Poppy Show Riddim – Unknown Label

Lee Scratch Perry produced Poppy Show Riddim for Unknown Label in 1969, and this tight three-track set pairs Andy Capp’s Poppy Show with The Upsetters’ Granny Show Part 1 and Part 2. Andy Capp, better known as Lynford Anderson, was already an established Jamaican vocalist and engineer by then, which helps explain the cut’s rough-edged, studio-bred feel. With only two artists across the set, the riddim has that classic late-60s Perry imprint: spare, upbeat, and a little mischievous, with the Upsetters stretching the same groove into two parts and making it a neat snapshot of his early catalogue.