{"title":"The Full Experience","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lee-scratch-perry-presents-the-full-experience","title":"Lee Scratch Perry Presents The Full Experience,","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the late Seventies, \u003cstrong\u003eLee ‘Scratch’ Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e was at the height of his creative powers, producing a succession of spellbinding recordings from his compact Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his finest, yet most underrated work from this period were various projects involving one or more of three female singers: highly respected South African-born \u003cem\u003eAurella (Aura) Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e, US-born vocalist \u003cem\u003ePamela Reed\u003c\/em\u003e, and a young, ambitious British performer, \u003cem\u003eCandy McKenzie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCollectively known as the Full Experience, much of the trio’s work for the producer remains unissued, but in 1977, a couple of 12” singles gave the record-buying public a taste of their extraordinary talents: \"\u003cem\u003eDisco Fits\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eBreakfast In Bed\u003c\/em\u003e\" demonstrated MacKenzie’s developing abilities as a solo artist, while the enthralling \"\u003cem\u003eDisco Devil\u003c\/em\u003e,\" on which the she, Lewis, and Reed together backed the producer, revealed the range and power of the three singers' combined voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet astonishingly, the remainder of the trio’s work from this period failed to immediately see issue, and it was not until 1988 that five recordings from an abandoned Full Experience album were finally gathered on a French mini-LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo decades on, Candy McKenzie’s showcase LP also finally surfaced, and it is the recordings from both of these collections, along with the aforementioned \"\u003cem\u003eDisco Devil\u003c\/em\u003e,\" that comprise this celebration of recordings by arguably Jamaica’s finest ever female vocal trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnnotated by official \u003cstrong\u003eLee Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e biographer, David Katz, and featuring four tracks new to CD, this is an essential purchase for all fans of the legendary producer, female vocals, and classic roots reggae.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50449042112843,"sku":"1088287","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/eea2412d-f2c1-4ebd-83ee-4e7e062b35e3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727098744"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/the-full-experience.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}