Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Presents Soulful I - The Jamaican Singles 1969-1970, Various Artists 2CD

• Boss reggae productions from the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.

• An abundance of rare tracks & alternate takes.

• A follow-up to the popular ‘People Funny Boy’ collection.

After making an explosive start to his career as an independent record producer with his groundbreaking hit, ‘People Funny Boy’, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry further cemented his reputation as one of Jamaica’s most creative music makers with singles issued on his Upsetter label peppering the local charts throughout the remainder of 1968 and well into the next year. By this time, the UK’s leading Jamaican music specialists, Trojan Records were releasing his work in Britian, where both Jamaican ex-pats and the rapidly growing number of ‘skinhead’ reggae fans were drawn to his often-quirky instrumental recordings, performed by The Hippy Boys, a tight 4-piece combo that Perry credited rebranded as The Upsetters on his releases.

‘Soulful I’ picks up where the previous Doctor Bird collection, ‘People Funny Boy’, left off by collecting Perry’s Jamaican 7” singles from 1969 through to early 1970, while also featuring rarities from the period that remained all but forgotten in the Trojan archives until earlier this century. Along with the companion volume, ‘Clint Eastwood & The Many Moods Of The Upsetter’, this 2CD set not only provides a captivating insight into the development of reggae music and arguably its most accomplished creator during a fascinating period in the early development of reggae music and arguably its most accomplished creator, but also provides a hugely enjoyable listening experience.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1  Hard To Handle - Carl Dawkins

2  Night Doctor - The Upsetters

3  To Love Somebody - Busty Brown

4  Man From M.I.5 - The Upsetters

5  Soulful I - The Upsetters

6  Babam Bam - The Ravers

7  Kiddy-O - The Silvertones

8  Thunder Ball (take 2) - The Upsetters

9  Big Noise (take 1) - The Upsetters

10  Crash It (take 5) - The Upsetters

11  Endlessly - The Silvertones

12  What's Wrong With You - David Isaacs

13  Tidal Wave - The Upsetters

14  He'll Have To Go - David Isaacs

15  Since You Are Gone - David Isaacs

16  I Can't See Myself Cry About You - Busty Brown

17  Cold Sweat - The Upsetters

18  The Vampire - The Upsetters

19  Drugs and Poison - The Upsetters

20  Till I Can’t Take It Anymore (take 4) - Pat Satchmo

21  Goosey (take 2) - Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters

22  Check Him Out (take 1) - The Bleechers

23  Sign Of The Times (take 2) - The Upsetters

24  Prove It (take 1) - The Upsetters

25  X-Ray Vision (take 4) - Glen Adams & The Upsetters

26  Caught You Red Handed (take 1) - The West Indians

27  Thunder Ball (take 1) - The Upsetters

DISC TWO

1  Big Noise (take 3) - The Upsetters

2  Goosey (take 3) - Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters

3  Sign Of The Times (take 7) - The Upsetters

4  Prove It (take 1) - The Upsetters

5  Never Get Away (take 2) - The West Indians

6  One Little Lie - Dave Barker & The Upsetters

7  Slow Motion (take 1) - The Upsetters

8  Summer Come - The Upsetters

9  Love Me Baby (take 2) - The Upsetters

10  Bab Thool - The Upsetters

11  Take A Sip - The Upsetters

12  T’ank You - The Upsetters

13  Bab Theef - The Upsetters

14  The Dentist (take 1) - The Upsetters

15  Soul Walk - The Upsetters

16  One Punch - The Upsetters

17  Wax It - The Upsetters

18  Let’s Not Fight It - The Upsetters

19  Hurry Up - The Versatiles

20  Django Shoots Again - Val Bennett & The Upsetters

21  Sit Back - The Upsetters

22  Toothache - The Upsetters

23  No Sin (take 6) - The Upsetters

24  Slow Motion (take 2) - The Upsetters

25  Love Me Baby Version (take 1) - The Upsetters

26  The Dentist (take 2) - The Upsetters

27  Sign Of The Times (take 1) - The Upsetters