Return of the Super Ape is a reggae studio album produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, credited to the Upsetters.[2][3] The album was originally released in Jamaica in 1978 and was the last album by the Upsetters to be released before Perry closed down his Black Ark studio.
Return of the Super Ape | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1978 | |||
Recorded | Black Ark, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
Genre | Dub | |||
Length | 35:00 | |||
Label | Lion of Judah | |||
Producer | Lee Perry | |||
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Lee "Scratch" Perry chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The album has been re-released on several different labels. In 1998, it was re-issued by Jet Star with five bonus tracks under a slightly different title, The Original Super Ape. The cover was by Lloyd Robinson.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Lee "Scratch" Perry
Side one
edit- "Dyon Anaswa"
- "Return of the Super Ape"
- "Tell Me Something Good"
- "Bird in Hand"
- "Crab Yars"
Side two
edit- "Jah Jah Ah Natty Dread"
- "Psycha & Trim"
- "The Lion"
- "Huzza a Hana"
- "High Ranking Sammy"
References
edit- ^ Return of the Super Ape at AllMusic
- ^ "Gig review: Lee 'Scratch' Perry at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds". Arts. The Weekly News. 10 Mar 2017.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (21 May 2006). "Urban Legend". Hartford Courant. p. G3.