The Mighty Upsetter - Kung Fu Meets The Dragon 2x LP Record BRAND NEW Lee Perry

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Brand new sealed record.

The Mighty Upsetter - Kung Fu Meets The Dragon 2x LP

The legendary 1975 Black Ark album faithfully restored to its original glory now with an additional LP of rare, previously unreleased tracks.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, aka the Upsetters, is responsible for some of the most startling and adventurous contributions to the direction and development of reggae music as a producer, arranger and writer. His role in shaping the history of Jamaican music in particular and recorded music in general is immensely vast. For decades Lee Perry was the driving force behind the most important movements in reggae and since 1980 reissues of his previously released and unreleased material have assured his status in modern day music.

During the early 1970’s as reggae was on the rise, almost simultaneously gaining a foothold in culture were Hong Kong/Hollywood martial arts films that became the latest craze worldwide including in Jamaica. On ‘Kung Fu Meet the Dragon’ Perry particularly took the theme to heart referencing many of the popular films on the songs as others had done such as Keith Hudson on his seminal 1974 release ‘Enter The Dragon’.

‘Kung Fu Meets The Dragon’ is a special record for many reasons. Besides being one of Perry’s coveted ‘Black Ark’ albums released at arguably his creative peak, the album also features Jamaican poly-instrumentalist Augustus Pablo on melodica – a Jamaican music legend in his own right adding his signature flavour to the record. As well as this Perry used some of the most unique and original producing techniques alongside his renowned backing group, The Upsetters, to make ‘Kung Fu…’ a true masterpiece of Jamaican Dub music.

Now available through Secret Records reggae subsidiary label, Sunspot Records, as a deluxe double LP album with additional tracks that again incorporate the martial arts theme for the complete Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry ‘Kung Fu Meets The Dragon’ experience!

 Side One:
1. Enter The Dragon
2. Theme From Hong Kong
3. Heart Of The Dragon
4. Hold Them Kung Fu
5. Flames Of The Dragon
6. Scorching Iron

Side Two:
1. Black Belt Jones
2. Skango
3. Fungaa
4. Black Belt Jones
5. Iron Fist
6. Kung Fu Man

Side Three:
1. Rebels Dub
2. Enter The Dragon
3. The Dragon Enters

Side Four:
1. 23rd Dub
2. Black Belt Jones
3. Rockstone Dub
4. Exit The Dragon

Sunspot Records, SUNSPLP010

RECORD: M
COVER: NM

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Record Grading

Mint (M): New condition.

Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect, a record with no obvious signs of wear, a perfect sleeve with no more than the most minor defects and signs of slight handling.

Very Good Plus (VG+): A very good plus record will show signs that it was played, but was taken good care of by the previous owner. Record surface may show slight signs of wear or minor scuffs that do not affect play. Picture sleeves may have slight wear, lightly turned up corners.

Very Good (VG): A very good record will show groove wear and may have a few vinyl imperfections which will affect the sound. Picture sleeves will show slightly more wear with perhaps a frayed top edge, ring wear or seam breakdown.

Good (G) / Good Plus (G+): A good record will show significant wear and /or scratches, but will play through without skipping. It will have considerable surface noise. Picture sleeves may have seam splits @ bottom & spines, tape, writing, ring wear, stickers and other defects that will start to overwhelm the item. A good or good plus item is usually acquired to fill a hole in a collection until a better copy comes along.