Roots Archives Forum

Hello All,
I know there are some Perryologists out there and I was just going over my Lee Perry (and The Upsetters) collection and was wondering if I was missing anything critical, or said another way, is there an essential album I don't have?

Here's what I have:

*Chicken Scratch
*Dub-Triptych (Blackboard Jungle Dub, Cloak & Dagger, Revolution Dub)
*Excaliburman
*Heart of the Ark
*Rastafari Liveth in the Heart of Everyone Itinually
*Some of the Best
*Arkology
*Baffling Smoke Signal: The Upsetter Shop Vol. 3
*Cutting Razor: Rare Cuts From the Black Ark
*I Am The Upsetter, The Story of the Lee Scratch Perry Golden Years
*Produced and Directed by the Upsetter
*The Upsetter Shop Vol. 2
*Upsetter In Dub: The Upsetter Shop Vol. 1
*Voodooism
*Wonderman Years
*Ape-ology
*Divine Madness…Definitely
*Kung Fu Meets the Dragon
*Musical Bones
*Return of Django
*Super Ape
*Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle
*Version Like Rain

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

Chris

I'd say: 'go for the Upsetter produced albums", like:

- Party Time (Heptones)
- Police & Thieves (Junior Murvin)
- Colombia Colly (Jah Lion)
- To Be a Lover (George Faith)
- To Love Somebody (Bunny Scott)
- Susan Cadogan
- Prisoner Of Love (Dave Barker)
- Beat Down Babylon (Junior Byles)
- War Ina Babylon (Max Romeo)
- Ital Corner (Prince Jazzbo)
- Love Thy Neighbour (Ras Michael)

Further recommendations:

Open The Gate (double CD on Trojan records)
Build The Ark (double CD on Trojan records)

Both sets features strong selections of late Upsestter singles (including their dubs / versions). Sadly, both CD's are out of print, but can sometimes be found on Ebay and / or Amazon.

Also the "Turn and Fire" LP is agood choice. Great extended Heptones mixes

And do you have already the Perry produced albums (??):
Congo's - Heart of the Congo's
Party Time - The Heptones
Jah Lion - Columbian Colly
Prince Jazzbo - Ital Corner
Jolly Brothers - Conscious Man
War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

Hope this helps

Thanks for the quick replies:

Leggo: I've had this one and the others recommended by ks on my want list for a while

Open The Gate (double CD on Trojan records)
Build The Ark (double CD on Trojan records)

Ron and ks: I have all of those except

- To Love Somebody (Bunny Scott)
- Susan Cadogan
- Love Thy Neighbour (Ras Michael)
- Jolly Brothers - Conscious Man

So I definitely be on the look out for them.

Thank you,
Chris

slickers- break through

-Born in the sky

-chapter 2 of words

-Double Seven

Chapter 3 "live as one" (trojan 440), although this CD is less essential as "Word of my mouth" and chapter 2 of words.

Needless to say, check this site:
http://www.upsetter.net/scratch/disco/index.htm

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I always bang on about these albums, but they really are unbelievably good:

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Essential.

.SHOCKS OF MIGHTY - Trojan LP
.THE COMPLETE UK UPSETTER SINGLES COLLECTION VOL 1 2 3 4, Double cd's on Trojan
.Magnectic Mirror Master Mix Anachron LP
.Turn & Fire Upsetter Disco Dub - Anachron LP
.Upsetter In Dub - Heartbeat CD
.Give Me Power - Trojan LP/CD
.Heart Of The Ark Vol 2 - 7 leaves LP
.Black Archives - Justice Leage CD
.Dry Acid - Trojan CD
.Return of the Super Ape - Upsetter LP
.Wizdom 1971-75 - ascension CD
.Truth & Wizdom 1971-75 - ascension CD

j j

Dubs_West: I've looked at the African Roots (Heart of the Congo) album a bunch of times and never made the purchase, I think now might be the time.

Mr. Mountain: I agree on the Slickers, I'll look for the others.

Jonti: Thanks for the tip, I'll try to track those down.

J.J.: Are you saying that all of those are essential, if so I've got my work cut out for me.

Thank you to everyone for the suggestions!

Chris