Shocks of Mighty 1969-74

• Artist: Lee "Scratch" Perry & Friends
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• Release Date: 1989
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Reggae

Review

While hardly essential, Shocks of Mighty collects some interesting tracks (along with their dubs) produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry between 1969 and 1974, and though it is a bit random (and features some annotative errors and track reversals), the end result has a surprisingly accumulative and cohesive tone. High points include the infectious opening track, "Pound Get a Blow," by the Soul Twins (mistakenly credited to the Upsetters alone in the sleeve notes), Leo Graham's bizarre "Three Blind Mice" (followed by its dub, "Three Times Three") and the big band reggae jazz of the Upsetters on "Dark Moon," which is actually a version of the Rodgers and Hart classic "Blue Moon." ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Pound Get a Blow	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Upsetters	(2:38)
No Bread and Butter	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Milton Henry, Milton Morris	(3:05)
The Tackro	Lee "Scratch" Perry		(2:37)
Set Me Free	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Dave Barker	(2:41)
Shocks of a Mighty			(2:51)
Dark Moon		The Upsetters	(3:15)
Civilization		Lee "Scratch" Perry	(2:43)
French Connection Chapter 2	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Upsetters	(4:02)
Black Man's Time	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Neville Grant	(3:03)
Three Blind Mice	Traditional	Leo Graham	(2:53)
Three Times Three	Traditional		(3:00)
Be Thankful for What You Got	William DeVaughn	Bunny Clarke	(3:20)
Dubbing in the Back Seat	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Upsetters	(3:17)
Woman's Gotta Have It	Bobby Womack	Jimmy Riley	(2:57)
Gotta Have Dub	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Upsetters	(3:14)
Move Out of My Way		Bunny Clarke	(2:56)
Move Out Dub		The Upsetters	(3:52)

Credits

Aston Barrett (Bass), Glen Adams (Keyboards), Steve Barrow (Liner Notes), Steve Barrow (Annotation), Leo Graham (Performer), Neville Grant (Performer), Jimmy Riley (Performer), Winston Wright (Organ), Lee "Scratch" Perry (Vocals), Bobby Ellis (Trumpet), Milton Morris (Performer), Alva Lewis (Guitar), Rad Bryan (Bass), Steve Barrow (Compilation), Jackie Jackson (Bass), Milton Henry (Performer), Tommy McCook (Saxophone), Lee "Scratch" Perry (Percussion)