{"product_id":"1353239999_product","title":"Bunny Scott - To Love Somebody - CD","description":"Freestyle Records are proud to present the first ever reissue of this rare Black Ark-era Lee \"Scratch\" Perry production on LP \u0026amp; CD w\/ bonus tracks. Both formats feature liner notes from author of the acclaimed People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae, David Katz. The late Bunny Rugs was best known as the frontman for legendary reggae band Third World, but prior to that he completed an apprentice at Lee Perry's Black Ark resulting in this solo LP, originally released in 1975 and credited to Bunny Scott. The album captures the laid-back sessions of the early Black Ark, with a few surprising innovations lurking amongst the soul covers and love ballads. Highlights include the sought after Blaxploitation-influenced funk track 'Kinky Fly' featuring members of The Chi-Lites' backing band, passing through Perry's infamous studio whilst in Jamaica for a series of shows - their horn section and Chinna Smith's wah-wah \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item format is a CD\u003cbr\u003eThis specific sale is a new release, shipped direct from the manufacturer\u003cbr\u003eThe Artist Name is Bunny Scott\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is To Love Somebody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eFreestyle Records are proud to present the first ever reissue of this rare Black Ark-era Lee \"Scratch\" Perry production on \u0026amp; CD w\/ bonus tracks. Both formats feature liner notes from author of the acclaimed People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae, David Katz. The late Bunny Rugs was best known as the frontman for legendary reggae band Third World, but prior to that he completed an apprentice at Lee Perry's Black Ark resulting in this solo, originally released in 1975 and credited to Bunny Scott. The album captures the laid-back sessions of the early Black Ark, with a few surprising innovations lurking amongst the soul covers and love ballads. Highlights include the sought after Blaxploitation-influenced funk track 'Kinky Fly' featuring members of The Chi-Lites' backing band, passing through Perry's infamous studio whilst in Jamaica for a series of shows - their horn section and Chinna Smith's wah-wah guitar give the track its outstanding difference as synth overdubs add to the moody feeling, underpinned by the ghostly click tracks of the Conn Rhythm Unit (constituting one of Perry's earliest experiments with drum machines). Breakup track 'Second Avenue' shows how suited Rugs' powerful, deep tenor was suited to a soul framework, the Chi-Lites' horns again making a striking difference. The Bee Gees' evergreen 'To Love Somebody' takes James Carr's soulful rendition as its reference and 'Big May' re-works the 'Return Of Django'\/'Sick And Tired' rhythm, with a new drum part. while the broken-hearted 'What's The Use' was cut at the request of Sonia Pottinger, who ultimately failed to release it. Somehow the sublime rendition of William DeVaughans' 'Be Thankful', recorded during the same session, was left off the - but appears here as a bonus track on the CD along with I Never Had It So Good \u0026amp; Hip Harry + it's version track. Looking back on the sessions documented on this, Rugs said that Perry's creativity taught him that music could be limitless. As he explained, 'It was so simple that it became complex. The approach he has to music and to recording, I think the music nowadays lack that kind of intuition. He's somebody that would use pliers and a screwdriver to create percussion; he wouldn't hesitate to experiment. He was a little...not crazy, but somebody with that kind of thinking must be somewhere else, in another zone sometimes.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Media Condition is New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is new and unplayed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Sleeve Condition is New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew unplayed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tracks of this item include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What's The Use\u003cbr\u003e2. I Am I Said\u003cbr\u003e3. Kinky Fly\u003cbr\u003e4. To Love Somebody\u003cbr\u003e5. Use Me\u003cbr\u003e6. Big May\u003cbr\u003e7. Let Love Touch Us Know\u003cbr\u003e8. Sweet Loving Love\u003cbr\u003e9. Sweet Caroline\u003cbr\u003e10. Second Avenue\u003cbr\u003e11. I Never Had It So Good (2:41)\u003cbr\u003e12. Be Thankful (Discomix Version) (6:37)\u003cbr\u003e13. Hip Harry (3:06)\u003cbr\u003e14. Hip Version (3:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Use Stock Images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause we have over 6 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. 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While we ship all items with some outer casing, such as a digipak, jewel case, cardboard casing, or plastic sleeve, for this specific sale we are selling only the inner paper sleeve and CD only, as specifically outlined in the description of this listing. (we make this disclaimer as some collectors are looking for a specific outer case type). The outer casing is replaceable and has no value and is provided within this sale as packaging only. we make this disclaimer as the outside sleeve casing can be damaged or scratched, and for this reason, the outer casing is not offered as part of this sale as the Buyer can easily replace the outer casings for the inner sleeve and CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOur CD's are graded by the worldwide record industry standard called the 'Record Grading 101: Understanding The Goldmine Grading Guide'. 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