# The Upsetters — Every Record We Rank

The Upsetters appears 3 times in our Dub and 1976 lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Dub and 1976
- **Years:** 1973–1976
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Dub
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-upsetters/

## Appears on

### [Black Panta](https://waxonia.com/track/the-upsetters--black-panta/)

*1973 · Upsetter · No. 2 in [Dub](https://waxonia.com/genre/dub/)*

From Blackboard Jungle Dub, the album usually credited as the first of its kind. Lee Perry treats the multitrack as raw material rather than as a finished thing, and the result still sounds unfinished on purpose.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Upsetters%20Black%20Panta) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=de5J2az4V1A)

### [Super Ape](https://waxonia.com/track/the-upsetters--super-ape/)

*1976 · Island · No. 4 in [Dub](https://waxonia.com/genre/dub/)*

Perry at the Black Ark with every effect running at once, and somehow the murk is legible. The best argument that dub was psychedelia made by people with far better rhythm sections.

Also on: [1976](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-seventy-six/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Upsetters%20Super%20Ape) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=MTOomS0HfdA)

### [Super Ape](https://waxonia.com/track/the-upsetters--super-ape/)

*1976 · Island · Picked by [1976](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-seventy-six/)*

Lee Perry's Black Ark at its peak, which means a four-track studio being pushed into producing something no larger studio could. Jamaica has three records on this list and could support ten.

Also on: [Dub](https://waxonia.com/genre/dub/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Upsetters%20Super%20Ape) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=MTOomS0HfdA)

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