The Upsetters

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The Upsetters was the name given to the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am the Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd.

The Upsetters were originally Gladdy's All-Stars, led by pianist Gladstone Anderson and it was they who originally recorded the international hits "Live Injection" and "Return of Django". The double A-side release of "Return of Django" / "Dollar in the Teeth", peaked at No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1969. When other commitments prevented the All Stars from participating, another band named The Hippy Boys were recruited to do the subsequent tour in the United Kingdom. This line-up remained the studio band that is most associated with the name, going on to eventually form the nucleus of Bob Marley's backing band The Wailers.

The band included guitarist Alva Lewis, organist Glen Adams and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Carlton Barrett, on bass guitar and drums respectively. Under Lee "Scratch" Perry's direction, the band backed Bob Marley on a full-time basis, especially on the albums Soul Rebels and Soul Revolution Part II.

By 1972 the Barrett brothers had joined The Wailers and Scratch brought in other musicians to replace them. The main Black Ark Upsetters became Boris Gardiner (bass), Mikey Richards, Sly Dunbar, Benbow Creary (drums), Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar), Winston Wright (keyboards) and Keith Sterling (keyboards).

Top tracks

04	Dollar in the Teeth	The Upsetters	A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979	02:34
	Composers: Lee Perry
05	Norman	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	04:50
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
03	Chase The Devil	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:27
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
04	War Ina Babylon	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	04:50
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Maxie Smith
01	Zion's Blood (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Super Ape	03:56
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
12	Chase The Devil	Max Romeo	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	06:49
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
03	Return of Django	The Upsetters	King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive)	02:32
	Composers: Lee Perry
01	One Step Forward	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	05:15
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
11	Go Slow	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:56
	Composers: Lee Perry
02	Uptown Babies Don't Cry	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	05:01
	Composers: Max Romeo
05	Crab Yars (2022 Remaster)	The Upsetters	Return Of The Super Ape (2022 Remaster)	03:37
02	Dreamland (aka My Dream Island) (aka My Dream Island)	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:37
	Writer: Al Johnson / Composers: Al Johnson
24	Night Doctor	The Upsetters	Return of Django: The Best of The Upsetters	02:50
	Composers: Lee Perry
07	Tan And See	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	04:36
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo - Brown
13	War Ina Babylon	Max Romeo	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	08:12
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Maxie Smith / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Maxie Smith
10	Super Ape (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:47
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
06	Jah Jah A Natty Dread	Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:38
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
04	Underground Root (Jamaican Mix)	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	02:56
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Mad Professor / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Mad Professor
13	Grumblin' Dub	The Upsetters	Police And Thieves (Deluxe Edition)	03:18
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
02	Croaking Lizard	The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:20
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
08	Patience Dub	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:49
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
01	Enter The Dragon	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Best of Lee Perry	02:15
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
08	Smokey Room	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:03
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo - Brown
03	Sipple Dub (aka Revelation Dub)	The Upsetters	This Is Trojan Dub	03:26
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
05	Cool and Easy	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:30
	Composers: Lee Perry
03	Tell Me Something Good	Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:29
	Writer: Stevie Wonder / Composers: Stevie Wonder
07	Three In One (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	03:35
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
04	Drugs And Poison	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	03:16
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
03	Popcorn	The Upsetters	Funk the Reggae Beat	02:10
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
04	Curly Locks	Lee "Scratch" Perry	"Lee Perry ""The Upsetter"" Presents: Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread"	04:03
02	Vibrate On	Augustus Pablo	In The Red Zone: The Essential Collection of Classic Dub	04:39
	Writer: Augustus Pablo Meets The Upsetter
04	Dry Acid	Count Sticky	Clint Eastwood The Best Of The Upsetters	02:54
08	Weeping and Wailing	Prince Jazzbo	Natty Pass Thru' Rome (Deluxe Edition)	03:04
	Composers: Linval Roy Carter - Lee Perry
05	Curly Dub (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	04:10
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
08	Saw Dust	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:21
	Composers: Lee Perry
16	Long Sentence (Bonus Track)	The Upsetters	Return Of The Super Ape - Deluxe 2008 Edition	01:58
	Composers: Lee Perry
03	Black Vest (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Super Ape	04:40
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
07	Selassie	The Reggae Boys	Clint Eastwood The Best Of The Upsetters	02:58
04	Bird In Hand	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Return Of The Super Ape - Deluxe 2008 Edition	03:22
	Composers: Lee Perry
01	Black Panta	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	04:32
