1976; 1977

all the young punks

▲TLR 004lock it up TLR 001outside view (recorded december 1976):▼“..this single is crap. Its not even good crap, it’s just a waste of time” – Mark Perry, ‘Sniffin’ Glue‘ issue #8. ??? Produced by Dave Goodman and Kim Thraives. Ian Woodcock: bass;Dee Generate: drums;Brian Chevette: guitar;Andy Blade: vocals. ▼ EATER: OUTSIDE VIEW from “Outside View b/wContinue reading “all the young punks”

scratch, the wild upsetter, and the heavy claw of zion

illustration by ibFirst up, let’s dispense with a crumb of controversy. Beginning in 1976 with “Super Ape“, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry initiated the most singular revolution not only in Jamaican dub but in terms of the evolution of Black Ark itself, and his role as its centrifugal force; operating from the centre of an off-kilter, self-perpetuatingContinue reading “scratch, the wild upsetter, and the heavy claw of zion”