This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Ark sound – the enigmatic producer was at the time in the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form.The LP opens with the eerie Kentucky Skank, Perry’s ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at London’s Chalk Farm studios.U Roy’s Double Six and I Roy’s High Fashion & Hail Stones illustrate just how strong The Upsetter’s deejay material had become, while versions of the Chi-Lites’ We Are Neighbours, Sam & Dave’s Soul Man and a re-working of Al Green’s Love and Happiness (retitled Jungle Lion) all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work.The backing tracks illustrate the producer at his best; the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component – something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark.Double Seven is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl.180 gram audiophile vinylLimited numbered edition of 750 copies on silver coloured vinylOfficial website: http://www.lee-perry.com/