Lee 'Scratch' Perry Presents: Better Times - 1971 Chapter II

• Paul Freeman – Don't Give Up
• The Upsetters – Don't Give Up Version
• Donald Smythe – Where Love Goes
• The Hurricanes – You Can Run
• Hortense Ellis – Right On The Tip Of My Tongue
• Max Romeo – Ginalship
• Hortense Ellis – Piece Of My Heart
• Hortense Ellis – Suspicious Minds
• Dennis Alcapone – Alpha And Omega
• Lee Perry – Inna Iwah
• Carlton And The Shoes – Better Days
• Junior Byles – Coming Again
• The Hurricanes – Walking The Street
• The Viceroys – Come On Over
• The Upsetters – Dreamland
• The Upsetters – Ring Of Fire

• 1. Paul Freeman – Don't Give Up
• 2. The Upsetters – Don't Give Up Version
• 3. Donald Smythe – Where Love Goes
• 4. The Hurricanes – You Can Run
• 5. David Isaacs – (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On
• 6. Untouchables – Can't Reach You
• 7. The Upsetters – Must Reach You
• 8. Hortense Ellis – Right On The Tip Of My Tongue
• 9. Max Romeo – Ginalship
• 10. The Upsetters – Ginalship Version
• 11. Hortense Ellis – Piece Of My Heart
• 12. The Upsetters – Piece Of My Heart Version
• 13. The Righteous Flames – Zion
• 14. The Adisababians – Zion Version
• 15. Hortense Ellis – Suspicious Minds
• 16. Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon
• 17. The Upsetters – Ital Version
• 18. Dennis Alcapone – Alpha And Omega
• 19. The Upsetters – King Alpha
• 20. Winston Wright – Example Part 1
• 21. Winston Wright – Example Part 2
• 22. Lloyd Parks – Mighty Cloud Of Joy
• 23. The Upsetters – Mighty Cloud Version
• 24. Lee Perry – Inna Iwah
• 25. The Upsetters – Inna Iwah Version
• 26. Shenley Duffus – To Be A Lover
• 27. The Upsetter – I Forgot To Remember
• 28. Dennis Alcapone – Africa Stand
• 29. Dennis Alcapone – Jah Rastafari
• 30. Junior Byles – Poor Chubby
• 31. Carlton And The Shoes – Better Days
• 32. Busty Brown – My Girl
• 33. The Upsetters – My Girl Version
• 34. Junior Byles – Coming Again
• 35. The Hurricanes – Walking The Street
• 36. The Bleechers – Jump And Rale
• 37. The Viceroys – Come On Over
• 38. The Bleechers – Trying My Faith
• 39. The Viceroys – Fancy Clothes
• 40. The Righteous Flames – One Love One Heart
• 41. The Upsetters – Dreamland
• 42. U-Roy – Rhythm Land
• 43. The Upsetters – Groove Me (Version)
• 44. Shenley Duffus – Bet You Don't Know
• 45. The Upsetters – Ring Of Fire

By the summer of 1971, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was widely recognised as Jamaica’s most creative music-maker. Since launching his career as an independent producer in 1968, his experimentations with sound and style had resulted in some of the most exciting and popular works to see issue during reggae’s formative years.

Now, primarily employing one of the island’s most accomplished band, The Now Generation as his regular session crew, the sound of Perry’s output from the latter half of 1971 contrasted strongly with the more rugged style the epitomised many of his earlier productions.

Otherwise, however, his general approach to music-making remained unaltered and during this six-month period, he released a series of popular singles by some of Kingston’s finest, performing a variety of compositions that ranged from covers of soul and pop songs to original early roots material.

As a stand-alone compilation or an accompaniment set to previous Doctor Bird anthologies of Perry’s Jamaican singles, ‘Better Days’ is a must for any serious fan of his always compelling work, as well as all enthusiasts of classic reggae sounds.