The Very Best of the Early Years 1968–74

~ Release by Bob Marley & The Wailers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Trenchtown Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
edit of:
Trench Town Rock by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
4.23:01
2Lively Up Yourself
engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-08)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-08)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-08)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-08)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-08)
piano:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1971-08)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1971-08)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-08)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-08)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1971-08)
recording of:
Lively Up Yourself (in 1971-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Odnil Music Ltd. (from 1974 to present), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974) and Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974)
32:53
3Soul Almighty
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Soul Almighty (in 1970-12)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:45
4Wisdom
engineer:
Buddy Davidson (Jamaican recording engineer)
producer:
Ted Pouder
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1969-11)
bongos:
Larry McDonald (JM drummer/conga, memb. “The Crystalites”) (in 1969-11)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1969-11)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1969-11)
keyboard:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1969-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1969-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley (in 1969-11), Peter Tosh (in 1969-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1969-11)
recorded at:
Federal Records Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1969-11)
recording of:
Wisdom (in 1969-11)
writer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
3:16
5Caution
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (in 1970-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1970-05), Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-05) and Peter Tosh (in 1970-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1970-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-05) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-05)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Caution (in 1970-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
52:46
6Cheer Up
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-19)
recording of:
Cheer Up (on 1970-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
3.852:07
7Thank You Lord
engineer:
Buddy Davidson (Jamaican recording engineer)
producer:
Ted Pouder
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1969-11)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1969-11)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1969-11) and Peter Tosh (in 1969-11)
keyboard:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1969-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1969-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Hortense Lewis (in 1969-11), Rita Marley (in 1969-11), Peter Tosh (in 1969-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1969-11)
recorded at:
Federal Records Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1969-11)
recording of:
Thank You Lord (in 1969-11)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
3:25
8Stop the Train
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Stop That Train (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Axum Zion Music Limited, B & C Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Iron Zion Music Limited, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
2:26
9This Train
producer:
Ted Pouder
recording of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory) (in 1969-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6702)
2:43
10Small Axe
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
alto saxophone:
“Deadly” Headley Bennett (in 1970-09)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-09)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-09)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-09) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-09)
organ:
Glen Adams (in 1970-09)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1970-09)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1970-09)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-09)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Dave Barker (reggae artist) (in 1970-09), Peter Tosh (in 1970-09) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-09)
recording of:
Small Axe (in 1970-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
3:59
11More Axe
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recording of:
Small Axe (in 1970-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
3:32
12Don’t Rock My Boat
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
Don’t Rock the Boat (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
4.54:34
13Keep On Moving
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-02)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-02)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-02) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1971-02)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1971-02)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-02)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-02) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-02)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1971-02)
recording of:
Keep On Moving (in 1971-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
is based on:
I Gotta Keep On Movin’
3:08
14Brand New Second Hand
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
edit of:
Brand New Second Hand (alternate vocals) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Second Hand (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.553:14
15Kaya
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Kaya (Lee “Scratch” Perry song) (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and New Town Sound Ltd.
2:42
16Turn Me Loose
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recording of:
Kaya (Lee “Scratch” Perry song) (in 1974-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and New Town Sound Ltd.
2:38
17Sun Is Shining
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-03) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1971-03)
melodica:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-03)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-03)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-03)
repeater:
Bunny Wailer (in 1971-03)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-03)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-03) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-03)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
Sun Is Shining (original version) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Bob Marley Music and Bronjo Music
4.52:14
18Keep On Skanking
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1974-01)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1974-01)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1974-01) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1974-01)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1974-01)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1974-01)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Keep On Skanking (in 1974-01)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
New Town Sound Ltd.
3:31