original reggae 7" Jamaican 45 produced by Lee Perry: The Hurricanes "Tell Me Tell Me" / Hippy Boys "Excuse Me" (Upsetter Records)

Seven inch Jamaican single
THE HURRICANES ?
TELL ME TELL ME
HIPPY BOYS
EXCUSE ME
Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry
original hand-stamped Upsetters pressing

This ultra rare hand-stamped "UPSETTER RECORDS Produced & Distributed by LEE PERRY" single features two killer selections. A great Jamaican vocal harmony group (which I think may be The Hurricanes or maybe even The Bleechers or The Classics) sing like champions with the vigorous, almost ska-like tempo of "Tell Me Tell Me". Meanwhile a DJ (who sounds a bit like King Stitt) adds a whole heap of tasty "Excuse Me" toasting outbursts to the scorchin' Upsetters aka Hippy Boys' rhyth-o-matic instrumental on the flip. Another choice musical biscuit distributed personally by Mr. Perry back when music carried the swing.

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The ORIGINAL 7" Jamaican UPSETTER RECORDS is hand-stamped on one side 'UPSETTER RECORDS Produced & Distributed by LEE PERRY'. The circa 1969 - 1970 vinyl is in VG+ condition. It plays great, does not skip, and is not warped. Hand writing on both sides (see photos). Made in Jamaica.

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On Jun-14-04 at 07:32:35 PDT, seller added the following information:

This just in from Bob at Nighthawk Records: "The DJ on this record is Count Sticky, I believe. My copy of that title has an instrumental cut of the same tune on the flip. Both sides are produced by Ranny (Ronny) Williams. I doubt a Perry connection. RKR credits the Hippy Boys..." Midnight Dread says: "All I can go by is the hand-stamp on label and the handwriting on the sleeve which states 'Hippy Boys (?) / Upsetters, Tell Me Tell Me / Excuse Me'. It sounds to me like a Perry produced tune of that era. Bob hasn't heard the vocal side. Still this disc remains a fantastic and fairly rare record, no matter the origin issues."