Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires

Album information

The album was produced and arranged by Henry "Junjo" Lawes. All tracks were recorded at Channel One and played by The Roots Radics Band, and mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's studio. The liner notes claim that it was recorded at midnight on Friday June 13, 1981, although June 13, 1981 was a Saturday.

Scientist sourced his material for this album from artists Michael Prophet, Wailing Souls, Johnny Osbourne and Wayne Jarrett. Here are Scientist's mixes and their original equivalents:

Grand Theft Auto III

Several tracks from the album ("Dance of the Vampires", "The Mummy's Shroud", "The Corpse Rises", "Your Teeth In My Neck" and "Plague of Zombies") were featured in the soundtrack to the popular video game Grand Theft Auto III. They comprised the fictional radio station K-Jah and were the inspiration for many of the DJ's irreverent-sounding comments.

Despite being paid a royalty on these and all recordings he made for Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Scientist sued Greensleeves Records unsuccessfully in a US court. The court ruled that according to precedent a recording mixer was not considered the author of a musical work, and so Rockstar were correct to treat the producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes as the copyright holder of the album.

Track listing

1. "Voodoo Curse" – 3:48
2. "Dance of the Vampires" – 3:26
3. "Blood On His Lips" – 3:00
4. "Cry of the Werewolf" – 4:25
5. "The Mummy's Shroud" – 4:25
6. "The Corpse Rises" – 3:27
7. "Night of the Living Dead" – 4:14
8. "Your Teeth In My Neck" – 4:38
9. "Plague of Zombies" – 2:49
10. "Ghost of Frankenstein" – 3:20

Recorded at Channel One Mixed at King Tubby's

All tracks Mixed by Scientist. Produced by Henry "Junjo" Lawes.

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