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Release Date: 22 May 2026
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929287648
Description
• Includes some of Lee Perry’s most influential productions.
• Many tracks new to CD.
• Features numerous major Jamaican hits.
Throughout his illustrious career as a record producer Lee 'Scratch’ Perry consistently sought to test and, if possible, extend the boundaries of reggae music through his often-unconventional experimentation with sound. By 1973, his productions clearly stood apart from those being created by any of his Jamaican peers, with his enthusiasm for the rapidly evolving sound of dub increasingly influencing the direction of his work.
This compelling selection, comprising the cream of Perry’s productions from the early months of 1973, features an abundance of high-quality recordings performed by a variety of premier talent, ranging from up-and-coming young DJs to long-established vocalists
The seventh release in the recently launched series of Doctor Bird 2CD sets charting Perry’s development as an independent producer from the late 60s onwards, 'Jungle Lion’ showcases his most accomplished and innovative recordings prior to the opening of his pre-Black Ark recording studio.
It also demonstrates the why, by 1973, increasing numbers of Jamaican music aficionados were hailing him as a musical genius.
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
1. Dave Barker - Hot Line
2. Dave Barker - Sunshine Rock
3. Lee Perry - Station Underground News
4. Lloyd Young & Augustus Pablo - Our Man Flint
5. The Groovers - Pi A Ring
6. I Roy - Dr. Who
7. The Upsetters - Dr. Who Version
8. Stranger & Gladdy - Conqueror
9. The Upsetters - Conqueror Version
10. Charley Ace - Cow Thief Skank
11. Leo Graham - Three Blind Mice
12. The Upsetters - Mice Skank
13. The Upsetters - Black Ipa
14. The Upsetters - Ipa Skank
15. Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Jungle Lion
16. The Upsetters - Freak Out Skank
17. The Versatiles - Thanks We Get
18. The Upsetters - Ungrateful Skank
19. Dillinger - John Devour
20. Delroy Denton - Oppression
21. The Gatherers - Start Over
22. Dillinger - Tighten Up Skank
23. Barry & The Upsetters - Over Version
24. Dillinger - Uncle Charley Version
DISC TWO
1. The Gatherers - Words Of My Mouth
2. The Upsetters - Words Version
3. The Ethiopians - It Is Impossible
4. Keith Poppin - Be Prepared
5. The Maytones - Do Good
6. Dillinger - Doctor Skank
7. Neville Grant - Sick and Tired
8. Dennis Alcapone - Rasta Dub
9. The Upsetters - Rasta Version
10. Dillinger - Mid-East Rock
11. Shenley Duffus - Black Girl In My Bed
12. Dillinger - Headquarters
13. Lee Perry - Bucky Skank
14. The Upsetters - Yucky Skank
15. Dillinger - Wam Pam Pa Do
16. The Justice Leagues - This World
17. The Justice Leagues - The Same Thing
18. Dillinger - Dub Organizer
19. The Righteous Flames - Water Your Garden
20. Prince Django - Hot Tip
21. Billy Dyce - Women Smarter
22. Shenley Duffus - Standing On The Hill
23. Denzil Dennis - Woman and Money
24. The Upsetters - 10c Skank
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Quicksilver Messenger Service
Pallas
Martin Barre
Manraze
Kim Wilde
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