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
09	Prove It	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Many Moods of The Upsetters	02:44
12	Bad Luck	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:47
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
06	Clint Eastwood	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Clint Eastwood The Best Of The Upsetters	03:45
01	Dyon-Anaswa	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Return Of The Super Ape - Deluxe 2008 Edition	03:36
	Composers: Lee Perry
06	Stealing In The Name Of Jah	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:04
	Composers: Max Romeo
13	Black Ipa	The Upsetters	The Wonderman Years	03:24
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
03	Shock Of Mighty	Ansel Collins	Double Barrel (The Best of Dave & Ansel Collins)	02:48
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
06	Django Shoots First	Lee "Scratch" Perry	At Wirl Records	02:33
21	Bucky Skank	The Upsetters	The Wonderman Years	04:03
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
09	A Live Injection	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	03:15
	Composers: Lee Perry
02	Panta Rock	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	03:33
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
13	Return Of The Ugly	The Upsetters	Scratch the Upsetter Again	02:53
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
02	Dollar in the Teeth	The Upsetters	Return of Django: The Best of The Upsetters	02:40
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
03	Cold Sweat	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	02:52
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
09	Dub Along (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Super Ape	03:10
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
12	One Step Forward (Single Edit)	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:35
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
09	Smile Out A Style	Max Romeo	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:32
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
16	Four Hundred Years (Dub Version)	The Upsetters	Lee Scratch Perry Presents Peter Tosh & Friends	02:45
14	From Creation	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	02:34
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
15	Dreadlocks In Moonlight (Extended Version)	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	06:55
	Composers: Lee Perry
01	Cloak & Dagger	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	04:06
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
10	Revelation Dub	The Upsetters	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	05:01
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
12	Magic Touch (Album Version)	The Upsetters	Super Ape	04:02
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Junior Murvin / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Junior Murvin
11	Sufferer's Time / Sufferer's Dub (Extended Version)	The Heptones	Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape & Return of the Super Ape	07:05
	Composers: Lee Perry
08	Big Neck Policeman	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Best of Lee Perry	03:38
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
10	Roast Fish & Cornbread	Lee "Scratch" Perry	"Lee Perry ""The Upsetter"" Presents: Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread"	03:47
07	Psyche & Trim (2022 Remaster)	The Upsetters	Return Of The Super Ape (2022 Remaster)	03:49
13	Table Turning	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	03:01
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
13	One Step Dub	The Upsetters	War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)	03:13
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Max Romeo
03	Exray Vision	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Pama Years: Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Specialist	03:04
08	Mean And Dangerous	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Pama Years: Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Specialist	01:49
09	Live Good Today	Prince Jazzbo	Natty Pass Thru' Rome (Deluxe Edition)	04:42
	Composers: Linval Roy Carter - Lee Perry
19	Downpressor (Dub Version)	The Upsetters	Lee Scratch Perry Presents Peter Tosh & Friends	03:12
04	Elephant Rock	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	03:13
	Writer: Lee Perry - Stephen C. Marshall / Composers: Lee Perry - Stephen C. Marshall
09	Dub Organizer	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	03:16
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
06	Dreamland Skank	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	02:32
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
05	African Skank	The Upsetters	Dub-Triptych	03:13
	Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
05	Soulful I	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	02:42
	Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
08	Eight For Eight	Lee "Scratch" Perry	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	03:05
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
01	Capo (Version 2)	The Upsetters	The Good, The Bad & The Upsetters	03:00
	Writer: Sonia Pottinger / Composers: Sonia Pottinger
03	Long Sentence (Instrumental)	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	02:26
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
02	Throw Some Water In	Lee "Scratch" Perry	"Lee Perry ""The Upsetter"" Presents: Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread"	03:42
05	French Connection	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Wonderman Years	04:08
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
14	Babylon Ital Version (Beat Down Babylon Chapter 5)	The Upsetters	Beat Down Babylon (Expanded Version)	02:56
	Composers: Lee Perry - Junior Byles - George Meikle
05	Big Bird Skank	The Upsetters	Mr Perry I Presume	03:44
11	Sunshine Showdown	The Upsetters	The Wonderman Years	03:15
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
07	My Girl	The Upsetters	Africa's Blood	03:14
	Composers: Ronald White - William Robinson Jr.
14	Dub It	The Upsetters	Hurt So Good	03:11
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
03	Evil Tongues	Lee "Scratch" Perry	"Lee Perry ""The Upsetter"" Presents: Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread"	03:53
02	Touch Of Fire	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	02:44
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry
10	Man From MI5	The Upsetters	Return Of Django (Bonus track edition)	02:37
	Writer: Lee Perry / Composers: Lee Perry

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