The Man Ezeke Sunshine Show: BBC Sessions

The Man Ezeke Sunshine Show: BBC Sessions is a mix-tape of recordings broadcast on BBC Radio One between 1990 and 1993 in the U.K.

The Man Ezeke was born Ezekiel Grey in the Montego Bay region of Jamaica and started his recording career as a performing artist and musician in the early 1960's with the Aqua Vita Band.
He went on to release a number of singles under the name Man Ezeke as well as in his own name including "Rasta Man A Come", "Love Jamaica" and "Enoch The Nook". He also released an album of childrens songs and stories.

His style being varied from Reggae, Roots, Soca and Calypso, this eclectic taste of Carribean music styles would be showcased in his broadcasts as a radio disc jockey.
His first notable job in this area was on BBC Radio Bedfordshire in England, where he would play music for the Afro Carribean community.

In 1990 he began the Man Ezeke Sunshine Show on major U.K station BBC Radio One which was broadcast on weekday evenings and later Sunday afternoons.
It was a very popular show and helped in promoting Reggae, Soca and Calypso music in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland throughout the early Nineties.

The Man Ezeke would play a wide range of Carribean music covering every sub-genre within Reggae music, including Dub, Rocksteady, Rockers and Dancehall both old and new.
Ezekiel went on to host other shows on BBC Radio One including the Number One's at One show, making him the first ever black day time presenter on the station.

In the mid-nineties however the station underwent a major overhaul of it's programming and Ezekiel left the BBC to the disappointment of many listening fans.

In recent times The Man Ezeke has hosted a Saturday night request show on Ireland's Cork FM, made public appearances as a DJ and an event host.
He has a home in the Jamaican hills of Freedom, St, Catherine and you can view videos of his adventures there on youtube.

This mix-tape is a selection of moments from his BBC Radio One Sunshine Show, including Jingles, Stories, letter reading and some fantastic tunes spun by the man himself.
A particularly funny moment included is when he starts up a vinyl of Burning Spear not realizing that he has the RPM setting wrong (always makes me laugh) and of course his fantastic between songs banter.

If anyone out there has any more Man Ezeke radio broadcasts that they could send in the please do, I would love to get hold of some more archive recordings.  pipecockjackxonrrm@gmail.com 

Tracklisting: 

1) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (This Is The BBC)

2) The Man Ezeke - Rewind Selector

3) Jackie Mittoo - One Step Beyond

4) The Maytals - Pressure Drop

5) Culture - Natty Dread Nah Run

6) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier

7) Tiger - Say Something

8) Burning Spear - Mek We Dweet

9) Prince Ali - Let Me Love You

10) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #1

11) Sugar Minott - Don Lover Man

12) Burning Flames - Workie Workie

13) The Four Brothers - Africa

14) Gregory Isaacs - Tune In

15) Johnny Orlando - One, Two, Three

16) Johnny Orlando - For A Woman

17) Lovindeer - Macka In Hand

18) Apache Indian - Chok There

19) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #2

20) Automatic - Move & Step Up

21) Ninjaman - Beg Yuh Help Them

1) Chalice & Papa San - Dance Hall Monic

2) Lovindeer & The Fab 5 Inc. - Salad

3) Dennis Brown - Hustling

4) Burning Flames - Congo Man

5) Colin Lucas - Dollar Wine

6) The Man Ezeke - Likkle Chat & Jingle

7) Vivian Jones - Who Is On Jah Side

8) Judy Mowatt - Never Get Weary

9) Tiger - Yu Dead Now

10) Super Cat & Tiger - A Wha Dem Do So

11) Baby Wayne - Mama

12) Capleton - Alms House

13) Dirtsman - Hot This Year

14) Sanchez - Rosemarie

15) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Mix Man Ezeke)

16) Hue B. - Go Away Dream

17) Macka B & Earl Sixteen - Something Not Right

18) Carol Thompson - The Other Side Of Love

19) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #3

20) Flexy - Shy Girl

21) Delroy Wilson - Happy Birthday

1) Frankie Paul - I Wanna Say I Love You

2) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Just Leggo)

3) The Black Stones - Heart Don’t Leap

4) Eek A Mouse - Fool Bwoy

5) Dave Fluxy - You Make Me So Happy

6) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (What Time Is It?)

