leclisse's "Harder Than The Rest" Rasta Jag: King Tubby- King Tubby Meets the Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub (1978)- Vinyl Rip (16 bit FLAC)

More King Tubby for your listening pleasure.





Technical Information:

Artist: King Tubby
Album: King Tubby Meets the Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub
Year: 1978

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: Vinyl
Avg. bitrate: 751 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 154 MB
Length: 0:28:48


Tracklisting:

Side A:

A1. Blood Of Africa (2:40)
A2. African Roots (2:59)
A3. Raw Roots (3:04)
A4. Wood Roots (2:59)
A5. Luke Lane Rock (3:08)

Side B:

B1. People From The Grass Roots (3:06)
B2. Crime Wave (3:02)
B3. No Justice For The Poor (2:26)
B4. 300 Years At The Grass Roots (2:53)
B5. King And The Upsetter At Spanish Town (2:31)





King Tubby Meets the Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub Megaupload Link

Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters- Revolution Dub (1975)- EAC CD Rip (FLAC)

Third and last part of Dub Triptych. Enjoy!




Technical Information:

Artist: Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters
Album: Revolution Dub
Year: 1975/1998

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 780 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 168 MB
Length: 0:30:16


Tracklisting:

01. Revolution Dub (4:22)
02. Womans Dub (3:28)
03. Kojak (3:43)
04. Doctor On The Go (3:58)
05. Bush Weed (3:42)
06. Dreadlock Talking (3:24)
07. Own Man (1:41)
08. Dub The Rhythm (2:59)
09. Rain Drops (3:00)





Revolution Dub Megaupload Link

Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters- Cloak and Dagger (1972)- 2004 Reissue- EAC CD Rip (FLAC)

Oh, by the way...this is a reader request for Dub Triptych, but we thought it best to post the three individual albums that made up the triptych. More bonus tracks.




Technical Information:

Artist: Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters (2004 Reissue)
Album: Cloak and Dagger
Year: 1972/2004

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 729 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 254 MB
Length: 0:48:45


Tracklisting:

01. Tommy Cook & the Upsetters- Cloak and Dagger (4:08)
02. The Upsetters- Sharp Razor V/S (4:13)
03. W. Wright & the Upsetters- Hail Stone (2:58)
04. The Upsetters- Musical Transplant (Adapted) (5:10)
05. W. Wright & the Upsetters- Liquid Serenade (Adapted) (3:32)
06. The Upsetters- Side Gate (3:01)
07. Tommy McCook & the Upsetters- Iron Claw (2:37)
08. The Upsetters- V/S Ironside (2:44)
09. Tommy McCook & the Upsetters- Rude Walking (3:12)
10. Tommy McCook & the Upsetters- V/S Bad Walking (H. Andy) (2:37)
11. Lee Perry & The Upsetters- Caveman Skank (2:44)
12. The Upsetters- Pe-We Special (2:27)

Bonus Tracks (recorded in 1973):

13. The Upsetters- Table Turning (3:04)
14. The Upsetters- Jungle Lion (Instrumental) (3:08)
15. Tommy Mc Cook & the Upsetters- Cloak & Dagger Horns Dub Plate Pressure (3:05)





Cloak and Dagger Megaupload Link

Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters- 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle (1973)- 2004 Reissue- EAC CD Rip (FLAC)

We thought it best to break up Ilsa with some dub, because of the natural congruity of the two characters.

"But leclisse...Lee "Scratch" Perry isn't a Nazi she-devil. I don't see a connection in the least, and that offends my Canadian sensibility."

They're both bug-assed crazy.

"Oh. Sorry."




