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1970 - #UN 547 A / PM 803 A
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- What a Cute Man (Max Romeo)
- Annie Palmer ☒ (Bunny Lee Allstars)
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1970 - #MXR 2 / MXR 4
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- Melting Pot (Max Romeo And The Hippy Boys)
- Death Rides a Horse (The Hippy Boys)
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Similar to Lee Perry's The Tackro
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1970 - #MXR 5 / 3
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- Clap Clap [Soul Clap] (Max Romeo & The Hippy Boys)
- No Name On The Bullet (Max Romeo & The Hippy Boys)
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A. Clap Clap [Soul Clap]
Produced by Max Romeo
During this period Max Romeo used MXR and Martin (Jimmy) Riley used MR. Later Max used MR as well.
The Hippy Boys was the name of the Barrett Brothers own band, with Max Romeo as vocalist. As part of The Upsetters they would have cut Put It On with The Wailers and Perry. This song is a reworking of this.
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1971 - #DYNA MXR 3006 / DYNA MXR 3007
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- Macabee Version (Max Romeo)
- Version (Max Romeo)
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A. Macabee Version
Produced by Max Romeo.
Another riddim that Perry obtained and used for Winston 'Dr Alimantado' Cool Maca Bee The 3rd.
The song was only ever rereleased in 2006, on Alimantado's self produced album House Of Singles.
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1971 - #MI 502 / BW 1042B
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- Musical Sorrow [Judgement Rock] (DJ Sparrow)
- Going West ☒ (Rico Rodriquez)
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A. Musical Sorrow
Produced by Max Romeo
Using the Macabee riddim
Also released on JA Sunshot and JA Romax label. Uncredited DJ, credited to both Dennis Alcapone and U-Roy Jr in other listings.
B. Going West
Produced by Max Romeo
☒ Not Lee Perry related
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1972 - #DSR MR 5578 / 5579
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- Words of Wisdom (Max Romeo)
- Drums Version (Soul Syndicate Band)
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A. Words of Wisdom
Produced by Max Romeo
Another version on the Macabee riddim.
Sounds like something Niney could have been involved with by the sound of the banjo in the mix.
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1973 - #MR 2045 A / MR 2046 B
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- Festival Rock (Dillinger)
- Cocky Bully (Dillinger)
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A. Festival Rock
Produced by Max Romeo
Lee Perry used this riddim for Max Romeo's Ginal Ship which was released on Upsetter Records in 1971.
Festival Rock was also released on UK Lord Koos label
B. Cocky Bully
Produced by Max Romeo
Lee Perry used this riddim for Max Romeo's Ginal Ship which was released on Upsetter Records in 1971.
Cocky Bully was also released on UK Lord Koos label
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1969-1973 BUNNY LEE |
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1969 - #PAMA 147 / 148
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- Peyton Place (D. Tony Lee & Roland Alphonso)
- Red Gal Ring (D. Tony Lee & Roland Alphonso)
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A. Peyton Place
Produced by Bunny Lee
Both Lee Perry and Bunny Lee used this rhythm for their own productions.
Pat Kelly's creation Dark End Of The Street got released on the JA Lee label as well as on the UK Jackpot label. The song also features on Kelly's album Pat Kelly Sings.
In 1998 it was re-released on Trojans compilation Dry Acid
B. Red Gal Ring
Produced by Bunny Lee
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1969 - #FBL 7830 / 7831
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- Try To Remember (Pat Kelly)
- How Long Will It Take (Pat Kelly)
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A. Try To Remember
Produced by Bunny Lee
Perry was co-producing on the sessions & claims that Bunny had left for the track How Long Will It Take.
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1970 - #DYNA BL 1642 / UN 551 B
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- Give Her All The Love (John Holt)
- Change Partners ☒ (Peter Austin)
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A. Give Her All The Love
Produced by Bunny Lee
Also released with Busty Brown's Nobody Else on the flip.
Shocks Of Mighty riddim.
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1970 - #DYNA BL 1654 / PM 803
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- Slip Away (Slim Smith)
- Mr Magoo ☒ (Lee's All Star)
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A. Slip Away
Produced by Bunny Lee
On Dave Barker's Prisoner Of Love riddim.
