Reggae Roots Forum - From 60's to mid 80's

The legendary tune “Play On Mr. Music” from a documentary film “Roots Rock Reggae” comes alive. This compilation celebrates some uncommon gems from the greatest golden years of the Black Ark Studio and Lee Perry’s works.

“Play On Mr Music” by the Upsetter Revue featuring The Heptones, The Congos and Junior Murvin, had long been the Holy Grail for roots reggae connoisseurs, until Rocka Shacka issued it on a 10-inch EP. The result of an impromptu studio jam (captured on celluloid for Jeremy Marre’ s Roots Rock Reggae documentary in May 1977), the track celebrates the undeniable pull of Perry’ s musical artistry, with both musicians and onlookers enhanced by the uplifting qualities of a marijuana spliff.
“Milte Hi Ankhen” by Sam Carty is a full vocal cut to the oriental dub known as “Bird In Hand” which was included the dub master piece “Return of Ape”. You can also enjoy the unreleased dub mix of the deep rasta tune “Rejoice Jah Jah Children” by The Silvertones, also the unreleased take of Carlton Jackson’s big tune “History”, an irie roots rock version of Curtis Mayfield “People Get Ready” by Junior Murvin and the soulful Perry’s vocal on “Soul Fire”.

01.Play On Mr. Music – Upsetter Revue feat. The Heptones, The Congos & Junior Murvin *
02.History (Dub Plate Mix) – Carlton Jackson *
03.Rejoice Jah Jah Children (Dub Plate Mix) – The Silvertones *
04.Give Me A love – Jimmy Riley
05.Give Me A Dub – The Upsetters
06.Soul Fire – Lee Perry
07.Milte Hi Akhen aka Bird In Hand (Full Vocal Version) – Sam Carty
08.One More River To Cross – Mystic I
09. One More Dub To Cross – The Upsetters
10.People Get Ready – Junior Murvin
11.People Get Ready Dub – The Upsetters
12.Feel All Right – The Silvertones
13.Sugar & Spice (Love Has Got Its Way) – Keith Rowe **
14.Spicy Version – The Upsetters **

*Unreleased Alternate Take
** Previously Unreleased 13 & 14 are bonus tracks for CD only