Lee "Scratch" PerryOD (born Rainford Hugh Perry, 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica) is a Jamaican music producer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production values. Perry was one of the pioneers in the development of dub music with his early adoption of effects and remixing to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. Perry has worked with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo and many others.
Early career
Perry's musical career began in the late 1950s as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. As his sometimes turbulent relationship with Dodd developed, he found himself performing a variety of important tasks at Dodd's Studio One hit factory, going on to record nearly thirty songs for the label. Disagreements between the pair due to personality and financial conflicts led him to leave the studio and seek new musical outlets. He soon found a new home at Joe Gibbs's Amalgamated Records.
"Police and Thieves" (aka "Police and Thief") is a reggaesong first recorded by the falsetto singer Junior Murvin in 1976. It was covered by the punk band The Clash and included on their self-titled debut album released in 1977.
Junior Murvin version
The song was originally written by Junior Murvin. Murvin approached Lee "Scratch" Perry in May 1976 and auditioned the song at Perry's Black Ark studio; Perry decided to record the song the same afternoon, and decided to alter the lyric slightly. Players on the track included Boris Gardiner (bass), Ernest Ranglin (guitar), Sly Dunbar (drums), Keith Sterling (keyboards), and Joe Cooper (organ), with backing vocals provided by Barry Llewellyn and Earl Morgan of The Heptones.
The next day dub versions were mixed and versions with different lyrics recorded. The song, about gang war and police brutality, was out on the street in a couple of days, backed by The Upsetters' dub version "Grumbling Dub", and became a big hit in Jamaica. Released in Jamaica on Federal Records' Wild Flower subsidiary label (as "Police and Thief") it was issued in the UK by Island Records in July, and proved to be a bigger sales and club hit in England than in Murvin's and Perry's native Jamaica. It was also successful in the US, where it was issued on the Mango label. Island also issued a 12-inch version with Jah Lion's deejay version "Soldier and Police War", and Glen DaCosta's saxophone version "Magic Touch" added.
LEE PERRY/JUNIOR MURVIN - Police & Thieves (Arkology II)
MUSICIANS
BASS: Boris Gardiner, Robbie Shakespeare, Winston Wright
DRUMS: Mikey 'Boo' Richards, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar, 'Benbow' Crealy
GUITAR: Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Geoffrey Chung, Willie Lindo, Ranny Williams, Ernest Ranglin, Robert 'Billy Boy' Johnson, Phill
PIANO: Keith Sterling, Theophieius Becford
ORGAN: Winston Wright, Robbie Lyn
MELODICA: Augustus Pablo
PERCUSSION: Noel 'Skully' Simms, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Lee Perry
TRUMPET: David Madden, Bobby Ellis
TROMBONE: Vin 'Don D.Jr.' Gordon
SAXOPHONE: Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall, Glen DaCosta
FLUTE: Egbert Evans
VOCALS: Lee Perry
Junior Murvin
Produced by Lee Perry
Recorded and mixed at the Black Ark
published: 21 Mar 2012
Police & Thieves
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Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocals: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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published: 03 Jan 2019
POLICE AND THIEVES ⬥The Orb featuring Lee Perry⬥
Track: Police And Thieves
Artists: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Format: The Orbserver In The Star House
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Year: 2012
Info: http://upsetter.smokeyroom.net
published: 16 Jul 2014
Lee Scratch Perry - Police And Thieves at the Brook Southampton 10/03/2016
published: 12 Mar 2016
Police & Thieves
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Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1977-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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published: 23 Jul 2018
Babylon Police Thief Dub - The Upsetter and Augustus Pablo
Link Especial Lee Scartch Perry https://co.ivoox.com/es/revisando-a-lee-039-scratch-039-perry-blackboar-jungle-y-audios-mp3_rf_12642747_1.html
Siguiendo los Pulsos del DUB, Lee "Scratch" Perry nos propone dos trabajos sensacionales, dos propuestas musicales pioneras del genero en las que se perciben tanto los aportes de King Tubby y Augustus Pablo, entre otros, y su experymentación y experienciación sonora propia, impulsada en el Black Ark Estudio.
published: 22 Jun 2017
Police & Thief
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Police & Thief · Black Uhuru
As The World Turns
℗ 2018 Black Uhuru Official
Released on: 2018-09-07
Producer: Junior Murvin
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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MUSICIANS
BASS: Boris Gardiner, Robbie Shakespeare, Winston Wright
DRUMS: Mikey 'Boo' Richards, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar, 'Benbow' Crealy
GUITAR: Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Geoffrey Chung, Willie Lindo, Ranny Williams, Ernest Ranglin, Robert 'Billy Boy' Johnson, Phill
PIANO: Keith Sterling, Theophieius Becford
ORGAN: Winston Wright, Robbie Lyn
MELODICA: Augustus Pablo
PERCUSSION: Noel 'Skully' Simms, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Lee Perry
TRUMPET: David Madden, Bobby Ellis
TROMBONE: Vin 'Don D.Jr.' Gordon
SAXOPHONE: Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall, Glen DaCosta
FLUTE: Egbert Evans
VOCALS: Lee Perry
Junior Murvin
Produced by Lee Perry
Recorded and mixed at the Black Ark
MUSICIANS
BASS: Boris Gardiner, Robbie Shakespeare, Winston Wright
DRUMS: Mikey 'Boo' Richards, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar, 'Benbow' Crealy
GUITAR: Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Geoffrey Chung, Willie Lindo, Ranny Williams, Ernest Ranglin, Robert 'Billy Boy' Johnson, Phill
PIANO: Keith Sterling, Theophieius Becford
ORGAN: Winston Wright, Robbie Lyn
MELODICA: Augustus Pablo
PERCUSSION: Noel 'Skully' Simms, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Lee Perry
TRUMPET: David Madden, Bobby Ellis
TROMBONE: Vin 'Don D.Jr.' Gordon
SAXOPHONE: Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall, Glen DaCosta
FLUTE: Egbert Evans
VOCALS: Lee Perry
Junior Murvin
Produced by Lee Perry
Recorded and mixed at the Black Ark
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rele...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocals: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocals: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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Track: Police And Thieves
Artists: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Format: The Orbserver In The Star House
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Year: 2012
Info: http://up...
