Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Cloak & Dagger - Tommy McCook, The Upsetters
2. Sharp Razor V/S
3. Hail Stone - The Upsetters, W. Wright
4. Musical Transplant [Adapted]
5. Liquid Serenade [Adapted] - The Upsetters, W. Wright
6. Side Gate
7. Iron Claw - Tommy McCook, The Upsetters
8. V/S Iron Side
9. Rude Walking - Tommy McCook, The Upsetters
10. V/S Bad Walking - Tommy McCook, The Upsetters
11. Caveman Skank - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
12. Pe-We Special
13. Table Turning [*]
14. Jungle Lion [*][Instrumental]
15. Cloak & Dagger Horns Dub Plate Pressure [*] - Tommy McCook, The Upsetters

Disc 2:

1. Black Panta
2. V/S Panta Rock
3. Khasha Macka
4. Elephant Rock
5. African Skank
6. Dreamland Skank
7. Jungle Jim
8. Drum Rock
9. Dub Organizer
10. Lovers Skank
11. Moving Skank
12. Apeman Skank
13. Jungle Fever
14. Kaya Skank
15. Revolution Dub - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
16. Woman's Dub - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
17. Kojak - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
18. Doctor on the Go - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
19. Bush Weed - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
20. Dreadlock Talking - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
21. Own Man - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
22. Dub the Rhythm - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
23. Rain Drops - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140257 in Music
• Released on: 2004-06-22
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Album Description
Three groundbreaking albums, 'Blackboard Jungle Dub' (1980), 'Cloak & Dagger' (1973), & 'Revolution Dub' (1975), on two CDs! Includes a triptych of unreleased tracks. Details TBA. Trojan. 2004.

Customer Reviews

* FANTASTIC !!! *
This two-disc beauty represents three Lee "Scratch" Perry LPs, "Blackboard Jungle Dub," "Revolution Dub," and "Cloak & Dagger." Perry fans know that these are some of the greatest recordings Scratch ever produced. We have listened for years to junky distorted versions of "Blackboard Jungle," and a lot of this music we haven't even heard at all. Finally we are redeemed. The quality on "Dub-Triptych" is absolutely amazing, and your old granny could tell the difference between these versions and previous releases. This stuff has not been presented properly and in its entirety since the original LPs came out, and the sound here may be even better than it was then. Don't forget, with "Blackboard Jungle" we are talking about one of the greatest, many say THE greatest, dub LPs of all time. "Blackbaord Jungle" dub represents the best Jamaican musicians, the most creative producer (Perry) and, in case I didn't mention, mixing done not only by Scratch, but also by King Tubby!

In short, this is some of the best dub and instrumental Upsetters music ever, presented with what is possibly its best sound ever, and available in its entirety for the first time in the digital era. There are even a few extra goodies thrown in to boot, and with 52 TRACKS TOTAL, this set is also a great bargain. "Dub-Triptych" is quite simply one of the best Lee "Scratch" Perry releases ever, end of story.

Purchase without hesitation, and ENJOY!

Pick this up for Blackboard Jungle Dub alone!
Dub Triptych is a 2 disc compilation of 3 early Lee Perry dub albums that have been out of proper print or never released -- Cloak & Dagger(1973), Blackboard Jungle Dub(1973) and Revolution Dub(1975).

while Cloak & Dagger slightly hints at what was to come, Blackboard Jungle Dub is full on dub: eerie sound effects, slow-fi beats and sly, brooding bass. tracks like Black Panta, Khasha Macka and Drum Rock make for a dense & ghostly atmosphere, while tracks like Elephant Rock and Kaya Skank are more up-beat and aggressive. being one of the first dub albums, it remains a concentrated record with zero filler.

Revolution Dub is slightly uneven with the first five tracks being a little more interesting than the rest. Bush Weed, an ultra slow slab of bass-heavy spookiness, is the album's best moment.

Dub Triptych also captures the developement of a movement perfectly. as you listen to both cd's in order you can hear the mixes getting denser, filling with a cerebral atmosphere. also, take note of Perry & the Upsetter's obvious influence on other groups from Bauhaus to Massive Attack to even Skinny Puppy.

definately worth it since you're getting 3 albums for roughly the price of one, and one of them being a classic.

Dubrilliance
One of my favourite albums. Well, Pack of albums. I only recently fell in love with Dub and blame these three albums as being the catalyst. I have hundreds of C.D.s spanning many styles and genres(ouch!) and this TRIPTYCH thing has precociously charged its way to frequent rotation for over six months since purchase. It is probably the most relaxing couple of discs I own; I can chuck it on and know that I can chill out(ouch!again) to nearly seventy minutes of Dub bliss. And that's just disc one. I was particularly drawn to purchase this because of the praise for "Blackboard Jungle Dub", including the massive distinction of "best dub album of all-time", and while it is pretty Dub good, the other two are not just filler. As I've said before: it is music with a sense of humour, a twinkle in its glassy eyes and a relaxed smile on its face.
Oh, great value, too.