Voodooism

The seventies' productions of Lee Perry are amongst the most sought after roots reggae records. These days it is easier to locate his sixties output than his work of a decade later when only a handful of the precious biscuits arrived on these shores. To procure these 7" gems it was helpful to know a shipment was on its way, be on the spot when it arrived, and make your decision quickly as you were likely to be jostling with a counter-full of addicts besotted with the offerings from the mind and fingers of the Upsetter. These recordings were mainly on Jamaican 7" pre-release and therefore there was little opportunity to get hold of the tune if you missed your first chance. Twenty years later such records still surface in specialist reggae auctions and set sales at prices which have rapidly outstripped inflation. With no reference catalogues for guidance, any knowledge of Perry's treasure was largely by word of mouth, so many great tunes were found on labels not known to be associated with his music.

A1 James Booms– Psalms 20 A2 The Upsetter– Proverbs Of Dub A3 Errol Walker– Better Future A4 The Upsetter– Future Dub A5 Zap Pow– River A6 Earl Sixteen– Freedom

B1 The Hombres (2)– Africa B2 The Upsetter– Foundation Dub B3 Leo Graham (2)– Voodooism B4 The Upsetter– Dubism B5 The Black Notes– African Style B6 Lloyd & Devon– Wolf Out Deh B7 The Upsetter– Shepherd Rod