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Radio Scratch
The Last Days Of The Black Ark (July 2007)
1978 was a crucial year in Lee Perry's career, and not in a good way. As the pressure built, it was the beginning of the end of the Black Ark. However, the final year of the Black Ark produced some dynamite music.
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Chapter Two of Barkology (June 2007)
Mick Sleeper digs deep into his collection and rounds up more stray dogs from the Black Ark and beyond. Featuring dynamite tunes from The Stingers, Max Romeo, Leo Graham, and more.
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Scratch Re-Scratched (May 2007)
This time on Radio Scratch, something different and something special. A selection of remixes of Lee Perry productions, from true remixes to mash ups to some guy with his computer on a rainy afternoon. Featuring Bill Laswell, Apollo 440, Bebop Cortez, Sista J, The Midnight Dread, Knut Posse, Dub Colossus, Wayne & Wax, Spring Heel Jack and Mick Sleeper.
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Chapter And Version (April 2007)
An upsetting selection of vocal tracks and their dub or DJ versions. Featuring seldom heard tracks from Dillinger, Mikey Dread, Sons Of Garvey and more.
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Black Ark For Hire (March 2007)
When the Black Ark opened in 1973, it became a magnet for some of the best singers and players in Jamaica. Before long, other producers started to record at the Black Ark, attracted to the one-of-a-kind sound Scratch was getting in his concrete kingdom. A selection of Black Ark tunes with someone else in the producer's chair.
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X-Ray Music (February 2007)
Lee Perry was one of the pioneers of dub, along with King Tubby and Herman Chin Loy. At one point in his career, Lee Perry described dub as "x-ray music" — and so this is a selection of Scratch's x-ray music from the Black Ark and beyond.
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Heavy Roots (January 2007)
During the heyday of roots reggae, the heaviest and dreadest tunes were coming from the Black Ark. Weakhearts must back wey when faced with these heavy tunes from The Congos, Jah Lion, Ras Michael and more.
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The Doctor Is In (December 2006)
Between 1968 and 1970, Lee Perry and friends cut some of the tightest and grooviest reggae ever recorded. While there were a few experimental tunes and some heavy roots numbers in this period, for the most part it was straight up, 100% dynamite reggae. Mick Sleeper selects some of the scorchers.
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Smokey Room Selection (November 2006)
Ron (AKA Smokey Room) digs deep into his record box and pulls out ultra-rare selections for this edition of Radio Scratch. These are some of the best Lee Perry productions you've never heard! Thanks to Smokey Room for sharing these obscure selections from vinyl oblivion.
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Disco Devils (October 2006)
From Mick Sleeper's secret laboratory comes a program of custom made discomixes. Featuring some Disco Corks, Disco Bums, and Disco Spanners that you've never heard before from Junior Byles, Errol Walker, and George Faith.
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Barkology (September 2006)
Mick Sleeper digs deep into his collection and rounds up some stray dogs from the Black Ark: seldom heard scorchers, deadly dubs, dynamite DJ shots, and even some custom discomixes. Featuring music from Max Romeo, Earl Sixteen, I Roy, and more. Download dis ya one, it's upsetting!
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After The Ark (August 2006)
For many Lee Perry fans, the music he has made since the Black Ark fell apart in the 1970s has been - shall we say - esoteric. Some reggae snobs have completely dismissed it, while some fans really like it. In the words of the man himself, you need "special ears" to hear this music. Radio Scratch presents some of the best of Scratch's solo efforts since the early 1980s.
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For A Few Upsetters More (July 2006)
Between 1968 and 1970, The Upsetters cut a series of breakneck instrumentals inspired by spaghetti westerns, horror movies, and whatever weirdness Scratch could think of. These wigged out numbers represent reggae at its wildest. Mick Sleeper has been a fan of these instrumentals for a long time, so Radio Scratch presents many minutes of Upsetters madness.
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The Midnight Dread Presents (June 2006)
In the 1970s, American DJ Doug Wendt (AKA The Midnight Dread) was an early champion of the Upsetter sound. From his secret laboratory in Montana, Doug gives us an hour of strictly crucial Scratch selections and commentary.
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The Neat Little Man (May 2006)
Long before Lee Perry was the Upsetter, he was The Neat Little Man or "King" Perry. During the ska and rocksteady era, young Scratch cut many scorchers and yet other than Heartbeat's Chicken Scratch collection, there has never been a compilation of Perry's earliest tunes. Radio Scratch digs deep and uncovers a selection ska and rocksteady gems.
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Happy Birthday Upsetter (March 2006)
Radio Scratch kicks off with a 70th birthday tribute to the mighty Upsetter: an eclectic range of artists doing covers of some of Scratch's best known productions. Featuring music from The Clash, The Specials, The Fall, Luciano, Asian Dub Foundation, and more. Happy birthday Upsetter!
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