From David Jeffries at CD Universe:

In the jumbled world of reggae history, Lee "Scratch" Perry's 1973 effort Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle has earned the false reputation of being the first dub album to see release. It's not. Herman Chin-Loy and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd both had full-length dub albums on the shelves before Perry, but Upsetters 14 is the first album that fully dived into the possibilities of dub, creating the blueprint for a genre that could survive on its own, attract its own audience, and have its own set of masters. Of course Augustus Pablo, Scientist, Mad Professor, Mikey Dread, and Adrian Sherwood all owe something to the forefathers of reggae, but their true mentor is Perry and his early work. Adding to the mystique is the extremely limited first run of Upsetters 14 with only 300 pressed, 200 for Jamaica and 100 off to the U.K. Over the years, respect for the album would fall well behind Perry's other total masterpiece, Super Ape, thanks to the Blackboard Jungle Dub album, which featured the same recordings found here, but in a much inferior mix. This undesirable version kept reappearing, to the point where even the mighty Trojan included it in their Dub-Triptych set, but leave it to David Katz -- author of the ultimate Perry biography People Funny Boy -- to right the wrongs and unearth the impossible. With the original master tapes lost forever, Katz's reissue on the Auralux label is mastered from an original pressing and through analog equipment. The result is a true revelation. Warm and enveloping, the album has a much deeper feel than ever before, with bass that's raw, cavernous, and thunderous all at once. This is ever so important to tracks like "African Skank," an instrumental dub of "Place Called Africa" that replaces Junior Byles' sweet croon with an intoxicating bassline. The echoing trombone on "V\S Panta Rock" now flutters over a nocturnal soundscape, and strange voices that were hopelessly buried in lesser mixes of "Elephant Rock" now reveal themselves whispering through the song's tribal beat. The "Three Blind Mice" melody dissolving into the sqwonky "Jungle Jim" is a perfect early example of Perry's twisted sense of humor, while "Drum Rock" is positively twisted with Scratch offering an assortment of animal noises. In the end, what's most incredible about the album is how Perry's vision of dub as otherworldly is so sound and stable from the beginning, making Upsetters 14 that rare album that's both seminal and a prime candidate for "definitive," as well. Auralux's reissue adds four lost bonus tracks recorded years later at Perry's Black Ark studio, and while they don't match anything on the album proper, they share the same feel and make for a worthwhile addendum. Topping it all off are Katz's liner notes, which offer some insights into this landmark and captivating effort.




Technical Information:

Artist: Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters
Album: 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle (2004 Reissue)
Year: 1973/2004

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 767 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 329 MB
Length: 1:00:04


Personnel:

Lee Perry: producer, arranger, engineer, percussion
King Tubby: engineer
Graham Durham: mastering

Aston "Family Man" Barrett: bass (tracks: 1 to 14)
Bagga: bass (tracks: 1 to 14)
Boris Gardiner: bass (tracks: 15 to 18)
Lloyd Parks: bass (tracks: 1 to 14)
Benbow: drums (tracks: 1 to 14)
Carley Barrett: drums (tracks: 1 to 14)
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace: drums (tracks: 1 to 14)
Mikey Boo: drums (tracks: 15 to 18)
Tin Legs: drums (tracks: 1 to 14)
Alva Lewis: guitar (tracks: 1 to 14)
Sangie Davis: guitar (tracks: 1 to 14)
Barrington Daley: guitar (tracks: 1 to 14)
Chinna: guitar (tracks: 15 to 18)
Robert Johnson: guitar (tracks: 15 to 18)
Tony Chin: guitar (tracks: 1 to 14)
Augustus Pablo: melodica (tracks: 1 to 14)
Touter: organ (tracks: 1 to 14)
Glen Adams: organ (tracks: 1 to 14)
Winston Wright: organ
Skully: percussion
Sticky: percussion
Gladstone Anderson: piano (tracks: 1 to 14)
Tommy McCook: piano (tracks: 1 to 14)
Ron Wilson: trombone (tracks: 1 to 14)
Bobby Ellis: trumpet (tracks: 1 to 14)




Tracklisting:

