David Katz is an American author, music journalist, photographer, A&R consultant, disc jockey and reggae historian.
APPEARANCES +
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends*
Land Of Kinks: The Jamaican Upsetter Singles - 1970
2025, 2xCD, Comp, Doctor Bird
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters*
Skanking With The Upsetters
2024, LP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, Trojan Records, BMG, 
,
, Dub
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends*
People Funny Boy (The Upsetter Singles 1968-1969)
2024, 2xCD, Comp, Doctor Bird, 
,
, Reggae
Wanda Jackson
The Capitol Years 1956-1963
2023, LP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Cle, Destination Moon (3), 
,
, Rockabilly
U Brown
No Stoppin' This Music
2023
Willie Williams*
Words Of Knowledge
2023, 
,
, Roots Reggae
Dusty Springfield
Faraway Places: Her Early Years With The Springfields 1962-1963
2022, LP, Comp, Whi, Destination Moon (3), ,
, Country/Folk/Vocal
King Tubby Meets The Scientist*
In A Revival Dub
2022
Lee Scratch Perry*
King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive)
2022, 4x Vinyl, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Rocksteady/Roots Reggae/Dub
Lee Perry
Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread
2021
Bunny Scott
To Love Somebody
2021
Various
If I Had A Pair Of Wings: Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. I – III
2021
Lee 'Scratch' Perry* Presents The Full Experience*
Lee 'Scratch' Perry Presents The Full Experience
2020, CD, Comp, Doctor Bird
Black Ark Players
Black Ark In Dub
2020, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, 17 North Parade
Lee Scratch Perry* With Seskain Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo
Roots From The Congo
2020
Black Ark Players
Black Ark In Dub
2020
Delroy Wilson
Better Must Come
2020
Junior Byles
Beat Down Babylon
2020
Various
Play On Mr. Music: Lee Perry Black Ark Days
2020
The Upsetters
Clint Eastwood
2020
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Rebel's Hop (An Early 70's Retrospective)
2020
The Upsetters
Clint Eastwood / Many Moods Of "The Upsetters"
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Doctor Bird, ,
, Reggae
Cornell Campbell meets Soothsayers
Ode To Joy (Babylon Can't Control I) - Versions
2019, 12", EP, Ltd, Num, Han, Alchemy Dubs
Trinity
Dreadlocks Satisfaction
2019
Shorty The President
Fire Fire
2019
Dillinger
Top Ranking Dillinger
2019
The Upsetters
The Upsetter & Scratch The Upsetter Again
2018, CD, Comp, Doctor Bird
Aston "Family Man" Barrett & The Wailers Band
Soul Constitution : Instrumentals & Dubs 1971 – 1982
2018
Upsetters*
Double Seven
2018
Lee Scratch Perry*
Lee Scratch Perry's Vision Of Paradise
2016, ,
, Dub/Interview/Reggae
Linval Thompson
Strong Like Sampson (The 12" Mixes)
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Hot Milk
Yabby You
Dread Prophecy (The Strange And Wonderful Story Of Yabby You)
2015, 
,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Alton Ellis
Many Moods Of
2015
Clancy Eccles
Freedom (The Anthology 67-73)
2015
The Upsetters
The Good, The Bad And The Upsetters (Jamaican Edition)
2014, ,
, Rocksteady/Reggae
Ranking Dread
Girls Fiesta
2014
Barry Brown
The Thompson Sound 1979-82
2014
UB40
Present Arms
2014
Winston Jarrett & The Righteous Flames
Man Of The Ghetto
2014, 
Cornell Campbell Meets Soothsayers
Nothing Can Stop Us
2013
Linval Thompson & The Revolutionaries
Boss Man's Dub (The Lost 1979 Dub Album)
2013, CD, ,
, Dub
Ashley Beedle
Solid Foundation (Ashley Beedle Reggae Mix)
2012, CD, Mixed, Pap, Todoroki
Lee "Scratch" Perry*
The Return Of Pipecock Jackxon
2011
Mighty Sparrow
Sparromania! (Wit, Wisdom And Soul From The King Of Calypso 1960-1976)
2011, 2x CD, ,
, Calypso/Boogaloo/Mambo/Cha-Cha
Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey / Garvey's Ghost
2010, CD Digipak, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Various
Randy's 50th Anniversary
2008, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, 17 North Parade, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Soul/Rocksteady/Ska/Lovers Rock
Various
Funky Nassau - The Compass Point Story 1980-1986
2008, CD, ,
, Leftfield/New Wave/Dub/Disco
Soothsayers Meet Red Earth Collective
Don't Give Up the Fight
2008
Gussie*
Dread At The Controls Dub
2007, ,
, Dub
Anthony Johnson
Gun Shot - Deluxe Edition
2007, ,
, Dancehall
Various
DC Dub Connection
2007, CD, ,
, Dub
Tommy McCook & The Agrovators*
King Tubby Meets The Agrovators At Dub Station
2007
King Tubby Meets Jacob Miller
In A Tenement Yard
2006, CD, ,
, Dub
Fatman* Presents Prince Jammy Vs Crucial Bunny
Dub Contest
2006