B. Mr Magoo
Produced by Bunny Lee
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1970 - #
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- Sex Machine (Dave Barker & The Aggrovators)
- You Left Me And Gone (Dave Barker & The Aggrovators)
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A. Sex Machine
Produced by Bunny Lee
On Dave Barker's Prisoner Of Love riddim.
B. You Left Me And Gone
Produced by Bunny Lee
On Dave Barker's Prisoner Of Love riddim.
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1970 - #DYNA BL 1355 / 1358
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- Yours ☒ (Doreen Schaeffer)
- Give And Take (Jeff Barnes)
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A. Yours
Produced by Bunny Lee
☒ No Lee Perry connection
B. Give And Take
Produced by Bunny Lee
Back in the days Lee and Bunny exchanged several riddims. Here's another Shocks Of Mighty based track by Jeff Barnes.
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1971 - #BL 3863
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- Better Must Come (Delroy Wilson)
- Better Version (Upsetters)
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A. Better Must Come
Produced by Bunny Lee
Lee Perry used this for Junior Byles' When Will Better Come and his own version Ski Wa Wa
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1971 - #DSR BL 4303 / DSR BL 4305
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- Know Your Friend (Jackie Brown)
- Version (Jackie Brown)
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A. Know Your Friend
Produced by Bunny Lee
This original Cherrio Baby was cut at Dynamics and was the 'Festival Song' winner of 1971.
Perry adapted the rhythm for Dennis Alcapone's Well Dread. The riddim also appeared on Africa's Blood as Well Dread Ver.3 credited to Addis Ababa Children.
Know Your Friend also came out on a Striker Lee 7 inch, credited to Delroy Wilson & Busty Brown.
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1973 - #LEE 9 B / LEE 4 A
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- Slip Out (I Roy)
- Ecstasy ☒ (John Holt)
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A. Slip Out
Produced by Bunny Lee
Prisoner Of Love riddim. This cut was done over Slim Smith's version of Slip Away
Also released with A Change Is Gonna Come by Ken Parker on the flip side (#GN 34 A)
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1968 |
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1968 - #WIRL EB 3997 1 / WIRL EB 4320 2
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- Someone To Love (The Versatiles)
- Children Get Ready (The Versatiles)
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A. Someone To Love
Produced by E. Barnett
B. Children Get Ready
Produced by E. Barnett
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1968 - #WIRL LA RY 3257 / 3258
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- (Baby) Take a Chance On Me (The Gaylettes)
- Suga Wooga [aka Something About My Man] ☒ (The Gaylettes)
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A. Take a Chance On Me
Produced by Lynford Anderson
Riddim as How Come
Said to feature Lee Perry, though I haven't figured that out myself yet.
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1969 - #RAND 001 / RAND 002
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- Be My Loving Baby (???)
- Mother Pepper (???)
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1969 - #FLC 7827
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- 5 To 5 (Lloyd Charmers)
- Come See About Me ☒ (Soul Stirrers)
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A. 5 To 5
Produced by Lloyd Charmers
The strange vocal is what Perry called a Pocamania style, was by the man Lee Perry.
The Hippy Boys were the musicians. Perry's actual vocal A Hit Cha is repeated all over.
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1969 - #DYNA CB 1524 / 1525
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- Rag Map (Peter Austin)
- Version
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A. Rag Mop
Produced by Frederick Bell
Believed to be of Randy's fame. Sounds like it was cut at the same time as Dry Acid (unfortunatley there's no audio sample available).
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1969 - #UN 546 A / UN 546 B
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- Return Of Jack Slade (Derrick Morgan)
- Fat Man ☒ (Derrick Morgan)
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(PUNCH)
1969 - #PH 07 A / PH 07 B
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- Trying To Be Free (Martin Riley)
- I've Got It Bad (Martin Riley)
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A. Trying To Be Free
Production unknown (either Martin Riley or Lee Perry)
Aka What's The World Coming To this song appears on the compilation album Curly Locks.
Junior Byles' cut with similar lyrics got released in 1970 on the UK labels Pama Supreme and Supreme. The song appears on the album Beat Down Babylon known as Demonstration.
