In the blurb it says 'In fact, considering the esteem in which he is now held he supposedly had relatively few big hits in JA, and to some extent it was UK audiences that really clicked with his sound and helped cement his legacy.' Is that correct?
― paolo, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:46 (one year ago) link
Very cool find. Anyone else have an issue downloading Volume 1? It cuts off after a minute.
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:35 (one year ago) link
And yeah, from the little I've read, that does seem to be a fact about UK audiences, but that was true for a lot of Jamaican artists at that time, none more so than Bob Marley. See also: Mikey Dread
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:36 (one year ago) link
delighted to see The Battle for Armageddon reissued as i could never find a decent recording or streaming version of it (for a long time only had it on cassette taped by a friend at school). not a remaster afaict but it sounds good. https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/lee-scratch-perry-battle-of-armagideon-2cd-expanded-edition/
― Fizzles, Monday, 15 May 2023 17:26 (eleven months ago) link
The I Am A Madman dub is quite a thing iirc, I also recall lots of mediocrity on that LP though. “Grooving” is probably my favourite.
― Tim, Monday, 15 May 2023 18:37 (eleven months ago) link