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Original Jamaican reggae 12" 45 produced by Lee Perry,

Released in Holland 🇳🇱 1980

Bafflin' Smoke Signal / Captive (Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM)

Label:

Black Art ‎– TSLP 002

Format:

Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Green + Yellow Label

Country:

Netherlands 🇳🇱

Released:

1980

Genre:

Reggae

Style:

Roots Reggae

Tracklist

A Bafflin' Smoke Signal

B Captive

Spine on cover reads: LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY MAGNETIC MIRROR MASTER MIX

Matrix #s: TSLP 0002 - A1 / TSLP 0002 - B2

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – The Black Ark

Distributed By – Black Star Liner

Credits

Producer – Lee 'Scratch' Perry*

Written-By – Lee Perry

Notes

"Recorded at Black Ark Studios Kingston, JA"

This is Scratch's original extended mix since it has no fade.

It's Perry's infamous take on how the Vatican signaled they had chosen Pope John Paul II by sending different shades of smoke over Vatican City.

The flipside, "Captive", another crucial Scratch production & performance, is Lee's lament that everyone's basically just a prisoner inside the walls of the Babylon system. This version of "Baffling Smoke Signal" is 6:22 long while "Captive" times in at 7:55.

From The BEAT magazine review by Chuck Foster:

"Bafflin' Smoke Signal from the often baffling Lee Perry, with all the controversy swirling around the Catholic Church and its apparent army of pedophile priests.

and with Pope John Paul II floating a retirement plan and nodding on the throne as if he can't wait for the smoke to rise again.

The gem 12" is a hilarious musical documentary and one of Perry's earlier multi-tracked vocals (a style he perfected in later years).

It explores in detail the strange goings-on when, as the current Pope was picked, the white smoke belching from the Vatican that was to have signaled his selection turned black."

This fantastic 12” is one of Scratch's last recordings before the demise of the Black Ark in Washington Gardens, Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲

It is an original pressing & looks like it has never been played .

Cover is in Excellent+ Condition with no corner bends, seam splits or ring wear.It has the same artwork on front & back covers.

A beautiful condition 12” Black Art single recorded at the Black Ark in Kingston, Jamaica. Inserted inside a spectacular Magnetic Mirror Master Mix full color sleeve.

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