The bulk of this album has been released before under a variety of titles, but now this popular Lee Perry compilation gets even better with the addition of dubs and a bonus song. Part of the original set's success was presumably its eclectic nature, pulling together vocal tracks and instrumentals, Perry's own numbers as well as other artists' songs he oversaw, drawn from both the rocksteady and pre-roots eras of reggae. Along the way, the set attempts to showcase the many moods and faces of the Upsetter, from his Western obsession ("D'Jango Shoots First" and "Clint Eastwood Rides Again"), to his persecution complex ("People Weird" [aka "People Funny Boy"], "Funny Baby" [aka "You Crummy"]), and "Labrish," where he's joined by an equally grumbling Bunny Lee. There's the rude Perry, à la "Water Pump"; the vindictive Perry, threatening Coxsone Dodd on "Run for Cover"; and the eloquent Perry, riding to the defense of the rudeboys on "Set Them Free," an exquisite retort to Prince Buster's "Judge Dread." And then th
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Run For Cover
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Something You Got
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Set Them Free
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Wind Up Doll
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Labrish
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You Funny
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D'Jango Shoots First
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People Weird
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Water Pump
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Clint Eastwood Rides Again
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Set Me Free
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The Night Doctor
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Rude Walking
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Iron Crew
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Lee "Scratch" Perry (born on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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