John Public Release Details
- Riddim year: 1975
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 3
- Production credits: Lee Scratch Perry, Orchid
- Key artists on this riddim: Lee Scratch Perry
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
John Public produced by Lee Scratch Perry for Orchid in 1975
John Public Riddim – Orchid is a 1975 Lee Scratch Perry production for Orchid, with Enos Barnes handling the title cut and Enos Barnes and The Upsetters delivering the matching version. The set also reaches into 1977 with Errol Walker’s John Public and The Upsetters’ Public Version, which gives the release a tidy roots-era shape built around the same driving idea. Perry’s touch is all over it, and the Upsetters’ presence keeps the riddim tight, dubby, and firmly in that classic Black Ark-era lane.
John Public Tracklist:
- Enos Barnes – John Public (1975)
- Enos Barnes & The Upsetters – John Public Version (1975)
- Errol Walker – John Public (1977)
- The Upsetters – Public Version (1977)
