Fat Man Riddim – Lee Scratch Perry / Lynford Anderson

A woozy, early-reggae groove with that rough-hewn Lee Perry snap runs through Fat Man Riddim, and the source material here is the Derek Morgan cut that helped define the whole thing. The set keeps it tight at five tracks, with Derrick Morgan turning up twice on “Fat Man (1)” and “Fat Man (2), ” while Andy Capp’s “Popatop / The Law, ” Dennis Alcapone’s “Pop A Version, ” and Jah Lloyd’s “Fat Man” fill out the sequence. Riddim-ID places the earliest Morgan side in 1960 and later versions across the late ’60s and early ’70s, which fits the way this rhythm circulated through ska, rocksteady, and deejay culture. Produced by Lee Scratch Perry and Lynford Anderson in the 1960s.

Fat Man Riddim Tracklist:

1. Andy Capp – Popatop / The Law
2. Dennis Alcapone – Pop A Version
3. Derrick Morgan – Fat Man (1)
4. Derrick Morgan – Fat Man (2)
5. Jah Lloyd – Fat Man