The Upsetters
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Jamaica
- Born: 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica
- Active: 1968 - 1986
Biography
The Upsetters were Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Jamaican studio house band, active from 1968 to 1986 through three main lineups. The early band had a UK hit with 'Return of Django' in 1969, the Hippy Boys lineup backed *The Wailers*, and the Black Ark lineup of the 1970s played on Perry's most celebrated dub and roots productions for #Upsetter Records#, including 'Super Ape' and 'Return of the Super Ape'.
Genres
The Upsetters Discography
- Return of Django (1970) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- The Good, the Bad and the Upsetters (1970) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Upsetters 14 Dub Black Board Jungle (1973) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Double Seven (1974) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Super Ape (1976) - Album - rated 4.54/5
- Return of the Super Ape (1978) - Album - rated 3.66/5
Members
- Lee Perry - vocals, production (1968–1986)
- Gladstone Anderson - piano (1968–1969)
- Winston Wright - keyboards, organ (1968–1969; 1974–1979)
- Jackie Jackson - bass (1968–1969)
- Hugh Malcolm - drums (1968–1969)
- Lloyd Adams - drums (1968–1969; 1974–1979)
- Glen Adams - organ, keyboards (1969–1971)
- Alva Lewis - guitar (1969–1971)
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass (1969–1972)
- Carlton Barrett - drums (1969–1972)
- Boris Gardiner - bass (1974–1979)
- Mikey "Boo" Richards - drums (1974–1979)
- Sly Dunbar - drums (1974–1979)
- Anthony "Benbow" Creary - drums (1974–1979)
- Hux Brown - guitar (1974–1979)
- Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitar (1974–1979)
- Keith Sterling - keyboards (1974–1979)