Lee Perry

Africa's Blood

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• 01 Dave Barker - Do Your Thing
• 02 The Upsetters - Dream Land
• 03 The Upsetters - Long Sentence
• 04 The Upsetters - Not Guilty
• 05 The Upsetters - Cool & Easy
• 06 Addis Ababa Children - Well Dread (version 3)
• 07 The Upsetters - My Girl
• 08 The Upsetters - Saw Dust
• 09 Winston Prince - Place Called Africa (version 3)
• 10 The Hurricanes - Isn't It Wrong
• 11 The Upsetters - Go Slow
• 12 The Upsetters - Bad Luck
• 13 The Upsetters - Move Me
• 14 The Upsetters - Surplus

Upon release in 1971, Africa's Blood was the first record Lee “Scratch” Perry released under his own name, although his band The Upsetters do appear on most of the tracks. If any album serves as a good peak into what was happening in Jamaican music in the early 70s, Africa's Blood is the way to go. There's an undeniable influence from American contemporary R&B, but still Perry's signature dub and reggae fusion shines through.