Tag Archives: Lee Perry

For Losers as Well as Super Stars

I spend so much of my time digging through obscurities that I often don’t hear about what’s going on well-established artists until the last minute. My underground fetish withstanding, this may have something to do with general skepticism of the things people in the entertainment industry say about their future products. I guess […]

Records at Random Vol. 51 - Augustus Pabo East of the River Nile

I spent an unfortunate amount of time over the last year looking for my 7” 45RPM copy of Augustus Pablo’s “East of the River Nile.” I’d taken it with me to the radio station for a dusty set a few years ago, slipping it into the sleeve of a Lee Perry dub album for […]

Records at Random Vol. 50 - Grace Jones Island Life

Compilations and greatest hits packages are almost never on my “to buy” list. I prefer owning the original LPs and getting the benefit of all the filler cuts and hidden gems they hold. That’s why I’ve never bough a copy of Jamaican-born model/actress/singer Grace Jones‘ 1985 disc Island Life, a collection of some of her […]