State of Emergency over New York City! Keith Richards meets The Upsetter downtown!

SOE’s Steve Marshall is still getting over the historic recording session that took place at Germano Recording Studios on Broadway, Manhattan on Monday 23rd September.

Back in August, Keith Richards’ manager Jane Rose got in touch with Steve. Keith wanted Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to mix a track for the new solo album he’s making with drummer and producer Steve Jordan.

Keith had played guitar on several of State of Emergency’s productions for Lee Perry, including the Grammy nominated album ‘Revelation’ (2011). So ‘Scratch’ was keen to return the favour.

These guys had admired each other from a distance for decades and were both looking for a chance to work together. Steve Marshall is very proud to have been able to arrange this amazing meeting between the King of Rock and the King of Reggae.

At the session, Lee turned up first and got straight down to business. The track in question is Keith’s own version of ‘Prisoner of Loneliness’ by Gregory Isaacs.

By the time Keith rolled in, the studio was firing on all cylinders. With The Upsetter at the controls and a studio full of KR’s Rock ‘n Roll motley crew, a party was bound to follow. Lee even did his own DJ version, laying down a live vocal using his own jewel encrusted SM58.

For the dub mix ‘Scratch’ called in his apprentice, Steve Marshall, who took over the controls and, with Lee tapping out an S.O.S on an original Morse Code device, flew the studio like a spaceship through the universe of dub.

Watch this space for more photos and live film footage.


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Oh, man, this is good news.

Black Uhuru's 'Shine Eye Gal' may perhaps be the loveliest JA ditty Keith has played on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FvLvb1yes

Banging.

And has Keith availed himself of a slight golden-blonde Clairol follicular 'rinse'?

Or from the Carib solar-rays mainly?

Whatevs. Happy days indeedy

Will this lead to a Mick solo album?

Some Guy wrote on Oct 1^st, 2013 at 8:47am:



I believe they're called 'Rolling Stones albums' or 'Deluxe Editions' these days!

Gazza wrote on Oct 1^st, 2013 at 9:37am:


Crap...are Scratchy and Katy related Perry's?
That explains so much!

Hope he has at least 2-3 revved up Wino tunes to add to the mix. Reggae in small doses is great.

gimmekeef wrote on Oct 1^st, 2013 at 4:25pm:


Yeah, seriously doubt he'd do an album of songs like that. Christ, considering his lack of output in the last 15 years even getting an album of any genre or genres is quite a step up from what we're used to.

Something on the level of "Words of Wonder" would be magnificent.

I think he's spent a couple of years on this, on and off - something which I think speaks volumes for the prospects, or lack of them, for any new Rolling Stones album for the forseeable future.

It seems that when Mick or Keith compose an album's worth of songs and spend time putting it together, its for a solo or side project. When they write something for the Stones, it leads to bashing out a couple of songs for a greatest hits record in two days or Mick writing new lyrics to old unfinished songs for an expanded reissue of a classic album.

(That should have gone in the Sizzling Summer Sausage thread rather than here. Solly.)

munichhilton wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2013 at 11:18am:



Oh yeah. Although I'm assuming this is mostly original stuff.

Dont be so sure about Keith's capability to knock out a covers release in a few hours.

Here's that classic glazed-eyed interview on Whistle Test from 1974 (5 minutes in) when he talks about wanting to record this album in Jamaica with some 'heavy, happy dudes who play with drums and chant - and theyve roped me in to play guitar'



The 'Wingless Angels' album was duly rush-released a mere 23 years later.

Perry / Richards.  The perfect combination!

geez i was worried that the session broke down because there wasnt enough weed