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1969 - #DYNA RW 102 / 168
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- Whats Your Excuse (The Hippy Boys)
- Tell Me Tell Me (The Hippy Boys)
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A. Whats Your Excuse
Produced by Ranny Williams
Released as The Hippy Boys in the UK on Bullet label. Some releases carry the Produced by Lee Perry
stamp which could indicate Lee Perry distributed or co-produced the tune.
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1969 - #DYNA RW 133 / 168
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- Whats Your Excuse Version (The Hippy Boys)
- Tell Me Tell Me (The Hippy Boys)
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1970 |
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1970 - #TMX 524 / TMX 525
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- Squeeze Up [Part 1] (Byron Lee & The Dragonaires)
- Squeeze Up [Part 2] (Byron Lee & The Dragonaires)
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A. Squeeze Up
A Dynamic Sound Production
On The Bleechers' Ease Up riddim
This early tune must be one of the first dub mixes and must have been done on the desk that Tubbys bought from Dynamics when they upgraded.
Also released on JA Tiger 7 inch as Shortwave
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1970 - #DYNA RS 1595 / 1596
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- Dance Of Love (Roy Shirley & The Upsetters)
- Version (Roy Shirley & The Upsetters)
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A. Dance Of Love
Produced by Roy Shirley
Riddim was also used on Do Good by Roy Shirley on Public label.
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1970 - #DYNA OK 2456 / 2457
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- Rock Away (Osbourne Kirkland)
- Hit Me Back (Osbourne Kirkland)
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A. Rock Away
Produced by Osbourne Kirkland
This is a peculiar one. In 2010 Kiss Me Neck already makes mention of this release, as a possbile Lee Perry production.
Its rhythm is only recently discovered to be part of the JA issue Many Moods Of The Upsetter titled Equalizer.
More so interesting is that this very same rhythm had a make-over in 1978 when two tracks on the Great Memories label were released by the same Osbourne Kirkland, here known as The High Priest. Both songs; Manchoneal Jail House Wall and Love Hits have an overall Black Ark feel to it, but not as much as you would expect from a 1978 release.
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1970 - #RL + RL 01 1
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- Let It Be (The Soulettes)
- Big Dog Bloxie (The Upsetters)
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A. Let It Be
Produced by Reggie Lewis
In Fams book he tells that he and Reggie Lewis cut this tune with the Soulettes for their Rhythm Force imprint.
It surfacing on the Upsetter UK label (UK 337) has always linked it to Scratch.
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1970 - #FLP 7694 A / B
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- Observing The Avenue (Niney)
- Version
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A. Observing The Avenue
Believed to be a co-produced Niney/Perry production.
Basically, Lee Perry paid for the stampers on several occasions, which explains the FLP matrix.
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1970 - #MR 1376 / 1377
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- Self Control (Martin Riley And Fay Bennett)
- The Pill (Martin Riley)
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A. Self Control
Produced by Martin Riley
As is the case with the aforementioned Let It Be this release somehow found its way in the Upsetter UK series (UK 336).
This pre-release indicates that it's in fact a Martin Riley produced track.
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1974 |
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1974 - #MC 000001 A1 / MC 000001 B1
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- Ghetto Song (Young Alberack)
- Black Dub (Charley Ace)
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A. Ghetto Song
Production unknown (Charley Ace?)
Recorded at the Black Ark
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1974 - #MIC 7114 A / B
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- Righteous One (Lloyd Young)
- Righteous One Version (Lloyd Young)
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1974 - #PF 3154 / 3155
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- Bend Down Low (Pat Francis)
- Version
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1975 |
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1975 - #WE 1833 B / WE 1348 B
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- Jah Jah Whip Them (U Brown)
- Jah Jah De Pon Dem (Sydney Smith)
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1975 - #TK 2 A / TK 2 B
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- Rasta Train (Prince Williams)
- Good Old Days ☒ (Prince Williams)
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1977 |
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1977 - #RM 7009 / HW 3800
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- Call Me Teacher (The Bluebells)
- Live As One ☒ (The Bluebells)
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A. Call Me Teacher
Produced by A. Ranglin
Recorded at the Black Ark studio
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1977 - #IN 2001
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- Opportunity (George Faith)
- Dutty Tuff (Horsey Seaton Syndicate)
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1978 |
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1978 - #CHA 7 A / CHA 7 B
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- Mr Skabeana ☒ (Alton Ellis)
- The Children Are Crying (Alton Ellis)
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