7) Trevor Wiggan - Tenderly

8) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Rewind Selector)

9) Pete Campbell - Pretty Cottage

10) Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live)

11) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Bucket Of Sunshine)

12) Lovindeer - Marley Mega Mix

13) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

14) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bend Down Low

15) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Who The Cap Fit

16) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #4

17) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Lively Up Yourself

18) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (One FM)

19) Lord Tanamo - I’m In The Mood For Love

20) Bunny Wailer - Dance Rock

21) Gregory Isaacs & Tiger - Soon Forward

1) Alpha Blondy - Politik

2) Dillinger - Ninja 600

3) Michael Prophet & Ricky Tuffy - Your Love

4) The Man Ezeke - Ezeke Sings Happy Birthday

5) Shadow - Fooling

6) Morvin Brooks - Leggo Me Hand

7) The Man Ezeke - Dibby Dibby Sound {Unknown Artist}

8) Cocoa Tea - Riker’s Island

9) Carol Gonzalez - Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing

10) Sharon Sylvester - Do You Want My Love

11) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Sunshine Show)

12) Tiger - The Exterminator 

13) Mikey Melody - This World Is A Disaster

14) Yabby You & Dillinger - Them Bow

15) Bunny Rugs - One Man, One Vote

16) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Old Man Feel Young)

17) The Yo-Yo Boys - Homeland

18) Arrow - Zombie Night

19) The Dragonaires - Raise Yu Hand

20) The Dragonaires - Whine Whine

21) The Skatalites - The Scorcher

1) Tommy McCook - West Street Special

2) Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry - You Thought I Was Dead

3) B.B. Seaton - Soul Sister

4) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Ezeke…)

5) Courtney Pine - Closer To Home

6) Rita Marley - The Beauty Of God’s Plan

7) Scotty - Miss Wire Waist

8) Pinchers - Bandelero

9) The Mighty Diamonds - Mr. Bodyguard 

10) Japanesse- Lyric Basket

11) Home T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks - Turn It Off

12) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Hot Dumpling)

13) Chaka Demus - Sweet Jamaica

14) Home T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks - Stop Spreading Rumours

15) Bill Campbell - Tonight

16) The Man Ezeke - Loosen Up

17) The Wailers - Small Axe

18) The Wailers - Soul Shakedown Party

19) The Wailers - Don’t Rock My Boat

20) Steve Scrill - Get Up Stand Up

21) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #5

1) Bunny Wailer - Get Up, Stand Up

2) Judy Mowatt - Jah Live

3) Culture - Rasta Man

4) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved

5) Morvin Brooks - Marley Soca Medley

6) Tiger - Say Something (Version)

7) Mutabaruka - War

8) Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready

9) Mystic Revealers - Gotta Be A Better Way

10) Earl Sixteen - Food Shop

11) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Raggamuffin Stew)

12) B.B. Seaton - I Wanna Love You

13) Gregory Isaacs - Hold Me Tight

14) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Apache / Hot Dumpling)

15) Gregory Isaacs - My Lover Is Good To Me

16) The Young MC’s - The Young MC’s

17) The Man Ezeke - It’s Going To Get Hot {Unknown Artist}

18) Cutty Ranks - Wait Deh Man

19) Ninja Ford - Lip Service

20) Livewire - Let’s Talk About Sex

21) The Man Ezeke - Spanish Mango {Unknown Artist}

1) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Party Time)

2) Troy - Whine Down

3) Carlene Davies - No Bias

4) Lord Eric - Joy

5) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul

6) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Dread At The Control)

7) Burning Spear - Tumble Down

8) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #6

9) Burning Flames - If You Get What You Want

10) Reasons - My Money

11) Colin Lucas - Fire

12) Colin Lucas - The Dollar Wine

13) The Man Ezeke - Gimme Dollar {Unknown Artist}

14) Chalice - True Love Doesn’t Come Easy

15) Bunny Wailer - Reasons

16) Macka B - Go Through With It

17) Purpleman & DJ Banton - Ram Jam

18) Home T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks - Another One For The Road

19) Culture - Jah Rastafari 

20) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds

21) Third World - 96 Degrees In The Shade (Live)

1) Tippa Irie - Hello Darling

2) Nicki Fatima - Sex You Down

3) Blood Sisters - Don’t Say Goodbye

4) John McLean - We Both Belong To Someone Else

5) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Lick Yu Finger Clean)

6) Steve Knight, Papa Beeto & Japanesse - Dust Dem

7) Lt. Stitchie - Four The Hard Way

8) Sister Nancy - Bang Belly Man

9) Lovindeer - Maga Man

10) The Man Ezeke - Riddim & Chat #7

11) Sugar Roy - Gal Yuh A Good

12) Arrow - Everybody Move

13) Eddy Grant - La Tigre

14) The Mighty Sparrow - Ten To One A Murder

15) Dennis Brown - I’m Your Man

16) Sister Carol - It Have Fe Done

17) Benjamin Zephaniah - Crisis

18) Don Ratchett - Danger

19) Flexy - Sexy Girl

20) Jack Radics - Good Loving

21) One Destiny - Let Your Love Flow

1) Burning Spear - Mek We Dweet

2) Raw Deal - Live Good

3) Jack Ruben & The Gridlock - Ozone Friendly (Dub Plate Mix)

