Musical Bones

This article is about the reggae album "Musical Bones". For the musical instrument, see Bones (instrument).

Musical Bones is a studio album by Vin Gordon and The Upsetters, produced by Lee Perry and released in 1975. It was first released as a white label record.

Musical Bones
Studio album by The Upsetters
Released	1975
Recorded	1975, Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae, dub
Length	30:09
Label	Dip
Producer	Lee Perry
The Upsetters chronology
DIP Presents the Upsetter (1975) Musical Bones (1975) Return of Wax (1975)

Track listing

1. "Coco-Macca"
2. "Fly Away"
3. "The Message"
4. "Licky-Licky"
5. "Labrish"
6. "Quinge-Up"
7. "Raw-Chaw"
8. "5 Cardiff Crescent"
9. "Four of a Kind"
10. "Voodoo Man"

Background

'Musical Bones' differs in that it's almost single mindedly focused on Vin Gordon's extraordinary and emotive trombone playing throughout, with The Upsetters providing the rock solid reggae foundation that allowed Gordon to strut his jazzy improvisatory stuff on. Perry played it very straight as a producer here, his wide and unorthodox production tendencies are fully in check.

Personnel

• Backing Band : The Upsetters
• Drums : Mikey "Boo" Richards, Anthony "Ben Bow" Creary
• Bass : Boris Gardiner
• Lead Guitar : Earl "Chinna" Smith, Geoffrey Chung
• Organ : Winston Wright
• Horns : Bobby Ellis, Dirty Harry
• Trombone : Vin Gordon
• Percussions : Skully, Lee Perry