Da Ba Day Riddim – Unknown Label

Produced by Lee Scratch Perry in 1969, Da Ba Day Riddim finds The Upsetters in a tight early groove on an unknown label, with just two cuts carrying the release: Da Ba Day and Kiss Me Neck. It sits right in the period when Perry was shaping his own sound after launching Upsetter Records, and these sides show that raw, stripped-back style he was building with his studio band. The short tracklist keeps the focus on the riddim itself, with The Upsetters doing the heavy lifting and Perry’s production giving it the edge.