01. Black Panta (4:40)
02. V/S Panta Rock (3:34)
03. Khasha Macka (3:52)
04. Elephant Rock (3:17)
05. African Skank (3:17)
06. Dreamland Skank (2:35)
07. Jungle Jim (2:57)
08. Drum Rock (3:56)
09. Dub Organizer (3:25)
10. Lovers Skank (2:45)
11. Mooving Skank (2:48)
12. Apeman Skank (2:30)
13. Jungle Skank (2:22)
14. Kaya Skank (3:05)

Bonus Tracks:

15. Upsetting Rhythm # 1 (3:36)
16. Upsetting Rhythm # 2 (3:35)
17. Upsetting Rhythm # 3 (3:37)
18. Happy Roots (4:13)





14 Dub Blackboard Jungle Megaupload Link

Lee "Scratch" Perry and The Upsetters- Ape-Ology (1976-1978)- EAC CD Rip (APE/FLAC)

I'm going to run with this Dub jag until someone physically stops me.

"But leclisse...you're posting wayyyyyyyyyy too many albums by... well... you know... those types. This, coupled with all of the techical difficulties we've been having lately...well...I just don't think it's good for the site."

Fuck the White Devil!

Here's some Lee "Scratch" Perry!




Disc 1 Technical Information:

Artist: Lee "Scratch" Perry and The Upsetters
Album: Ape-Ology (Disc 1)
Year: 1976-1978/2007

Audio Codec(s): APE/FLAC8
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC APE + .cue/FLAC8 split tracks
Avg. Bitrate: 560 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 310 MB/324 MB
Length: 1:17:22


Tracklisting:

01. Dread Lion (feat. The Heptones) (4:33)
02. Zion Blood (feat. The Heptones) (3:57)
03. Three in One (feat. The Heptones) (3:39)
04. Curly Dub (4:12)
05. Patience Dub (feat. The Heptones) (4:33)
06. Super Ape (feat. The Heptones) (3:50)
07. Croaking Lizard (feat. Prince Jazzbo) (3:27)
08. Black Vest (4:41)
09. Underground Root (feat. The Full Experience) (2:57)
10. Dub Along (feat. The Full Experience) (3:11)
11. Soul Fire (3:54)
12. Throw Some Water In (3:46)
13. Evil Tongue (3:54)
14. Curly Locks (4:06)
15. Ghetto Sidewalk (4:19)
16. Favourite Dish (3:20)
17. Free Up the Weed (3:42)
18. Big Neck Police (3:38)
19. Yu Squeeze My Panhandle (3:54)
20. Roast Fish & Cornbread (3:49)


Disc 1 Megaupload Links:

APE (img + .cue)
FLAC (split tracks)




Disc 2 Technical Information:

Artist: Lee "Scratch" Perry and The Upsetters
Album: Ape-Ology (Disc 2)
Year: 1976-1978/2007

Audio Codec(s): APE/FLAC8
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC APE + .cue/FLAC8 split tracks
Avg. Bitrate: 524 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 213 MB/224 MB
Length: 0:56:56


Tracklisting:

01. Dyon-Anasaw (3:39)
02. Return of the Super Ape (3:40)
03. Tell Me Something Good (3:29)
04. Bird in Hand (3:28)
05. Crab Years (3:37)
06. Jah Jah A Natty Dread (3:38)
07. Psyche & Trim (3:49)
08. The Lion (3:30)
09. Huzza A Hana (3:29)
10. High Ranking Sammy (3:30)
11. From Creation (2:34)
12. Creation Dub 1 (2:47)
13. Creation Dub 2 (2:39)
14. Creation Dub 3 (3:05)
15. Roast Fish and Cornbread (Ja Single Mix) (3:37)
16. Corn Fish Dub (Ja Single Mix) (3:38)
17. OK Corral (Feat. U Roy) (2:47)


Disc 2 Megaupload Links:

APE (img + .cue)
FLAC (split tracks)