The Upsetters: Super Ape (Lee Perry) Vinyl LP Fashion

For a long time, this was one of the holy grails of reggae collecting, rare as hell and legendary as one of the roots era s best, lost records. The hype is for once worth it and this thing has easily jumped up to the top of my list of Lee Perry albums. A lot of his stuff has somehow gotten seriously over-rated, hyped to oblivion by press people looking for a latch to grab on to and hipsters doing likewise; but this is the real deal, the dreader than dread dub. If you ve been wondering why everybody makes such a big fuss about him, this is a good place to start. A couple of the songs have lyrics and chatters (check Croaking Lizard , the Prince Jazzbo voiced version of Max Romeo s Chase the Devil ) but all the songs are dubbed out as hell and deep, deep, deep. This is the height of the roots sound and one of the heaviest I know of. If you at all interested in roots or dub music, you have to have this record. Recommended.