View basket “Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn” has been added to your basket. At Wirl Records Lee Perry SKU: KSLP044 Barcode: 5060135761288 11.00 £11.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Kingston Sounds Released Date: 20th May 2013 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Lee Perry’s time at WIRL Records, later to be renamed Dynamic Sounds Studios, was a very productive time in his career. A run of great singles and the shaping of a new sound, the beginning of what we know today as Reggae. Lee Perry (b. Rainford Hugh Perry, 28 March 1936, Hanover,Jamaica) began his entry into the music business at the age of 16.Moving up to Kingston Town and working around various Sound Systems, before finding employment at Coxonne Dodd’s Studio One set up, in the late 50’s early 1960’s. Perry started out as a record scout, organising sessions and supervising auditions at Dodd’s record shop on Orange Street. Helping to make hits for Delroy Wilson ( ‘Joe Liges’,‘Spit In The Sky’) and the Maytals, which would lead to his own vocal records released through Studio One.The musical backing for which, came from legendary Studio One house band The Skatalites. Another important relationship for Perry, his first recordings with Bob Marley came in the form of the Wailers, also providing backing, alongside the Soulettes who featured Rita Marley. Cutting such tunes as ‘Chicken Scratch’ around 1965/1966. This tune was also to provide him with one of his future nicknames ‘Scratch’. A dispute over credits and money saw Perry leave Studio One and work with various producers including Clancy Eccles and J. J. Johnson, before arriving at the door of producer Joe Gibbs in 1967. Here he would write songs and produce hits for artists such as, Errol Dunkley and the Pioneers. A tune cut during his time with Gibbs, voiced a snipe at fellow employee Dodd, a trademark that would become an outlet for his frustrations in the business.This particular tune ‘The Upsetter’ would also provide another moniker and a name for his label ‘Upsetter’. Again lack of musical credit and financial reward saw Perry move on this time to WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) Records, working alongside manager Clifford Rae, who would provide studio time and pay for pressings in return for helping to promote and distribute WIRL product, which Perry would carry out on his trusted Honda 50 motorcycle around Kingston town. This period at WIRL saw some inspired work from Perry. ‘Run For Cover’ was another musical blow to a previous employer, Coxonne Dodd and featured the Sensations on backing vocals and Lynn Taitt’s guitar picking skills. ‘People Funny Boy’ was a massive hit for Perry going on to sell over 60,000 copies. Joe Gibbs would be at the end of this musical attack. Perry had felt Joe Gibbs had turned his back on him, after he had provided hits for groups like, The Pioneers amongst others. The song would be one of the first records to feature a New Beat (Reggae) inspired by the sounds coming out of a Pocomania Church, Perry had heard one night.The congregation inside, wailed in a more slower way than the current musical style of the time Ska!. Perry worked up this new style with Clancy Eccles, who would come under attack himself in ‘You Crummy’. Their closeness, which as detailed in that song would find them, ‘Even shared the same Gal’ but ‘Now it’s plain to see we reached the end’. ‘Set Them Free’ was an answer record to Prince Buster’s ‘Judge Dread’ (which had featured Perry on it) a plea to the Judges in Jamaica that handed out extremely harsh sentences to the young offenders of the time. The track was cut on the same rhythm as ‘Run For Cover’ . ‘Django Shoots First’ inspired by the Spaghetti Western film of the same name, features Sir Lord Comic. One of the early DJ’s who used a jive talking style over rhythms. ‘Night Doctor’ was a hit instrumental that featured the organ talents of Ansel Collins, that really push the tune along. ‘Something You Got’ was a cover of an USA R& B track by Chris Kenner and ‘Wind Up Girl’ was cut at the same session. ‘Water Pump’ was a rude style track that was cut later and originally released in 1974.As was ‘People Sokup Boy’ a later version of ‘People Funny Boy’. ‘Labrish’ which means idol talk and gossip, was one of the first great talk over tunes that features Lee Perry and producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee talking about the Political situation in Jamaica at the time and their own financial situation and stories of various comrades.The track was originally released in 1973. Bunny Lee would play a major part in lee Perry’s career around this time and they were very close, often sharing sessions and rhythms. Ironically it would be Bunny Lee that took over Perry’s roll at WIRL and become responsible for the labels products in years to come. Clifford Rae who give control to Bunny for a lot of the WIRL product and even gave him his shop 101 Orange Street. So here we have a collection of music born out of a time spent at WIRL Records and providing an important chapter in Lee Perry’s career and indeed to the story of Reggae itself. Artist Lee Perry Genre Reggae / Dub / Ska Label Kingston Sounds Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1 Labrish 2 Run For Cover 3 You Crummy 4 People Funny Boy 5 Justice To The People 6 Django Shoots First 7 Night Doctor 8 People Sokup Boy 9 Set Them Free 10 Clint Eastwood Rides Again 11 Water Pump 12 Something You Got 13 Wind Up Doll 14 Iron Claw Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Lee Perry and more from Reggae / Dub / Ska View Product Quick View Lee Perry Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Reggae / Dub / Ska | VP/Greensleeves | 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £17.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Lee Perry Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: VP/Greensleeves SKU: VPRL1000 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Gentleman's Dub Club On A Mission Reggae / Dub / Ska | Easy Star | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th June 2023 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gentleman's Dub Club On A Mission £18.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Easy Star SKU: ES1105V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bob Marley & The Wailers The Complete Island Recordings: Collectors Edition Reggae / Dub / Ska | Island | 12LP, Box Set Released 23rd September 2015 £443.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bob Marley & The Wailers The Complete Island Recordings: Collectors Edition £443.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Island SKU: 5360252 Formats: 12LP, Box Set Released Date: 23rd September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Horace Andy Broken Beats 1 & 2 (Special Edition) Reggae / Dub / Ska | Echo Beach | 1LP Released 26th March 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Horace Andy Broken Beats 1 & 2 (Special Edition) £23.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Echo Beach SKU: EB158LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Easy Star All Stars Dubber Side Of The Moon Reggae / Dub / Ska | Easy Star | 1LP Released 29th October 2010 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Easy Star All Stars Dubber Side Of The Moon £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Easy Star SKU: ES1023V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th October 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sly & Robbie Dub Sessions 1978-1985 Reggae / Dub / Ska | Jamaican Recordings | 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sly & Robbie Dub Sessions 1978-1985 £15.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Jamaican Recordings SKU: JRLP062 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Desmond Dekker The Israelites Reggae / Dub / Ska | Trojan | 1LP Released 9th August 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Desmond Dekker The Israelites £19.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Trojan SKU: 4050538206272 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View U-Roy Natty Rebel (Black History Month) Reggae / Dub / Ska | UMC | 1LP Released 15th October 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders U-Roy Natty Rebel (Black History Month) £20.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: UMC SKU: 3579326 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Rocksteady Reggae / Dub / Ska | Soul Jazz | 2LP Released 23rd June 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Rocksteady £26.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Soul Jazz SKU: SJRLP277 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Black Uhuru Live At Soledad Prison 1982 Reggae / Dub / Ska | Tabou1 | 2LP Released 24th May 2024 £31.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Black Uhuru Live At Soledad Prison 1982 £31.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Tabou1 SKU: TB134 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Creation Rebel Starship Africa Reggae / Dub / Ska | On U Sound | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 29th March 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Creation Rebel Starship Africa £23.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: On U Sound SKU: ONULP8 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Reggae / Dub / Ska Start again
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