Track: Police And Thieves
Artists: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Format: The Orbserver In The Star House
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Year: 2012
Info: http://upsetter.smokeyroom.net
Track: Police And Thieves
Artists: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Format: The Orbserver In The Star House
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Year: 2012
Info: http://upsetter.smokeyroom.net
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rele...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1977-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1977-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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Link Especial Lee Scartch Perry https://co.ivoox.com/es/revisando-a-lee-039-scratch-039-perry-blackboar-jungle-y-audios-mp3_rf_12642747_1.html
Siguiendo los ...
Link Especial Lee Scartch Perry https://co.ivoox.com/es/revisando-a-lee-039-scratch-039-perry-blackboar-jungle-y-audios-mp3_rf_12642747_1.html
Siguiendo los Pulsos del DUB, Lee "Scratch" Perry nos propone dos trabajos sensacionales, dos propuestas musicales pioneras del genero en las que se perciben tanto los aportes de King Tubby y Augustus Pablo, entre otros, y su experymentación y experienciación sonora propia, impulsada en el Black Ark Estudio.
Link Especial Lee Scartch Perry https://co.ivoox.com/es/revisando-a-lee-039-scratch-039-perry-blackboar-jungle-y-audios-mp3_rf_12642747_1.html
Siguiendo los Pulsos del DUB, Lee "Scratch" Perry nos propone dos trabajos sensacionales, dos propuestas musicales pioneras del genero en las que se perciben tanto los aportes de King Tubby y Augustus Pablo, entre otros, y su experymentación y experienciación sonora propia, impulsada en el Black Ark Estudio.
Provided to YouTube by EMPIRE Distribution
Police & Thief · Black Uhuru
As The World Turns
℗ 2018 Black Uhuru Official
Released on: 2018-09-07
Producer: Ju...
Provided to YouTube by EMPIRE Distribution
Police & Thief · Black Uhuru
As The World Turns
℗ 2018 Black Uhuru Official
Released on: 2018-09-07
Producer: Junior Murvin
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by EMPIRE Distribution
Police & Thief · Black Uhuru
As The World Turns
℗ 2018 Black Uhuru Official
Released on: 2018-09-07
Producer: Junior Murvin
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
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MUSICIANS
BASS: Boris Gardiner, Robbie Shakespeare, Winston Wright
DRUMS: Mikey 'Boo' Richards, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar, 'Benbow' Crealy
GUITAR: Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Geoffrey Chung, Willie Lindo, Ranny Williams, Ernest Ranglin, Robert 'Billy Boy' Johnson, Phill
PIANO: Keith Sterling, Theophieius Becford
ORGAN: Winston Wright, Robbie Lyn
MELODICA: Augustus Pablo
PERCUSSION: Noel 'Skully' Simms, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Lee Perry
TRUMPET: David Madden, Bobby Ellis
TROMBONE: Vin 'Don D.Jr.' Gordon
SAXOPHONE: Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall, Glen DaCosta
FLUTE: Egbert Evans
VOCALS: Lee Perry
Junior Murvin
Produced by Lee Perry
Recorded and mixed at the Black Ark
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocals: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Track: Police And Thieves
Artists: The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry
Format: The Orbserver In The Star House
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Year: 2012
Info: http://upsetter.smokeyroom.net
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Police & Thieves · Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
℗ An Island Records Release; ℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1977-01-01
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Link Especial Lee Scartch Perry https://co.ivoox.com/es/revisando-a-lee-039-scratch-039-perry-blackboar-jungle-y-audios-mp3_rf_12642747_1.html
Siguiendo los Pulsos del DUB, Lee "Scratch" Perry nos propone dos trabajos sensacionales, dos propuestas musicales pioneras del genero en las que se perciben tanto los aportes de King Tubby y Augustus Pablo, entre otros, y su experymentación y experienciación sonora propia, impulsada en el Black Ark Estudio.
Provided to YouTube by EMPIRE Distribution
Police & Thief · Black Uhuru
As The World Turns
℗ 2018 Black Uhuru Official
Released on: 2018-09-07
Producer: Junior Murvin
Producer: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Composer Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Composer Lyricist: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Lee "Scratch" PerryOD (born Rainford Hugh Perry, 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica) is a Jamaican music producer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production values. Perry was one of the pioneers in the development of dub music with his early adoption of effects and remixing to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. Perry has worked with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo and many others.
Early career
Perry's musical career began in the late 1950s as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. As his sometimes turbulent relationship with Dodd developed, he found himself performing a variety of important tasks at Dodd's Studio One hit factory, going on to record nearly thirty songs for the label. Disagreements between the pair due to personality and financial conflicts led him to leave the studio and seek new musical outlets. He soon found a new home at Joe Gibbs's Amalgamated Records.
Mmmm yes Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition From Genesis to Revelation yeah And next generation will be hear me All the crimes committed day by day No one try to stop it in any way All the peacemakers turn war officers Hear what I say Hehehehehehehey Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition Oh yeah All the crimes committed day by day No one try to stop it in any way All the peacemakers turn war officers Hear what I say Hehehehehehehey Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition Police and thieves in the street (oh yeah) Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition Police and thieves
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