I Got Sunshine

We might still have a budget crisis proportional to the three states' worth of land mass our state occupies, and downtown L.A. might still be plastered with trash from the Laker parade and steroid ads, but here in Southern California the sun is finally starting to come out again.

And for whatever reason that has me listening to spooky reggae music from The Upsetters' (of Lee 'Scratch' Perry fame) 1970 release Clint Eastwood. Most of these ditties have some kind of weird, island Vincent Price intro, as well as off kilter blips and bleeps that sort of remind me of Young Marble Giants tracks that would surface about a decade later. Here's two tracks from each side, just to keep it fair and square.



The Upsetters - For A Few Dollars More (1970)



The Upsetters - Clint Eastwood (1970)



The Upsetters - Taste of Killing (1970)



The Upsetters - Selassie (1970)