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Innovator, genius, forward thinker and trendsetter: there are few individuals who have stamped quite as unique a footprint onto the musical landscape as Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Instantly recognisable both for his appearance and his musical approach, he has become a legend in his own lifetime in the worlds of reggae and dub. Kiss Me Neck is an extensive, detailed and heavily illustrated guide to the records produced by Perry and those that hailed from his legendary Black Ark Studio.

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Inarguably the most exhaustive and impressive investigation into the recorded works of a major reggae artist/producer extant. The amount of detail presented here is, like Perry's music, mind-boggling. -- Dub Vendor

"""There are only a handful of producers who can make a band sound interesting and different no matter who they are, and Lee ""Scratch"" Perry is one of them. . . . he was the first mad-scientist producer."" Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for ""Rolling Stone"""" ""Inarguably the most exhaustive and impressive investigation into the recorded works of a major reggae artist/producer extant. The amount of detail presented here is, like Perry's music, mind-boggling."" ""Dub Vendor"""""

There are only a handful of producers who can make a band sound interesting and different no matter who they are, and Lee Scratch Perry is one of them. . . . he was the first mad-scientist producer. Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for Rolling Stone Inarguably the most exhaustive and impressive investigation into the recorded works of a major reggae artist/producer extant. The amount of detail presented here is, like Perry's music, mind-boggling. Dub Vendor

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Jeremy Collingwood is responsible for many quality reggae and dub reissuecompilations for Trojan, Island, and EMI, including the ""I Am The Upsetter"" box set and""Sound System Scratch,"" a collection of rare Black Ark dub plates.He is the author of""Bob Marley: His Musical Legacy.""""

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