

[Mick Sleeper]

Hey man, this was MY idea! I have been talking about releasing more of Scratch's Studio One material for years and e-mailed Chris Wilson at Heartbeat directly about this sometime last year.

[AnorakTrev]

Hi there, Mick Sleeper, thought I recognized the name. "Your Boss DJ"

Trevor

[Lion]

The first cd/lp Chicken Scractch is still available.
Only 4 tracks bonus there are more than 30 7" by Lee Perry Studio One.
Chris Wilson goes Trojan style it's a shame.

Only 2 very good albums this year by HB Heptones & Gladiators.

Lion

[ReggaeFire]

To be fair to Chris/Heartbeat, they're not claiming this as a new title, just the "Deluxe Edition". One of the biggest knocks on the original release of "Chicken Scratch" was that Coxsone gave them overdubbed versions of the tracks, so synthdrums were very prominent in the mix. This release will rectify this. Now that Coxsone is gone the Dodd family seems much more willing to allow Heartbeat to release what they want to.

[Gong]

I have the album but hear no synthdrums Reggaefire.
I'm not a big ska fan.

Gong

[ReggaeFire]

You don't hear them? They are there alright, right from the first track ("Please Don't Go"), they are also very prominent "By Saint Peter" and "Gruma",