Lee “Scratch” Perry celebrated with new 4xLP box set

With beloved tunes sitting alongside rare and previously unreleased mixes.

Lee “Scratch” Perry’s legacy is being celebrated with a new box set, called King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive), this August on Trojan.

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The 4xLP box set features some of his most famous songs — including ‘Disco Devil’ and ‘Soul Fire’, plus rare and previously unreleased mixes.

The box set also includes a 50-page illustrated book by Perry’s official biographer David Katz, complete with photos taken by Adrian Boot.

The album arrives a year after the legendary producer’s death, on the 29th August 2021.

Pre-order King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive) from Lee “Scratch” Perry’s official store in advance of its 26th August release; check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

LP1, Side 1

1. People Funny Boy – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. Tighten Up – The Inspirations
3. Return of Django – The Upsetters
4. Shocks of Mighty – Dave Barker & The Upsetters
5. Place Called Africa aka A Place Called Africa – Junior Byles
6. All Africans aka Don’t Cross The Nation (7” mix) – Little Roy
7. Beat Down Babylon – Junior Byles

LP1, Side 2

1. Words of My Mouth – The Gatherers
2. Hot Tip – Prince Django
3. Jungle Lion (7” mix) – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
4. Curly Locks – Junior Byles
5. Hurt So Good (7” mix) – Susan Cadogan
6. Bushweed Corntrash – Bunny & Ricky

LP 2, Side 1

1. Three Blind Mice – Max Romeo
2. Three Times Three – King Tubby & The Upsetters
3. Sufferers Time – The Heptones
4. Sufferers Heights – Junior Dread
5. Roast Fish And Corn Bread (Jamaican mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
6. Sipple Out Deh aka War In A Babylon (Jamaican mix) – Max Romeo

LP2, Side 2

1. One Step Forward (12” mix) – Max Romeo & Prince Jazzbo
2. Rise And Shine – Watty & Tony
3. Police And Thieves (12” mix) – Junior Murvin & Jah Lion

LP3, Side 1

1. Ethiopia Land – Peter & Paul Lewis
2. Chase The Devil / Disco Devil – Max Romeo & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry with The Full Experience
3. City Too Hot (7” mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
4. Vibrate Onn (12” mix) – Augustus Pablo

LP3, Side 2

1. Rainy Night In Portland (12” mix) – Watty Burnett
2. Garden of Life – Leroy Sibbles
3. Sons of Slaves (12” mix) – Junior Delgado

LP4, Side 1

1. Roots Train (7” mix) – Junior Murvin
2. History (7” mix) – Carlton Jackson
3. Neckodememus aka Nicodemus (7” mix) – The Congos
4. Soul Fire (Jamaican mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

LP 4, Side 2

1. One Drop – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. I Am A Madman (LP mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
3. Exodus (12” mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
4. Jamaican E.T (7” mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

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Photo by Ted Bafaloukos