How could any of you resist such an invitation?It might not be *wholly* surprising to learn that a funky spaghetti western track was developed by Lee "Scratch" Perry, here ably assisted by the vocal talents of the still staggeringly underrated Dave Barker, about whom I have posted many times before.Incidentally, I think that this riddim might not be un-related to "Greedy G" - there is a bit of...
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This is "Popcorn" by the Upsetters, produced in the early seventies by Lee Perry. It is not a cover of the much covered early synth instrumental that was a Top 5 hit for Hot Butter in the UK in 1972, nor is it a cover of James Brown's "Mother Popcorn". The title is therefore a bit misleading. I'm almost 95% sure it's a cover of a Louisiana funk tune, or perhaps something from the James Brown st...
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on a very rare 1970 LP called "Rhythm Shower". This track features segments of four separate Upsetter dubs, including two dubs to the Stingers "Give Me Power"
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This is a cover of "Beardman Ska", which was itself a cover of Ernie Freeman's 1959 instrumental "Live It Up". The DJ here is Dillinger, and the exact same toast can also be heard on the full length mix of Junior Murvin's "Roots Train". No idea which record used it first.
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| 3 Just Enough to Keep Me Hanging On |
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