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The Upsetters is tagged as: reggae, dub, ska, roots reggae, rocksteady

There are two bands by the name The Upsetters:
1. “The Upsetters” is the name of the studio backing band of Jamaican Reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, a.k.a. “The Upsetter”. The members most associated with that name included guitarist Alva Lewis, organist Glen Adams and brothers Aston Barrett and Carlton Barrett on bass and drums respectively, a.k.a. The Hippy Boys. As Lee Perry’s studio band, the Upsetters had three distinct line-ups, though, throughout the years 1968-1986.
1968-1969: Gladdy’s All Stars with Gladston Anderson and Winston Wright (keyboards), Jackie Jackson (bass), Hugh Malcom and Lloyd Adams (drums). They recorded the UK hits Man From M.I.5, Return Of Django and Live Injection. According to Perry, “in a spectacular case of bad timing, the original Upsetters couldn’t make the trip” for a tour of Britain. He went with the Hippy Boys instead.
1969-1971: The Hippy Boys included Glen Adams (keyboards), Alva Lewis (guitar), Aston Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums). They were collaborating with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer a.k.a The Wailers during that time. Even though Marley and Perry didn’t get along very well, musically wise, they laid the foundation of reggae mu...
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Top 10 The Upsetters Songs
Return Of Django
Croaking Lizard
Zion's Blood
Dread Lion
Popcorn
Dubbing In The Back Seat
Dollar in the Teeth
Live Injection
Three In One
Curly Dub
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Top 10 The Upsetters Albums
Return Of Django: The Best Of The Upsetters
Eastwood Rides Again
Trojan Ganja Reggae Box Set
Return Of Django
Scratch The Upsetter Again
Trojan Instrumentals Box Set Disc 2
14 Dub Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle Dub
Return Of The Django
Return of the Super Ape
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