Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters – Return Of The Super Ape LP

Limited split colored (red, green, and yellow) vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold jacket. 

"Return Of The Super Ape" was the latest revelation from Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio, a psychedelic dub journey into unknown regions of sound. The Longplayer has now been remastered by Pete Norman (Finyl Tweek) to the latest state of the art and restored with the original press artwork and inner Disco sleeve.

The 1978 album follows "Scratch The Super Ape" (also known as "Super Ape") and "Roast Fish & Cornbread" as the final chapter in the trilogy of albums from 1976 - 1978. Produced, mixed and arranged by Lee Perry at Black Ark Studio, with the skills of The Upsetters and additional vocals from The Full Experience additional vocals by The Full Experience on "Dyon-Anasaw" and "Tell Me Something Good".

The front cover artwork was created by Lloyd Robinson (also known as the singer of the Studio One classic "Cuss Cuss"). Reggae expert Jeremy Collingwood says: "On The Return Of The Super Ape, released later in 1978, Perry moved outside the mainstream with a set that owed much to jazz with its loose structure and horn breaks. The title track took an early Perry production, U-Roy's 'OK Corral', and reshaped it into another futuristic outing - just like the original, which had been released a decade earlier. At the time, few knew few knew what to make of it, and over the years the lack of a proper reissue meant it remained a hidden Perry gem. It also marked the end of a highly creative period at Black Ark."
(Cleopatra/ 2026)

Tracklist:
A1 Dyon - Anaswa
A2 Return Of The Super Ape
A3 Tell Me Something Good
A4 Bird In Hand
A5 Crab Yars
B1 Jah Jah Ah Natty Dread
B2 Psyche & Trim
B3 The Lion
B4 Huzza A Hana
B5 High Rankin Sammy