Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Soulful I - The Jamaican Singles 1969-1970

• 1. DISC ONE: Hard To Handle - Carl Dawkins
• 2. Night Doctor - The Upsetters
• 3. To Love Somebody - Busty Brown
• 4. Man From M.I.5 - The Upsetters
• 5. Soulful I - The Upsetters
• 6. Babam Bam - The Ravers
• 7. Kiddy-O - The Silvertones
• 8. Thunder Ball (take 2) - The Upsetters
• 9. Big Noise (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 10. Crash It (take 5) - The Upsetters
• 11. Endlessly - The Silvertones
• 12. What's Wrong With You - David Isaacs
• 13. Tidal Wave - The Upsetters
• 14. He'll Have To Go - David Isaacs
• 15. Since You Are Gone - David Isaacs
• 16. I Can't See Myself Cry About You - Busty Brown
• 17. Cold Sweat - The Upsetters
• 18. The Vampire - The Upsetters
• 19. Drugs and Poison - The Upsetters
• 20. Till I Can’t Take It Anymore (take 4) - Pat Satchmo
• 21. Goosey (take 2) - Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters
• 22. Check Him Out (take 1) - The Bleechers
• 23. Sign Of The Times (take 2) - The Upsetters
• 24. Prove It (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 25. X-Ray Vision (take 4) - Glen Adams & The Upsetters
• 26. Caught You Red Handed (take 1) - The West Indians
• 27. Thunder Ball (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 28. DISC TWO: Big Noise (take 3) - The Upsetters
• 29. Goosey (take 3) - Gladstone Anderson & The Upsetters
• 30. Sign Of The Times (take 7) - The Upsetters
• 31. Prove It (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 32. Never Get Away (take 2) - The West Indians
• 33. One Little Lie - Dave Barker & The Upsetters
• 34. Slow Motion (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 35. Summer Come - The Upsetters
• 36. Love Me Baby (take 2) - The Upsetters
• 37. Bab Thool - The Upsetters
• 38. Take A Sip - The Upsetters
• 39. T’ank You - The Upsetters
• 40. Bab Theef - The Upsetters
• 41. The Dentist (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 42. Soul Walk - The Upsetters
• 43. One Punch - The Upsetters
• 44. Wax It - The Upsetters
• 45. Let’s Not Fight It - The Upsetters
• 46. Hurry Up - The Versatiles
• 47. Django Shoots Again - Val Bennett & The Upsetters
• 48. Sit Back - The Upsetters
• 49. Toothache - The Upsetters
• 50. No Sin (take 6) - The Upsetters
• 51. Slow Motion (take 2) - The Upsetters
• 52. Love Me Baby Version (take 1) - The Upsetters
• 53. The Dentist (take 2) - The Upsetters
• 54. Sign Of The Times (take 1) - The Upsetters

• Boss reggae productions from the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.

• An abundance of rare tracks & alternate takes.

• A follow-up to the popular ‘People Funny Boy’ collection.

After making an explosive start to his career as an independent record producer with his groundbreaking hit, ‘People Funny Boy’, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry further cemented his reputation as one of Jamaica’s most creative music makers with singles issued on his Upsetter label peppering the local charts throughout the remainder of 1968 and well into the next year. By this time, the UK’s leading Jamaican music specialists, Trojan Records were releasing his work in Britian, where both Jamaican ex-pats and the rapidly growing number of ‘skinhead’ reggae fans were drawn to his often-quirky instrumental recordings, performed by The Hippy Boys, a tight 4-piece combo that Perry credited rebranded as The Upsetters on his releases.

‘Soulful I’ picks up where the previous Doctor Bird collection, ‘People Funny Boy’, left off by collecting Perry’s Jamaican 7” singles from 1969 through to early 1970, while also featuring rarities from the period that remained all but forgotten in the Trojan archives until earlier this century. Along with the companion volume, ‘Clint Eastwood & The Many Moods Of The Upsetter’, this 2CD set not only provides a captivating insight into the development of reggae music and arguably its most accomplished creator during a fascinating period in the early development of reggae music and arguably its most accomplished creator, but also provides a hugely enjoyable listening experience.