Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends – Open The Gate 3LP Coloured Vinyl

Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends – Open The Gate

The Jamaican dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry had the ability to attract some of the best musicians around to indulge in their fantasies. He knew how to draw the best out of those who wandered by their studios. The 1989 compilation album Open The Gate is a collection of the 12” versions Lee Perry did in the late Black Ark period. For the recordings, he gathered some of the best singers of the island, including Anthony “Sangie” Davis, The Heptones, Leroy Sibbles, The Diamonds, The Congos, Junior Murvin and of course Perry's studio band The Upsetters amongst others.

The 3LP Open The Gate is available as a limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl and includes 3 printed innersleeves.

Tracklist:
A1 Anthony "Sangie" Davis & Lee Perry– Words
A2 Devon Irons & Dr. Alimantado– Vampire

B1 The Heptones– Babylon Falling
B2 The Upsetters– Babylon Falling Version
B3 The Heptones– Mistry Babylon
B4 The Upsetters– Mistry Babylon Version
B5 Leroy Sibbles– Garden Of Life

C1 Carlton Jackson– History
C2 Junior Delgado– Sons Of Slaves
C3 Watty Burnett– Open The Gate

D1 The Diamonds– Talk About It
D2 The Upsetters– Yam - A - Ky
D3 Eric Donaldson– Cherry Oh Baby
D4 Watty Burnett– Rainy Night In Portland

E1 Horace Smart & The Upsetters– Ruffer Ruff & Ruffer Dub
E2 The Congos– Neckodeemus
E3 The Twin Roots– Know Love

F1 Lee Perry– City Too Hot
F2 Lee Perry– Bionic Rats
F3 Junior Murvin– Bad Weed

Label: Music On Vinyl
Released: 1989/2023