MUSIC ON VINYL
Ska fans are paying upwards of £60 for a decent original Trojan copy of this classic 1969 Lee Perry release, so a 1,000-copy limited edition orange vinyl re-release is a no-brainer. Issued in the wake of the almost-Benny-Hill-theme title track’s popularity, it’s a compilation of Perry’s best singles up to then, equally packed with floor fillers and curiosities. For every party banger, like Drugs And Poison and Live Injection, there’s country twangin’ geetar (Medical Operation) or beer bottle percussion (One Punch), anticipating the bananas excursions into dub outer space that Perry would make later in the 1970s. But despite its eclectic nature, the compilation holds together as a great party album – there’s even the treat of hearing Perry’s distinctive croak punctuating the rocksteady beat of Eight For Eight and Ten To Twelve.