PRE-ORDER: Lee "Scratch" Perry "Crucial Cuts From the Heart of the Ark (1973-1978)" LP

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around JUNE 20th, 2025. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order. Lee "Scratch" Perry: a genius? A madman? A mystic man? There can be no doubt that he is one of the most consequential figures in the world of music, creator of countless reggae classics, a mentor to Bob Marley, an architect of dub music, and inspiration to musicians around the world ranging from The Clash to the Beastie Boys. Though Scratch may have at times seemed crazy it is worth noting that creative genius appears so because geniuses see things others do not see and inhabit realities unseen. As the music on this album reveals, Lee Perry's Black Ark creations re-arrange the familiar into something new and magical. Lee spent his early days working with legendary producers Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, Clancy Eccles and Prince Buster, and by 1968 he was an independent pro