Three Blind Mice Riddim – Upsetter Records

By 1975, “Three Blind Mice” was already one of those Lee Perry riddims that kept circling back through different cuts, and this Upsetter set leans into that murky, echo-heavy pressure with a mix of vocal sides and raw version tracks. Leo Graham’s title tune and King Tubby’s “Threetimes Three” give it the anchor, while Perry and Leonard Dillon’s “I’m a Dread Locks” pushes the roots feel deeper and the Upsetters keep the instrumental side moving with “Dread Locks Version, ” “Boloman Skank, ” and “Lizard Tounge Rock. ” There’s a nice little contrast too, with Young Dellinger’s “Emsome City Skank” and I Roy’s “Dread In The West” cutting through the rhythm in different styles, from toast to melody. The set runs eight tracks in all, with seven artists across the board.