VARIOUS ARTISTS - Lee Scratch Perry Presents: Soulful I - The Jamaican Singles 1969-1970

PRE-ORDER: Boss reggae productions from the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. This 2CD compilation features an abundance of rare tracks & alternate takes. It is a follow-up to the popular People Funny Boy collection, released in August 2024.

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 Britain, 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.

THIS ALBUM IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM WITH AN INTENDED RELEASE OF 15 NOVEMBER 2024. 

If other items are purchased in the same order they will all be shipped once the book is released. If you need the other items sooner, please place a separate order.

Format: 2CD box set
Label: Doctor Bird Records
Release date: 15 November 2024

Tracklist:

Disc one:

1. Carl Dawkins - Hard To Handle
2. The Upsetters - Night Doctor
3. Busty Brown - To Love Somebody
4. The Upsetters - Man From M.I.5
5. The Upsetters - Sounful I
6. The Ravers - Babam Bam
7. The Silvertones - Kiddy-O
8. The Upsetters - Thunder Ball (take two)
9. The Upsetters - Big Noise (take one)
10. The Upsetters - Crash It (take five)
11. The Silvertones - Endlessly
12. David Isaacs - What's Wrong With You
13. The Upsetters - Tidal Wave
14. David Isaacs - He'll Have To Go
15. David Isaacs - Since You Are Gone
16. Busty Brown - I Can't See Myself Cry About You
17. The Upsetters - Cold Sweat
18. The Upsetters - The Vampire
19. The Upsetters - Drugs And Poison
20. Pat Satchmo - Till I Can't Take It Anymore (take four)
21. Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters - Goosey (take two)
22. The Bleechers - Check Him Out (take one)
23. The Upsetters - Sign Of The Times (take two)
24. The Upsetters - Prove It (take one)
25. Glen Adams & The Upsetters - X-Ray Vision (take four)
26. The West Indians - Caught You Red Handed (take one)
27. The Upsetters - Thunder Ball (take one)

Disc two:

1. The Upsetters - Big Noise (take three)
2. Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters - Goosey (take three)
3. The Upsetters - Sign Of The Times (take seven)
4. The Upsetters - Prove It (take one)
5. The West Indians - Never Get Away (take two)
6. Dave Barker & The Upsetters - One Little Lie
7. The Upsetters - Slow Motion (take one)
8. The Upsetters - Summer Come
9. The Upsetters - Love Me Baby (take two)
10. The Upsetters - Bab Thool
11. The Upsetters - Take A Sip
12. The Upsetters - T'ank You
13. The Upsetters - Bab Theef
14. The Upsetters - The Dentist (take one)
15. The Upsetters - Soul Walk
16. The Upsetters - One Punch
17. The Upsetters - Wax It
18. The Upsetters - Let's Not Fight It
19. The Versatiles - Hurry Up
20. Val Bennett & The Upsetters - Django Shoots Again
21. The Upsetters - Sit Back
22. The Upsetters - Toothache
23. The Upsetters - No Sin (take six)
24. The Upsetters - Slow Motion (take two)
25. The Upsetters - Love Me Baby (take one)
26. The Upsetters - The Dentist (take two)
27. The Upsetters - Sign Of The Times (take one)