Blackboard Jungle Dub Archives

Words by Jesse Serwer—

A while back we announced an open call for Lee “Scratch” Perry-inspired art, with a box set edition of Perry’s classic Blackboard Jungle Dub from Get On Down Records as a prize. One submission stood out above all of the rest: a recreation of Perry’s famed Black Ark Studios, site of the legendary producer’s sessions with the Congos, the Heptones, the Clash, Wings and (in it’s early days) Bob Marley, made entirely from Legos by Cristiano Marinho of Rio de Janeiro. With Lee celebrating his 77th birthday today, we thought we’d share Cristiano’s creation. See the above flick for four different angles of the toy facility. LargeUp and congrats, Cristiano! Check out more of his unique Lego art pieces at Circolego.com.

Tags:Black Ark Studio, Blackboard Jungle Dub, Lee Perry, Lee Scratch Perry, Lego art, legos

Words by LargeUp Crew—

Blackboard Jungle Dub, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s landmark 1973 LP with King Tubby at the controls, was recently reissued as a box set by Get On Down Records, with the original full-length album spread across three pieces of red, yellow and green 10″ vinyl. Only 2,000 copies of the limited edition package, which comes with a giant 30” x 30” poster of the album’s cover art, and is housed in full color hinged box secured with a magnetic clasp, were produced, and were only made available for sale at brick-and-mortar record stores, as part of April’s Record Store Day promotion. Often cited as the first dub LP, Blackboard Jungle Dub was fully remastered just for the box set, and has never sounded better.

Tags:Blackboard Jungle Dub, Dub, Get Down Records, Lee Scratch Perry, Reggae