Long Long Time Riddim – Mango

Long Long Time Riddim – Mango, released in 1976, brings together Lee Scratch Perry’s production for Mango with a tight little three-cut set: Winston Heywood’s Long Long Time, Prince Jazzbo’s Story Come To Bump, and The Upsetters’ Long Time Dub. The mix of a singer, a deejay cut, and a dub version gives the riddim a neat cross-section of Perry’s Black Ark-era style, with the vocal side anchored by Heywood’s title tune and Jazzbo adding the harder toasting touch. The Upsetters’ dub closes it out and underlines Perry’s habit of treating the rhythm as something he could rework from multiple angles, which is exactly what makes this 1976 set feel so complete.