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Arkology (album)

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| name = Arkology

| type = compilation

| artist = Various artists

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| released = 1997

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| genre = Reggae, dub

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| label = Universal / Island

| producer = Lee "Scratch" Perry

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Muzik

| rev1Score = 10/10{{Cite magazine |last=Bardowell |first=Derek |date=May 1997 |title=Lee 'Scratch' Perry: Arkology |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik024_may_1997.pdf |magazine=Muzik |issue=24 |page=115 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403112019/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik024_may_1997.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022}}

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Arkology is a compilation album by Lee "Scratch" Perry. Released in 1997, the album collects tracks produced by Perry and recorded at the Black Ark studio.{{cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Pop/Rock/Soul; A Flurry of Boxed Sets Wraps Up the Year|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/14/arts/pop-rock-soul-a-flurry-of-boxed-sets-wraps-up-the-year-558958.html|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=26 November 2010|date=14 December 1997}}{{cite web|last=Dougan|first=John|title=Arkology - Lee "Scratch" Perry|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=arkology-r261244/review|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=26 November 2010}}{{cite web|last=Heumann|first=Michael |title=On Second Thought: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Arkology|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/lee-scratch-perry-arkology.htm|publisher=stylusmagazine.com|accessdate=26 November 2010|date=1 September 2003}}

The album was listed in the 1999 book The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-85828-567-4}}

Track listing

=Reel I: Dub Organiser=

  1. Lee Perry & The Upsetters – "Dub Revolution Part 1" 4:44
  2. Max Romeo – "One Step Forward" 3:52
  3. The Upsetters – "One Step Dub" (Extended Mix) 4:06
  4. Devon Irons – "Vampire" 3:17
  5. The Upsetters – "Vamp a Dub" 3:16
  6. The Heptones – "Sufferer's Time" 3:55
  7. The Upsetters – "Sufferers Dub" (extended mix) 4:17
  8. Junior Dread – "Sufferers Heights" (alternate mix) 4:32
  9. The Congos – "Don't Blame on I" 4:05
  10. The Meditations – "Much Smarter" 3:56
  11. The Upsetters – "Much Smarter Dub" 4:42
  12. The Meditations – "Life Is Not Easy" (alternate mix) 4:46
  13. The Upsetters – "Life Is Not Easy Dub" (alternate mix) 5:07
  14. Junior Murvin – "Tedious" (extended mix) 5:04
  15. Max Romeo – "War in a Babylon" 4:51
  16. The Upsetters – "Revelation Dub" 5:01
  17. The Heptones & Jah Lion – "Mr. President" 4:13
  18. Max Romeo – "Chase the Devil" 3:28

=Reel II: Dub Shepherd=

  1. Lee Perry – "Dreadlocks in Moonlight" 3:46
  2. Mikey Dread – "Dread at the Mantrols" 3:47
  3. Errol Walker – "In These Times" 4:39
  4. The Upsetters – "In These Times Dub" 3:24
  5. Max Romeo – "Norman" (extended domino mix) 8:42
  6. Junior Murvin – "Police and Thieves" 3:40
  7. Glen DaCosta – "Magic Touch" 4:03
  8. Jah Lion – "Soldier & Police War " 4:09
  9. The Upsetters – "Grumblin' Dub" 3:18
  10. Junior Murvin – "Bad Weed" 4:02
  11. Errol Walker – "John Public" 4:21
  12. Errol Walker & Enos Barnes – "John Public" (version) 4:23
  13. Junior Murvin – "Roots Train" (extended mix) 8:59
  14. The Meditations – "No Peace" 3:30
  15. The Upsetters – "No Peace Dub" 4:20
  16. Raphael Green – "Rasta Train" 4:54
  17. The Upsetters – "Party Time Part 2" 4:34

=Reel III: Dub Adventurer=

  1. Augustus Pablo – "Vibrate On" 4:40
  2. The Upsetters – "Vibrator" 4:35
  3. The Upsetters – "Bird in Hand" 3:30
  4. The Congos – "Congoman" 5:52
  5. The Upsetters – "Dyon Anasawa" (alternate mix) 3:39
  6. The Upsetters – "Rastaman Shuffle" 5:16
  7. The Heptones – "Why Must I" (version) 4:57
  8. The Heptones – "Make Up Your Mind" 3:45
  9. The Upsetter Review – "Closer Together" 6:15
  10. Keith Rowe – "Groovy Situation" 3:26
  11. The Upsetters – "Groovy Dub" 3:33
  12. George Faith – "To Be a Lover (Have Some Mercy)" 7:56
  13. Lee Perry – "Soul Fire" 3:58
  14. Lee Perry – "Curly Locks" 4:09
  15. The Congos – "Feast Of The Passover (extended mix)" 3:36
  16. Lee Perry – "Roast Fish & Cornbred" (extended mix) 4:26
  17. The Upsetters – "Corn Fish Dub" (extended mix) 4:26

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Category:1997 compilation albums

Category:Lee "Scratch" Perry albums

Category:Albums produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Category:Dub albums

Category:Universal Music Group compilation albums

Category:Island Records compilation albums

Category:Reggae compilation albums