Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers [Original recording remastered]

Bob Marley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B0007X9UQ0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of early Bob Marley & The Wailers! Excellent Quality and Sounds!, March 12, 2006

By 

SteelyTop (Austin, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers (Audio CD)

I have alot of Bob Marley, or I thought I did. I mean I have all of his Tuff Gong/Island records including live records. I have 2 Trojan era albums called Soul Rebels and African Herbsman. I have the box set as well. And for a quick overview for the car, Gold has replaced both Legend and Natural Mystic the Legend Lives On. But when I got this 2 disc set I was amazed and how much Marley I was not familiar with.

Everything here is pre-Tuff Gong. You'll find both Leslie Kong produced tracks as well as Lee "Scratch" Perry produced tracks as well. Many of these tracks are on the two early albums mentioned above (Soul Rebels and African Herbsman) and the sound quality is top notch and the combination here is the key!

And the best part of all is that you get to hear the whole band! Not just Bob Marley & The I-threes. Later more popular albums after Catch A Fire and Burnin' no longer have Peter Tosh or Bunny Wailer on them. Instead you have the I-three's, which is nice and has it's definite place but if you really want to hear "Bob Marley & THE WAILERS" check out this double album. You'll be pleased. It makes a fine addition to ANY Bob Marley collection. And if it's the only thing you ever bought, it stands on it's own. This makes a nice pair for the 2 disc Gold set.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Bob Marley, January 6, 2008

By 

A. Tetrault (Tampa Florida) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers (Audio CD)

As someone who has been a Marley fan for more than 30 years, I didn't think there would be any new music mixes or remakes that would interest me or be of any kind of quality. What a great surprise this c.d. is. Truly excellent quality sound, none of the muddy low quality mixes that I have heard before from the Scratch Perry studio sessions. I can't recommend this c.d. enough. If you are a Marely afficionado, this c.d. is a must.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Disappointed!, January 7, 2008

By 

Terea Stetina - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers (Audio CD)

I've been a Bob Marley fan for years and Legend has been my favorite until now. This album has everything Legend has and more. If you appreciate the history as well as the music this album offers a great range of songs in quality sound. My only regret is that "Three Little Birds" wasn't included.