Words of My Mouth (1996)

About this title: From 1973 to 1975, producer Lee "Scratch" Perry was arguably at the top of his game. His productions, notably Leroy Wallis's "Herb Vendor" and the Junior Byles classic "Curly Locks," were dominating the U.K. reggae charts, and in 1974 he built his own studio, the legendary Black Ark, from which flowed some of the strangest and most beautiful music of reggae's classical period. This generous collection provides an excellent overview of Perry's output just before and during the Balck Ark period: "Curly Locks" is here in all its dark, sweet glory, followed by Perry's dub-and-deejay version ... read more

Tracks:

1. Words of My Mouth [Perry]
2. Words of My Mouth [Version] [Perry]
3. Kuchy Skank [Perry]
4. Rejoice in Ja Ja Children [Perry]
5. Rejoicing Skank [Perry]
6. Bushwood Corntrash [Storme]
7. Callying Butt [Perry]
8. Da Ba Day [Perry]
9. Kiss Me Neck [Perry]
10. Curley Locks [Byles/Anthony]
11. Dreader Locks [Byles/Anthony]
12. Many a Call [Perry]
13. Too Bad Bull [Perry]
14. Too Bad Cow [Perry]
15. Fist of Fury [Perry]
16. Herb Vendor [Perry]
17. Cane River Rock [Perry]
18. Riverside Rock [Perry]
19. Stay Dread [Perry]
20. Kentucky Skank [Perry]
21. Bathroom Skank [Perry]
22. Spiritual Whip [Jah Lloyd/Perry]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.