4) Tony Sexton - Survival

5) Sister Audrey - Populate

6) The Man Ezeke - Jingle (Mango, Banana, Tangerine)

7) The Skatalites - {Unknown Title}

8) Don Drummond - {Unknown Title}

9) Della Grant - Change Your Evil Ways

10) Keith Eastwood - Burning Sun

11) Judy Mowatt - Never Get Weary Yet

12) Israel Vibration - Live In Jah Love

13) Culture - Freedom Time

14) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Africa Unite

15) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Iron Lion Zion (‘92 Single Remix)

16) Jimmy Cliff - Break Out

17) Gregory Isaacs - I Wish You Were Here

18) Frankie Paul - Freedom Blues

19) Ernest Wilson - Tell Me Something Good

20) Rahsheda - King Selassie I

21) Prince Lincoln - They Didn’t Know Jah

1) Chalice - See Mi Yah

2) Della Grant - Decaffinated Love

3) Frankie Paul - Body Shivers

4) Jack Radics & Lloyd Honeyghan - Good Loving 

5) Norbert Clarke - Goodbye To Love

6) Lloyd Honeyghan - Loving You

7) Clement Irie - Caress Me Down

8) Freedom Fighters - Rastaman Itation

9) Ken Boothe - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

10) The Man Ezeke - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door {Unknown Artist}

11) Carlene Davies - Only A Prayer Away

12) Boris Gardener - Take Care Of My Heart

13) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Coming In From The Cold

14) Toots & The Maytals - Reggae Got Soul

15) Manu Dibango - Reggae Makossa

16) Top Cat - Ragga Mi Like

17) Tiger - Wheel My Selec’

18) Aisha - War On Crack

19) Gregory Isaacs - Tribal War

20) Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Sun Is Shining

21) Papa Levi - Kuff Kick / The End Of The Show

1) The Mighty Sparrow - London Bridge Is Falling Down (Live)

2) Sly & Robbie - Santa Barbara (12’’ Mix)

3) Lucky Dube - Crazy World

4) Watershed - Dynamite

5) Lt. Ranking - Lyrical Habit

6) The Wailing Souls - She Pleases Me

7) Eric Donaldson - Show A Little Blessing

8) E.T. Webster - Same Same

9) Big Youth - Opportunity Rock

10) Marcia Miranda - Trouble Tonight

11) Burning Spear - Mek A Run

12) Jack Ruben & The Gridlock - Ozone Friendly

13) The Crusaders - Let Me Show You

14) Touch - Teresa

15) Winston Francis - Something Nice For You

16) Arrow - Whine Your Body

17) B.B. Seaton - Special Someone

18) Royal Blood - Put Down The Gun

19) Donette Forte - Jah Works

20) Dennis Brown - Who Is He?

21) U Roy - Keep On Running

22) Augustus Pablo - Pablo’s Satta

23) The Naturalites - Picture On The Wall (12’’ Mix)

24) The Twinkle Brothers - The Air That I Breathe / Show Outro

The Man Ezeke Sunshine Show  -  

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 UPDATE 2014:

The Man Ezeke Sunshine Show - BBC Sessions has been updated and is available in 320kbps mp3 sound quality. This recording is taken from an original BBC Radio broadcast and as such the sound may not be CD quality but it is very very good.

Update 2023

The Man Ezeke Collection has been greatly expanded with huge thanks to our friend Alan who provided us with an absolute treasure trove of cassette tapes that he had recorded direct from the original BBC broadcasts back in the day, capturing some incredible episodes and wonderful music.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Unreleased Studio Sessions 1972 - 1980

Bob Marley And The Wailers - The Unreleased Studio Sessions 1972 - 1980.
  
Greetings and welcome as we kick off Sweet Rare Reggae Music with this epic collection of rarities from Bob Marley And The Wailers entitled "The Unreleased Studio Sessions 1972 - 1980".
  
This is a collection of studio demo's, rehearsals and unreleased songs from the groups years with Island Records. Recorded at studios such as Harry J's, Dynamic, Joe Gibbs, The Black Ark and Bob's own Tuff Gong studios, all in Kingston Jamaica, and at Island's Basing Street Studios in London, England.

