''Kung Fu Meets the Dragon'' is a studio

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by the Mighty Upsetter, released in 1975. A martial arts-themed project, the album is largely made up of instrumental versions of some of Perry's productions (Roy Shirley's "Hold Them",

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's "Kung Fu") and other musical pieces, featuring Perry's trademark use of percussions and production tricks (

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and so on) and talkover inspired by the wave of martial arts movies that were popular at the time of recording. Recorded at Perry's own

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Recording Studios, it features Jamaican polyinstrumentalist

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on melodica. Production values similar to the following album ''

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'' (Perry's subsequent record, reissued in the 1980s on

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worldwide). The album was reissued in 2013 on LP through

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Lee "Scratch" Perry, except where indicated.

Side one

#"Enter the Dragon" – 2:14 #"Theme From Hong Kong" – 2:20 #"Heart of the Dragon" – 3:07 #"Hold Them Kung Fu" – 3:34 #"Flames of the Dragon" – 2:45 #"Scorching Iron" – 2:37

Side two

#"Skango" – 3:03 #"Fungaa" – 3:02 #"Black Belt" – 2:54 #"Iron Fist" – 2:25 #"Kung Fu Man" – 2:44 #"Black Belt Jones" (Keith Hudson) – 3:12 #"Exit the Dragon" – 2:25

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kung Fu Meets The Dragon The Upsetters albums 1975 albums Dub albums Albums produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry