New Pressure Sounds Lee Perry release - "Sound System Scratch"

[Mick Sleeper]

Just got a promo (MP3) of Sound System Scratch - wow. Admittedly, there are a couple of "ouch" moments (terrible sound quality on a few tracks), but overall this is a seriously dubwise collection of mind-bending Black Ark goodness.

[Geoffrey]

Well noticed, slappy 2. Wonder if we can expect a double LP with all the tracks, or just a single LP missing some of the CD content...

[Funky Punk]

My copy arrived yesterday (it's already for sale on the PS site) and I listened to the first ten tracks last night.

Some of it sounds good, some of it sounds like it was taken from 6th generation cassette copies (probably was, actually).

[slappy 2]

cant wait!

[Geoffrey]

Me too! That "Groove Dubber" track they're playing on the PS website sounds superb.

[slappy 2]

Got it! i had about half these tracks but they're cleaned up nicely..i heard a couple other of these mixes on "upsetterexchange.net as well...ive noticed that hardcore black ark fans can accept a little noise from the tracks considering they come from the most special recording studio in music history...

[blackarkrock]

Varied sound- and musical quality on this...

About half are absolute killer tracks - my favourites are:
3 different mixes of Dreadlocks In Moonlight/Big Neck Police
Jucky Skank - super version of Bucky Skank
From Dub Four - weiird version mix of Clive Hylton´s From Creation
Roots Train No. 2 (yes...)
Dub History - great version of Carlton Jackson´s classic

Despite being uneven, a must for all Lee Perry Black Ark fans!(tu)

[Visitor]

Jucky Skank = Yucky Skank?

[blackarkrock]

Visitor:

I don´t have Yucky Skank, but according to David Katz (in People Funny Boy) it has audible vocals from Bucky Skank, whereas Jucky Skank is a strictly instrumental dub version.

Of course, there´s also the later dubbed into oblivion-versions on Blackboard Jungle Dub
as Black Panta and Version Panta Rock!:D

[slappy 2]

yeh yucky skank just has snippets of vocal..not dubbed up though..