Latest Updates - The Upsetters

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Comment by Madame Streggae:

Ex/Ex copy went for £103 on e-bay last night. I can only assume the final price had come about via a bidding war (20 bidders) or some were taken in by the misleading mention of 'Lee Perry' in the description as this is completely OTT.

I nabbed a VG+ copy for £50 with a buy it now offer - hopefully it'll turn up in that condition. It's a bit of a completist purchase as I felt I should have it to complete what must be a near complete set of Trojan TBL albums but from what I remember it's a bit of a snoozefest.

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Comment by Madame Streggae:

Copy on e-bay for a few weeks at £50 (bit of a vague description though something like 'has some marks but plays ok') with no takers, and I didn't fancy risking that much money. Then relisted at £45 and got a bid but didn't bother to check back at what it ended at. I had what I remember was quite a decent copy 30+ years ago and traded it not long after - just didn't hit the spot for me, plus I think there are mastering faults on the first tracks of each side, although thinking back I can't work that out as it surely came from a master tape? Classic example though of sticking a Jamaican band in a UK recording studio and getting a sound vastly inferior to what emanates from yard.

I'm sure it was put together by Creole to capitalise on the band's chart success and to give them something to occupy them during their extended stay in the UK. It's one of the few Trojan sets from the `68-`73 period that I don't have and if another copy presented itself at a reasonable price I might go for it again.

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Comment by johnnyhotspur:

An Upsetters LP that apparently Lee Perry dissed as he had no involvement in it.
Another tough one to find on original.

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Comment by Madame Streggae:

Sounds like my copy sounds John!

Yes, it's astonishing what both the mid-90s to mid-2000's Trojan and more recent MoV vinyl reissues are going for now. I remember Fopp in Cambridge Circus had some of them probably about 2008 for just a few pounds each - the 'Lochness Monster' set particularly caught my eye - but I just thought 'I've got them already (two copies of 'Lochness'!) so what would I do with them'? Probably needed a crystal ball on that one....... Mind you, I saw an 'Africa's Blood' listed on e-bay earlier described as a first press when it was clearly not, which is very underhand (the images are a dead giveaway). Also saw a 'Jackpot of Hits' with original 14/6 cover image up but with the description for the reissue.

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Comment by johnnyhotspur:

Not sure about that Mark. It's an expensive one to buy and I grabbed it first chance I could from Camden Town during the very early 90's for £12, creased cover and marked vinyl, a bit crackly.
There's a G+ copy for £70 on Discogs!!!
The 1995 re-press on the Trojan label is up for sale at a staggering £150 on ebay!!! I have that one too, I don't believe I paid more than a Lady for that.

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Comment by Madame Streggae:

Bet your copy's in better shape than mine John. I think I'd like an upgrade but haven't spun the one I've got in over 30 years!

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Comment by johnnyhotspur:

Another Trojan LP just added.
Usual great stuff from Jamaica's number one band!