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One Love at Studio One 1964-1966

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If you like the raw old school sounds of Bob Marley this album is for you. Any Bob fan will appreciate the younger voice of mr.marley. A necessary part of the collection.

This is a fabulous, invaluable collection of early Wailers stuff. If you have any interest in stuff from this era - ska, r&b & rocksteady, mainly - this is just great, great stuff. Get this along with Freedom Time and you have 3 discs of excellent Wailers pre-fame material. Some great early versions and different versions of classics, as well.

used to have most of this on cassette back in the day. so many great oldies. disc two is the best.

If you can only get behind the slick production of the mid to late 70's Bob Marley stuff, then this album may not be for you. But if you want to go beyond the reggae that appeals to the "wine and cheese" crowd, by all means pick this one up. This is the raw, rough and ready sound of the early Wailers - Peter, Bunny and Bob. Recorded before worldwide fame with limited production, but to my ears the lack of audio quality is more than made up for by the warmth and immediacy of these recordings.

But I bought this anyway, after hearing a couple of tracks online on Mark Lamarr's BBC2 show. Actually there's lots of interesting stuff in here, esp. for those w/a more ska preference. Though I do have a ska preference, the collection feels inconsistent to me. Some cuts are much stronger than others, I don't have a feel for the overall sound, & there aren't that many stand-out tracks. An important collection, I imagine, but more for completists than the casual fan.