Marley,Bob & Wailers Small Axe CD

2010 two CD compilation, a comprehensive collection of Bob Marley & the Wailers' recordings produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry. After forming the Wailers in the early '60s, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny 'Wailer' Livingston became one of Jamaica's leading acts, pummeling the local charts with a catalogue of driving Ska hits for Studio One Records. The late sixties saw a dip in the fortunes, but their spell out of the spotlight came to a spectacular end in 1970 when the trio began working with the enigmatic Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Over the next two years, the union spawned a series of sublime sides that are still widely regarded as Reggae classics. Small Axe highlights all of these recordings that saw issue in the UK on both 7' and 12' during the early '70s. Included are original versions of numerous songs that would famously be re-cut for Island Records, plus instrumental versions and collaborations with Carl 'Ras' Dawkins and Dave 'Double Barrel' Barker, with the latter featuring on 'All Over', a duet with Bunny Wailer that makes it's CD debut with this release. Spectrum.

2. Soul Rebel 3. Try Me 4. It's Alright 5. No Sympathy 6. Soul Almighty - the Wailers, Bob Marley 7. Rebel's Hop 8. Corner Stone 9. Four Hundred Years 10. My Sympathy 11. No Water 12. Reaction 13. True Love - Carl Dawkins, Bob Marley ; the Wailers 14. Cloud Nine - Carl Dawkins, Bob Marley ; the Wailers 15. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Dave Barker, Bob Marley ; the Wailers 16. Duppy Conqueror 17. Zig Zag (Duppy Conqueror Version) - the Upsetters 18. Conqueror Version 3 (Aka Upsetting Station) - Dave Collins, Ansell Collins 19. Mr. Brown 20. Dracula - the Upsetters 21. Kaya 22. Kaya 23. All in One 24. Copasetic - the Upsetters 25. Small Axe 26. Shocks '71 - Dave Barker, Charlie Ace 27. More Axe 28. The Axe Man - the Upsetters 29. Picture on the Wall - Carl Dawkins, Bob Marley ; the Wailers 30. Dreamland 31. Dreamland Version 32. Rhythm Land - U-Roy 33. What a Confusion - Dave Barker, Bunny Wailer 34. Down Presser 35. All Over - Clancy Eccles, Bunny Wailer 36. Fussing ; Fighting 37. Stand Alone 38. Don't Rock My Boat 39. Put It on 40. Riding High 41. Brain Washing 42. Keep on Moving 43. Mooving Version (Aka Moving Version) - Big Youth 44. African Herbsman 45. Brand New Second Hand - Peter Tosh, the Wailers 46. Second Hand - Peter Tosh, the Wailers 47. Jah Is Mighty