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Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that shines a light on a selection with a Lee 'Scratch' Perry connection.  And so we bid...

The mighty Lee Perry turns 80 tomorrow and to celebrate here's one of my favourite Scratch vocals. 'Jah Jah Ah Natty Dread', ...

It's been a while since the last edition of Saturday Scratch and this one comes bearing some bad news. A couple of days ago, part of ...

Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that shines a light on a selection with a Lee 'Scratch' Perry connection.  I've be...

Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that shines a light on a selection with a Lee 'Scratch' Perry connection. Mrs S asked ...

Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that shines a light on a selection with a Lee 'Scratch' Perry connection. The new la...

Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that shines a light on a selection with a Lee 'Scratch' Perry connection. Earlier th...

Following yesterday's humidity-fest and little of the predicted overnight rain to cool things down, this morning dawned thick, mild an...

It's been one of those weeks. A ton of great looking posts have turned up on my sidebar in the past seven days and i've barely had...

I can tell you very little about Winston Heywood, other than the fact that he was accompanied on his slim catalogue of 1970's s...

In addition to the vacuuming duties that I detailed in a recent post, my other key role in this house is, much like Keith Flint, as a fi...

The ska original of 'Artibella' appeared on Studio One in 1965, credited to Ken Booth & Stranger Cole ( here ). Boothe release...

Every now and then, atrocities take place in the real world that make blogging feel every bit as frivolous and pointless as it ulti...

Did someone put together a compilation of tunes from the Amalgamated label for Mark E Smith in the early 1990s? If so it would help to...

Even in the often confusing world of Lee Perry's huge supporting cast of characters, the contribution of Burt Walters would surely ...

If the family bathroom was ever out of action when I was a wee nipper, I would have to endure what Mum would call 'a wash down'....

Have I mentioned that I hate flying? Over the years I've tried it drunk, sleep deprived and otherwise subdued, but the result is a...

Shaumark and Robinson, a mysterious duo. The Robinson in question is Lloyd, who handles lead vocal duties on their only known Black Ar...

Yesterday, I journeyed East. East of the River Waveney. I ventured as far East as the road would take me, to the most Easterly point of ...

The LP might sonically seem a little dated now, but on its release in 1987, 'Time Boom X De Devil Dead' was by some way the stro...