These fantastic recordings showcase 'bare-bones' versions of songs that we would eventually know and love when the finished songs became available on the groups albums from 1972's "Catch A Fire" right up to Bob's final studio albums "Uprising" and the posthumous release "Confrontation" of 1981.

  
This is Bob Marley and The Wailers in the studio, creating some of the finest reggae music that ever came out of the tiny island of Jamaica.

 Demo's, rehearsals and even songs that didn't make release on the finished projects are gathered here, possibly for the first time!

A lot of these recordings have floated about for years on various bootlegs and tapes, passed from person to person and then with the rise of music downloads on blogs and torrents they became even easier to get hold of - but there is no official release of many of the recordings here.

These recordings are usually found scattered about, on a number of separate bootleg releases, many of which are missing songs or have been poorly compiled, so it's handy that finally the best of these bootleg recordings are available in one remarkable 10 disc set.

So if, for instance, you've been searching for the wonderful 'Exodus/Kaya' sessions of 1977, or the 'Survival Demos' of 1979, or the lost 'Black Ark' sessions of the late 1970's or the rare unreleased studio songs of Bob's final recording sessions, they are all included here in this package.

A 2001 deluxe re-release of the album "Catch A Fire" did, finally, contain the original Jamaican version of the album and the difference is amazing! No overdubs of lead guitar on tunes like "Stir It Up" and "Concrete Jungle", it doesn't have that ultra polished sound that label owner Chris Blackwell had added to sell the album to a white rock audience, to many, including myself, these were better than the final mixes.

  

Unfortunately they didn't follow this trend on the remaining re-releases, which is a shame because as you will hear on this collection a lot of the early studio versions are superior to the mixes put out on the Island records releases.

Take for instance the "Exodus" and "Kaya" album sessions from Island's studio in London England, sessions that were overseen by legendary reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry.
These sessions certainly have "Scratch" written all over them on tracks like "Easy Skanking", "My Woman Is Gone" and early takes of "Jamming" and of course "Punky Reggae Party".

The mixes presented on this album are noticeably different at times with alternate lyrics or harmonies, for example on the song "Guiltiness" the lyrics change from "Woe to the downpresser, who eats the bread of sorrow" to "Woe to the Oppressor...". Fans with a keen ear may well notice a lot more changes on many of these well known songs.

The original studio demo of what would become "Slogans" is very basic here, using a drum machine with live instruments and Bob's original third verse which was cut from the released version on the "Africa Unite - Singles Collection".

There are also multiple takes of songs, like "Lively Up Yourself", "Exodus", "Is This Love" and "Turn Your Lights Down Low" so you can hear how the songs evolved in the studio, with lyric changes, chord changes, horns and harmonies being added or removed along the way.

 A great song from the Kaya sessions is the remake of Bob's earlier hit "Sun Is Shining" which feels far more trippy and surreal on this early studio take.

"Could You Be Loved" became one the bands biggest hits in the late 70's but early studio versions appeared very different indeed, sounding more disco influenced and funky.

Sessions for the 'Survival' album have a darker, more edgy feel about them. Certainly more rootsy than what appeared on the finished album, have a listen to the "Babylon System" early takes and compare them to the album version and the difference is amazing.

Unreleased songs from Bob's final sessions including "Babylon Feel This One", "She Used To Call Me" and "Real Good Time (aka Confrontation)" seem to show that he was working on quite a powerful record.

Overall this collection is a superb insight into the workings of  Bob Marley and The Wailers in the studio environment, before the mixing and the major label influences got a hold of the music.

Note that the sound quality is fantastic on the majority of these recordings, but the occasional track does have lower quality sound due to the nature of demos and rehearsals. All attempts have been made to improve sound quality on these tracks and I believe this collection has the best versions available.

Enjoy! 

Tracklisting:

Disc One: The "Catch A Fire" Sessions:


1) Concrete Jungle (Studio Demo)
2) Slave Driver (Studio Demo)
3) 400 Years (Studio Demo)
4) Stop That Train (Studio Demo)
5) Baby We've Got A Date (Studio Demo)
6) Stir It Up (Studio Demo)
7) Stir It Up (Acappella Vocal Mix)
8) Kinky Reggae (Studio Demo)
9) No More Trouble (Studio Demo)
10) Midnight Ravers (Studio Demo)
11) Stop That Train (Alternative Studio Demo)
12) Concrete Jungle (Studio Rehearsal)
13) Slave Driver (Studio Rehearsal)
14) Stop That Train (Studio Rehearsal)
15) Stir It Up (Studio Rehearsal)
16) Kinky Reggae (Studio Rehearsal)
17) No More Trouble (Studio Rehearsal)
18) Midnight Ravers (Studio Rehearsal Take One)
19) Midnight Ravers (Studio Rehearsal Take Two)


