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sp4cetiger
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- Posted: 04/07/2014 21:43
- Post subject: User Pick of the Day (#22): Arkology by Lee Scratch Perry
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Arkology by Lee Scratch Perry
Chart: Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by joyofdivision
Rank on User's Chart: 12
Year: 1997
Rank on BEA Overall: 3,400
Average Rating: 75/100
Summary Info: A compilation album of reggae/dub tracks produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry. The compilation includes tracks from The Upsetters (his house band), The Congos, Junior Murvin, and The Heptones, among others.
Details on the implementation and chart selection process of "User Pick of the Day" can be found here and here, respectively. A chart documenting the previous picks can be found here.
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Location: Paris, France
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- Posted: 04/07/2014 21:53
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Splendid pick.
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sp4cetiger
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- Posted: 04/07/2014 22:02
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I haven't heard this particular compilation, but I'm a big fan of the Upsetters, so I have no doubt that it's great. Will add to my list.
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joyofdivision
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- Posted: 04/07/2014 22:17
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I relistened to my favourite albums for the first time in ages over the weekend and decided that this comp deserved a much higher ranking than before. All of the tracks were produced during Lee Perry's 'golden era' at his Black Ark studios in the late 70's and display one of the reggae genre's leading lights at the peak of his powers. There are a few instrumental versions included but these can be easily skipped if you're not into tripped out echo effects and the sounds of cattle being pushed to the front of the mix, but on the whole there are so many golden nuggets spread across the three discs that you won't mind too much.
Highly recommended!
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Guest
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- Posted: 04/08/2014 16:25
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Nice coincidence. This is one of those great compilations that works as the perfect entry point for anybody looking to get into Scratch's work from the period, and as a standalone album that holds up against most (if not all) of the records these songs are culled from (where they have parent records, of course). Highly recommended to, well, everybody actually.
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