Lee 'Scratch' Perry - ExcaliburmanObscure but rather excellent Tony Owens Seven Leaves compilation from 1989, now reissued through the auspices of Winston Edwards. Featuring classic Lee Perry Black Ark productions, Debra Keese`s Travelling is in discomix style, as is Perry`s Free Up The Prisoners, cuts to Curly Locks, Jungle Lion, Lick The Pipe Peter prevail, but most interesting is Twin Roots Trinity Of Life, also recorded by Bobby Melody as Master Mind.

with Can’s performances taking on a life of their own

a studio-based affair that evolved The Stroppies sound

after the release of their celebrated record “No Treasure But Hope”

the sense that something has cratered and someone has walked away

First official release of this highly revered and in demand cult debut album

The album lacks one thing: filler

abstract and full of classic rock energy

Andy Kirk Cuban Boogie Woogie 13

Like Folk-Psych

The Right Track - You For Me And Me For You 14

There’s a wealth of folk tales and even contemporary accounts of the subject

The Specials combined Jamaican ska and Rocksteady mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole Ska Revival which helped fellow like-minded bands Madness