Reggae Greats: Lee "Scratch" Perry is a 1984 Island Records compilation album featuring the work of Lee "Scratch" Perry. It focuses mainly on his work as a producer/composer rather than a singer. Perry only sings on three of the songs. All of the tracks are from the period between 1976 and 1979, and were recorded at Perry's Black Ark studio.[1] The album is generally considered a good introduction to Perry's Black Ark work, and is often chosen as the best single album by Perry, but with tracks drawn from Perry's popular late 1970s albums, it has also been described as "not essential" and containing "no surprises".[2][3][4][5]
| Reggae Greats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Greatest hits album by Lee "Scratch" Perry & Various Artists | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Recorded | Black Ark, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976-1979 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Label | Mango |
| Producer | Lee "Scratch" Perry |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Party Time" - The Heptones
- "Police and Thieves" - Junior Murvin
- "Groovy Situation" - Keith Rowe
- "Soul Fire" - Lee Perry
- "War Ina Babylon" - Max Romeo
- "Wisdom" - Jah Lion
- "To Be a Lover" - George Faith
- "Roast Fish and Cornbread" - Lee Perry
- "Croaking Lizard" - Prince Jazzbo
- "Dreadlocks in Moonlight" - Lee Perry
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, Rick "Reggae Greats Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 10 October 2009
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 216
- ^ Kliment, Bud & Wachtel, Amy "Lee "Scratch" Perry", Trouser Press, retrieved 10 October 2009
- ^ Thomas, Polly, Vaitilingam, Adam & Brown, Rodger (2003) The Rough Guide to Jamaica, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1-84353-111-1, p. 422
- ^ Nidel, Richard (2004) World Music: The Basics, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-96801-0, p. 284
External links
edit- Reggae Greats at Roots Archives
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