MARLEY, Bob & The Wailers Soul rebels Vinyl, LP

MARLEY, Bob & The Wailers Soul rebels Vinyl, LP

Easily one of the greatest roots reggae albums of all time, Soul Rebels resulted from the intensive partnership brokered by the group and maverick producer, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. It was the first Wailers ‘concept’ album, conceived as a long-player based on a rebellious theme, rather than a collection of isolated singles, and the presence of the Barrett brothers in the rhythm section pointed the way for greater glories to come. The Wailers first formed as an unruly five-piece in 1963, with Junior Braithwaite as lead singer and Beverley Kelso an early member, sometimes replaced by Cherry Green. During their long tenure at Studio One, Bob Marley gradually shifted to the lead vocal role and the robust core of Marley, Peter Tosh, and Neville Livingston, aka Bunny Wailer, soon emerged as the mainstays of the group. Perry was involved with the Wailers at Studio One, using their talents for backing vocals on some of his solo work, but the partnership that yielded Soul Rebels was in an entirely different league. The title track, Tosh’s anguished “400 Years and “Corner Stone” are legendary for their intense power; “It’s Alright” set the template for the later “Night Shift,” “My Cup” was an individual barebones reading of James Brown’s “I Guess I’ll Have To Cry Cry Cry,” while the playful “Try Me” and “No Water” are suggestive odes. Tosh’s dejected “No Sympathy” and the spirited “Soul Almighty” are other winners and the “Cloud 9” revamp “Rebel’s Hop” is another joy. All killer, no filler!

Label:
Radiation Roots – RROO331
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:
Italy
Released:
2023
Genre:
Reggae
Style:
Reggae, Roots Reggae

Tracklist:
A1
 
Soul Rebel
A2
 
Try me
A3
 
It's Alright
A4
 
No Sympathy
A5
 
My Cup
A6
 
Soul Almighty
B1
 
Rebel's Hop
B2
 
Corner Stone
B3
 
Four Hundred Years
B4
 
No Water
B5
 
Reaction
B6
 
My Sympathy
 
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Radiation Roots
Copyright © – Upsetters
Licensed To – San Juan Music
Published By – Blue Mountain Music Ltd.

Credits
Producer – Lee Perry
Notes
Text on bottom of back cover:

© Upsetters 1970 ℗ 2023 Radiation Records. Licensed by San Juan Music, USA.
All rights reserved. Radiation Records, Via Romanello Da Forli 14, 00176 Rome Italy, www.radiationrecords.net
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Barcode (Printed): 8 055515 230383