"PURE Scratch"

"PURE Scratch (overnighter)" (broadcast 1/12/22)

Lee "Scratch" Perry: I Am The Upsetter 3:06
The Wailers: Dreamland: 2:45
U-Roy: Rhythm Land (Dreamland version) 2:25
The Mellotones: Facts Of Life 2:22
The Inspirations: Down In The Park 2:31
Shaumark & Robinson: Peace and Love 3:20
Watty Burnett: I Man Free 3:02
The Upsetters: Return Of DJango 2:31
The Ethiopians: It's Impossible 3:07
Ralph Haughton & The Ebony Sisters: Take Warning 3:28
The Heptones: I Shall Be Released 4:42
Bob Marley & The Wailers Small Axe: 3:55
Dave Barker / The Upsetters / Charley Ace: Shocks '71
Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: The Rightful Organiser 4:14
Dillinger: Dub Organiser 3:22
Brent Dowe: Down Here In Babylon 3:37
Junior Murvin: Cross Over 3:31
Junior Murvin: Police & Thieves 4:06
Lee 'Scratch' Perry: Dreadlocks In Moonlight 3:48
Lee "Scratch" Perry Crickets In Moonlight 3:53
Watty Burnett: Open The Gate 7:52
The Bleechers: Come Into My Parlour 3:09
Max Romeo: War Ina Babylon 8:16
Watty Burnett: Rainy Night In Portland 7:12
Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: Roast Fish & Cornbread 3:49
Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 10 Commandments 4:32
Paolo Baldini DubFiles x Dubblestandart: Island Girl (ft Ari Up & Lee Perry) 7:32
Jah Lion: Flashing Whip 3:17
New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Step in Space 7:46
George Faith: In The Midnight Hour/Ya Ya 7:11
Keith Rowe & The Upsetters: Groovy Situation 4:32
Susan Cadogan: Hurt So Good 3:06
Max Romeo & The Upsetters: One Step Forward 3:37
Doctor Alimantado And Raphael Green: Rasta Train 8:32
Sam Carty & The Upsetters: Bird In Hand 3:32
Junior Byles: The Long Way 4:03
The Upsetters Feat. Prince Jazzbo: Croaking Lizard 3:28
U-Roy 006 (Original Jamaican Mix): 2:48
Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Cop 3:54
Lee Scratch Perry And Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape 6:20
Junior Delgado: Sons Of Slaves 6:39
The Congos: Children Crying (original mix) 4:13
Henrick Nicolson: Brotherly Love 5:05
Lee 'King' Perry: Thankyou Baby 3:08
Lee Perry: People Funny Boy 2:37
Watty & Tony: Rise And Shine 2:51
Zuco 103: Love Is Queen Omega (feat Lee Scratch Perry) 5:01
The Heptones: Party Time 7:42 
Jah Lion: Dread Ina Jamdong 3:21
Susan Cadogan: Do It Baby (Aka Nice & Easy) 3:23
Da' Gatherer: Words Of My Mouth 3:36
Dave Barker: Prisoner Of Love 2:26
Prince Django: Hot Tip 3:20
Augustus Pablo: Vibrate Onn 4:36

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport!

howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present

howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people

howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work

howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President