Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 stars to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. [I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums before starting this blog and will add entries for some of those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.]
Friday, June 21, 2019
Lee "Scratch" Perry & Dub Syndicate - Time Boom X De Devil Dead: 3.5 stars
I would only buy this on an On-U Sound label. Issued twice by them. Original vinyl in 1987 is ridiculously expensive used. And the unremastered 1994 CD in a jewel box with repeating tracks at the end is not something I would want. Not sure why the reviewer in the Spin guide gave this a 9 (ie, 4.5 stars or full A). I do note that under Perry's own entry in that book, instead of the Adrian Sherwood one, the grade is 4. The album is also extremely repetitive.
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