Here’s a heavenly marriage of the glorious harmonies of The Congos and the madcap production genius of Lee Perry.

Scratch really lets loose on the dub version (the second half here), stripping the tune back to its bare essentials of Sly and Robbie’s rhythms, adding brief bursts of instrumentation and vocals at random. 

But there’s more to his talent than dub, as can be head in his skill at interweaving Cedric Myton’s ethereal falsetto and the rich tenor of Roy “Ashanti” Johnson with the smooth harmonies of Watty Burnett.

Listen closely (and you really should), and you may even identify the additional backing vocals of the great Gregory Isaacs, a pair of Heptones and The Meditations.

This came out as a single in 1977 and appeared on what I think is The Congos’ only album, the magnificent Heart Of The Congos, widely regarded not just as the peak of Scratch’s production career but one of the best roots records of all time.

Incredibly, I now learn that the album was turned down by reggae pioneer Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, a rare misstep by the man who brought Bob Marley & The Wailers to international fame.

Indeed, it only received a limited release in Jamaica before finally appearing two decades later with some great bonus tracks, on the excellent Blood & Fire reggae reissue label.