Description
This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee lsquoScratchrsquo Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Ark sound the enigmatic producer was at the time in the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form. The LP opens with the eerie ldquoKentucky Skankrdquo, Perryrsquos ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at Londonrsquos Chalk Farm studios. U Royrsquos ldquoDouble Sixrdquo and I Royrsquos ldquoHigh Fashionrdquo amp ldquoHail Stonesrdquo illustrate just how strong The Upsetterrsquos deejay material had become, while versions of the ChiLitesrsquo ldquoWe Are Neighboursrdquo, Sam amp Daversquos ldquoSoul Manrdquo and a reworking of Al Greenrsquos ldquoLove and Happinessrdquo retitled ldquoJungle Lionrdquo all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work. The backing tracks illustrate the producer at his best the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark. Double Seven is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl.