Various Artists: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Presents Better Times - The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1971 Chapter II, 2CD

• Many tracks new to CD

• Includes numerous major Jamaican hits

• Most tracks unavailable for 20+ years

By the summer of 1971, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was widely recognised as Jamaica’s most creative music-maker. Since launching his career as an independent producer in 1968, his experimentations with sound and style had resulted in some of the most exciting and popular works to see issue during reggae’s formative years.

Now, primarily employing one of the island’s most accomplished band, The Now Generation as his regular session crew, the sound of Perry’s output from the latter half of 1971 contrasted strongly with the more rugged style the epitomised many of his earlier productions.

Otherwise, however, his general approach to music-making remained unaltered and during this six-month period, he released a series of popular singles by some of Kingston’s finest, performing a variety of compositions that ranged from covers of soul and pop songs to original early roots material.

As a stand-alone compilation or an accompaniment set to previous Doctor Bird anthologies of Perry’s Jamaican singles, ‘Better Days’ is a must for any serious fan of his always compelling work, as well as all enthusiasts of classic reggae sounds.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1. Paul Freeman - Don't Give Up

2. The Upsetters - Don't Give Up Version

3. Donald Smythe - Where Love Goes

4. The Hurricanes - You Can Run

5. David Isaacs - Just Enough

6. The Untouchables - Can't Reach You

7. Mahalia Saunders - Right On The Tip Of My Tongue

8. The Upsetters - Right On The Tip Version

9. Max Romeo - Ginalship

10. The Upsetters - Ginalship Version

11. Hortense Ellis - Piece Of My Heart

12. The Upsetters - Piece Of My Heart Version

13. Danny & The Flames - Zion

14. The Adis Ababians - Zion Version

15. Mahalia Saunders - Suspicious Minds

16. Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon

17. The Upsetters - Ital Version

18. Dennis Alcapone - Alpha and Omega

19. The Upsetters - King Alpha

20. Lloyd Parks - Mighty Cloud Of Joy

21. The Upsetters - Mighty Cloud Version

DISC TWO

1. Lee Perry - Inna Iwah

2. The Upsetters - Inna Iwah Version

3. Winston Wright - Example Part 1

4. The 3rd & 4th Generation - Example Part 2

5. Shenley Duffus – To Be A Lover

6. The Upsetters - I Forgot To Remember

7. Dennis Alcapone - Africa Stand

8. Dennis Alcapone – Jah Rastafari

9. Junior Byles - Poor Chubby

10. The Carltons - Better Days

11. Busty Brown - My Girl

12. Junior Byles - Come Again

13. The Hurricanes - Walking The Street

14. The Bleechers - Jump And Rail

15. The Viceroys - Come On Over

16. The Bleechers - Trying My Faith

17. The Viceroys - Fancy Clothes

18. The Righteous Flames - One Love One Heart

19. U Roy - Rhythm Land

20. Shenley Duffus - Bet You Don't Know

21. The Upsetters - Ring Of Fire