A remarkable interview with the presiding genius of the Saturday Morning Skank Spot.
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Lee Perry - French Connection
Lee “Scratch” Perry has cropped up several times on the Saturday Morning Skank Spot as a producer and songwriter. In this excellent track from 1972 he also takes on the vocal duties. It’s hard to resist having a bit of a jig to this one.
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Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon
Singer Max Romeo has the honour of being the first artist to be featured twice on the Saturday Morning Skank Spot. His rather risqué 1969 hit Wet Dream cropped up on the Skank Spot in November last year.
Released in 1976, War Ina Babylon was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry. Lyrically, its themes are quite similar to the Perry-produced Police and Thieves from the same year. Like Culture’s Two Sevens Clash, the song combines a quite grim subject matter with some very cheerful-sounding music. If you didn’t listen to the words, you’d think this was a very merry song indeed.
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The Upsetters - Return of Django
Today’s Saturday Morning Skank Spot features a classic track by The Upsetters, who were producer Lee “Scratch” Perry’s legendary house band. This record went on to reach number 5 in the UK singles charts in 1969.
One of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Guinness ads. He was the strangest choice of person to front an advertising campaign since John Cooper Clarke did some ads for Sugar Puffs.
