The Complete Wailers: 1967-1972, Part 1 [Box set]

Bob Marley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 17, 1998
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Jad Records (Koch)
• ASIN: B0000061U2
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,487 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rock To The Rock

2. Rocking Steady

3. How Many Times

4. Touch Me

5. Mellow Mood (Alternate)

6. There She Goes

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Don't Rock My Boat (Original)

2. The Lord Will Make A Way

3. Chances Are (Original)

4. Selassie Is The Chapel

5. Tread Oh

6. Feel Alright (Original)

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Sugar Sugar

2. Stop The Train

3. Cheer Up

4. Soon Come

5. Soul Captives

6. Go Tell It On The Mountain

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When first i heard rocksteady..., December 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Wailers: 1967-1972, Part 1 (Audio CD)

This collection of early Wailers tracks is comprehensively everything the true reggae/ Jamaican music collector needs. A virtually infinite number of Marley cd's have come out with seemingly hundreds of versions of songs unreleased on the major Island recordings, making it impossible to own all the non-Island songs. This box from JAD captures (in much, much better quality) almost every song being sold off on shady labels. I've yet to find any songs on the "All the Best of..." albums that's not on one of the volumes of this series. Another MAJOR added bonus is the collection of never before available Lee "Scratch" Perry "versions" of the original Wailers recordings. (A "version" is the instrumental track of the song, often mixed up a little bit with sound effects and other miscellaneous knick knacks (including beautiful rasta drumming on some tracks in Vol. 2 of the series), which eventually led to the breathtaking genre of dub.) Perry's productions are amazing and essential to reggae, rocksteady, and especially dub fans alike. These version tracks are certainly not filler on the album. They are worth the price of the album alone. This album is far from Babylon capitalism; it is a creative, comprehensive look at the ska and rocksteady beginnings of the Wailers, not only in style, but also in the very same songs they would record as reggae tracks a few years later, as well as a look at the dub production beginnings of Scratch Perry. With the original roots of classic Marley cuts, personal religious non-reggae hymns, covers of classic funk and soul songs, and killer proto-dub, this album is crucial.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rock to the rock, April 28, 2006

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Jeremy Mccormick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Wailers: 1967-1972, Part 1 (Audio CD)

I can't fathom the low-star reviews on this set. Maybe some people think Bob Marley only played reggae and are looking only for that specific sound. Actually, he went through the whole spectrum of ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots, etc. Some of my favorite work is from his ska and rocksteady periods. These discs are from the classic rocksteady period, with great beats, lovely background vocals, soulful Bob Marley leads, and a strong influence from soul music.

Some of my favorite tracks:

Rock to the Rock
Rocking Steady
Soul Rebel
Put it On
Don't Rock My Boat
This Train

This is some of my favorite Wailers music of all time. IMHO, you can't go wrong with these 3 discs, especially if you can pick them up for $18 - 20.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For All Early Wailers Fans, February 8, 2004

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Windel Wesson (Edmonton Alberta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Wailers: 1967-1972, Part 1 (Audio CD)

This box set contains some classic compositions from all of The Wailers. Many of these songs are original versions of songs which would later be recut. Included in these are Marley's Bend Down Low (Later featured on the Natty Dread Album), Put It On (Recut again for Leslie Kong and then recorder for the third time in 1973 for the Burnin' album), Don't Rock My Boat (Later appears on the Kaya album as Satisfy My Soul). Peter Tosh has many original versions of 70's and 80's hits contained here are Stop That Train (Appears on The Wailers Island Deput Catch A Fire and again on Peter Tosh's Mystic Man Album), Soon Come (Apeears on the Bush Doctor Album), and Can't You See (Appearing on the Mystic Man Album). Even Bunny Wailer has an older version of This Train (Would later appear on his deput solo album Blackheart Man). Apart from these are many classic tracks which are a must have for all Wailers fans. This Box Set contains some of the best rocksteady matierial available. Truly brilliant.