Article Details

Article ID	TEN-1414
Format	10 Inch Vinyl
Artist	Upsetter Revue ft Heptones,Congoes+Junior Murvin
Title	Play On Mr Music
Artist B	King Scratch (Lee Perry)
Title B	Dread Lion (Alternate Jamaican Mix)
Style(s)	Lee Perry, Reggae
Label	EMIdisc/Rocka Shacka
Producer	Lee Perry
Year	1977
Country	JP - Japan
Quality	m re
Remarks	News flash ! From your Upsetting Station, we bring forth a brand new musical vibration, shocking the nation with incredible anticipation: we are we are extremely proud to announce our first re-issue from the vaults of the mighty Lee ‘Scratch' Perry, this time taken from the heyday of the Black Ark Studio, two deep and heavy tracks displaying the most noteworthy elements of Upsetter wizardry. ‘Play On Mr Music,’ by the Upsetter Revue featuring the Heptones, the Congos and Junior Murvin, has long been the Holy Grail for roots reggae connoisseurs—a song often dreamt of, but never gaining an official release, until now. The result of an impromptu studio jam, captured on celluloid for Jeremy Marre’s Roots Rock Reggae documentary in May 1977, the track celebrates the undeniable pull of Perry’s musical artistry, with both musicians and onlookers enhanced by the uplifting qualities of a spliff. With the Heptones’ rousing harmony given extra depth by backing from the Congos, the rhythm is given its melodic anchor by bassist and bandleader Boris Gardiner, rhythmically tied to the pounding of foundation drummer Mikey Boo. And we’ve got Robbie Lyn on the keyboards and Junior Murvin picking out some intricate guitar licks, seated on the studio floor, to counter-balance the treble spectrum. Roping everything together with heavy swathes of trademark phaser and delay is the mastermind himself, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, with one of his magnetic mirror master mixes, dubbing the track to oblivion, and back again. The flipside is a rare alternate mix of the Upsetters’ ‘Dread Lion,’ a song that had an unusual genesis: saxophonist Dean Fraser came to the Ark in 1975 to record ‘Concrete Castle King,’ which he sang as vocalist, for the song’s composer, guitarist Lloyd ‘Gitsy’ Willis, who had been a member of the Wailers backing band during their formative period with Perry.

Price	EUR 45.45
Available	out of stock