Doctor Alimantado*
House Of Singles
2006, ,
, Roots Reggae
Barrington Levy
Shaolin Temple
2006
Dave Barker (2) Meets The Upsetters
Prisoner Of Love
2006
Scientist And Prince Jammy
Dub Landing Volume 1 And 2
2006, ,
, Dub
Tappa Zukie*
Escape From Hell
2006
Various
The Lion Roars
2006, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae
Various
Studio One Selector (The Originals)
2005, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine
Various
Jack Ruby Hi-Fi
2005, CD, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Sly And Robbie*
Sly And Robbie's Taxi Sound - Marking 30 Years Of Taxi Records
2005, CD, ,
, Reggae/Dancehall
Digidub & Julian Fairshare
I Scream / No Way
2005
Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy In Dub
2005, ,
, Dub
The Heptones
Unreleased Night Food Sessions
2005
Various
The Bunny Lee Rocksteady Years
2005, CD, 
,
, Rocksteady
Jimmy Cliff
Goodbye Yesterday
2004, CD, Comp, Ltd, Island Records, Hip-O Select, ,
, Reggae-Pop
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers
2004, CD, ,
, Roots Reggae
Two Culture Clash
Two Culture Clash
2004, CD, ,
, Dub/Downtempo/Broken Beat/Ragga HipHop
Various
King Jammy In Roots
2004, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae
Upsetters*
14 Dub Blackboard Jungle
2004, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Dub
Various
Out On A Funky Trip (Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy's 1970-75)
2004
The Upsetters
Scratch The Upsetter Again
2004
Various
Roots Of Dancehall - Thompson Sound Meets The Roots Radics At Channel One
2004
The Upsetters
Super Ape
2004, CD Digipak, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon
2004, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Max Romeo
Ultimate Collection
2003, CD, Comp, Hip-O Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, ,
, Roots Reggae
Dillinger
Ultimate Collection
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Hip-O Records, Island Records
Dennis Brown
The Complete A&M Years
2003, 2xCD, Comp, A&M Records
Prince Far I
Heavy Manners: Anthology 1977-83
2003, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Lee "Scratch" Perry*
Cutting Razor: Rare Cuts From The Black Ark
2003
Derrick Morgan
Ska Vol.1
2003, CD, ,
, Ska
Susan Cadogan
Hurt So Good
2003
Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
2003, CD, ,
, Roots Reggae
Black Uhuru
Sinsemilla
2003, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston / In The Dark
2003, CD, ,
, Roots Reggae
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
African Herbsman
2003, CD, ,
, Reggae/Ska
Black Uhuru
The Dub Factor
2003, CD, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Black Uhuru
Red
2003, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae
Linval Thompson
Whip Them King Tubby!
2003, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae
Various
The Upsetter
2003
The Upsetters
Return Of Django
2003, ,
, Reggae
Upsetter*
Trojan Upsetter Box Set
2002, 3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box, Trojan Records, ,
, Ska/Rocksteady/Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
Eric Gadd
Life Support
2002, CD, Album, Copy Prot., Stockholm Records, 
,
, Pop Rock/Soul
Lee Perry
Baffling Smoke Signal (The Upsetter Shop Volume 3)
2002
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Soul Rebels
2002, ,
, Roots Reggae
The Upsetters
Return Of Django (The Best Of The Upsetters)
2002
Linval Thompson
Phoenix Dub
2002
Various
We Are Getting Bad: The Sound Of Phase One
2002, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Niney The Observer
Sledgehammer Dub In The Streets Of Jamaica
2002, CD, ,
, Dub
Augustus Clarke*
Black Foundation Dub
2001
Various
Lee Scratch Perry - Born In The Sky (Upsetter At The Controls 1969-1975)
2001, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
Mad Professor
Trix In The Mixxxx
2000
King Tubbys* Meets... Larry Marshall
I Admire You In Dub
2000, Vinyl, ,
, Dub
David Mancuso
The Loft - Volume Two
2000, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, House/Deep House/Disco
Lee "Scratch" Perry And The Upsetters*
The Upsetter Shop, Volume 2; 1969 To 1973
1999
Lee Perry
Lost Treasures Of The ARK
1998, 3x CD, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Lee Scratch Perry*
Arkology
1997, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
Lee "Scratch" Perry*
Arkology 15 Track Sampler
1997, CD, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
Yabby U*
King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub
1995
Mike Brooks & Glen Brown
Meet Rhythm Foundation Ina Sound Clash
1990, Vinyl, ,
, Reggae
Burning Spear
Social Living
Lee "Scratch" Perry*
Techno Party