Disc Two: The "Burnin'" Sessions:


1) Get Up Stand Up (Studio Demo)
2) Get Up Stand Up (Alternative Studio Demo)
3) Get Up Stand Up (Original Un-Edited Version)
4) Get Up Stand Up (Acappella Vocal Mix)
5) Burnin' And Lootin' (Studio Demo)
6) I Shot The Sheriff (Studio Demo)
7) Put It On (Studio Demo)
8) Duppy Conqueror (Studio Demo Take One)
9) Duppy Conqueror (Studio Demo Take Two)
10) You Can't Blame The Youth (Studio Demo Take One)
11) You Can't Blame The Youth (Studio Demo Take Two)
12) Walk The Proud Land (Studio Demo)
13) No Sympathy (Studio Demo)
14) Rastaman Chant (Studio Demo)
15) Rastaman Chant (Studio Rehearsal)
16) The Oppressed Song (Studio Demo)
17) Reincarnated Souls (Studio Demo)
18) Iron Lion Zion (Studio Demo)

Disc Three: The "Natty Dread" Sessions:


1) Lively Up Yourself (Studio Demo)
2) Lively Up Yourself (Acappella Vocal Mix)
3) Lively Up Yourself (Alternative Studio Demo)
4) Lively Up Yourself (Studio Jam Rehearsal)
5) No Woman No Cry (Studio Demo Take One)
6) No Woman No Cry (Studio Demo Take Two)
7) No Woman No Cry (Piano Rehearsal)
8) Them Belly Full (Studio Demo)
9) Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)(Studio Demo)
10) So Jah Seh (Studio Demo)
11) Natty Dread (Studio Demo)
12) Bend Down Low (Studio Demo Take One)
13) Bend Down Low (Studio Demo Take Two)
14) Bend Down Low (Acappella Vocal Mix)
15) Revolution (Studio Demo Take One)
16) Revolution (Studio Demo Take Two)
17) Am A Do (Studio Demo Take One)
18) Am A Do (Studio Demo Take Two)
19) Talkin' Blues (Studio Demo)
20) Talkin' Blues Version (With I-Roy)
21) Keep The Faith (Unreleased Studio Demo)


Disc Four: The "Rastaman Vibration" Sessions:


1) Positive Vibration (Studio Demo)
2) Johnny Was (Studio Demo)
3) Want More (Studio Demo)
4) Want More (Studio Rehearsal)
5) Night Shift (Studio Rehearsal)
6) Who The Cap Fit (Studio Rehearsal)
7) Rat Race (Studio Demo)
8) War (Studio Demo)
9) Natural Mystic (Black Ark Studio Original)
10) Rainbow Country (Black Ark Studio Original)
11) Jungle Fever (Unreleased Studio Demo)
12) Soul Shake Up Party (Unreleased Studio Demo)
13) Can't Take Your Slogans No More (Studio Demo)
14) Running Away/Crazy Baldhead (Medley Studio Rehearsal)
15) Studio Jam Session (With The Sons Of Jah)


Disc Five: The "Exodus" Sessions:


1) Natural Mystic (Studio Demo)
2) So Much Things To Say (Studio Demo)
3) Guiltiness (Studio Demo)
4) Exodus (Studio Demo Take One)
5) Exodus (Studio Demo Take Two)
6) Jamming (Studio Demo Take One)
7) Jamming (Studio Demo Take Two)
8) Waiting In Vain (Studio Demo)
9) Turn Your Lights Down Low (Studio Demo Take One)
10) Turn Your Lights Down Low (Studio Demo Take Two)
11) One Love/People Get Ready (Studio Demo)
12) Punky Reggae Party (Studio Demo)
13) Roots (Studio Demo)
14) Exodus (Studio Rehearsal)
15) Jamming (Studio Rehearsal)
16) Three Little Birds (Studio Rehearsal)
  

Disc Six: The "Kaya" Sessions:


1) Easy Skanking (Studio Demo Take One)
2) Easy Skanking (Studio Demo Take Two)
3) Easy Skanking (Studio Demo Take Three)
4) Kaya (Studio Demo)
5) Is This Love (Studio Demo Take One)
6) Is This Love (Studio Demo Take Two)
7) Is This Love (Studio Demo Take Three)
8) Is This Love (Acappella Vocal Mix)
9) Sun Is Shining (Studio Demo)
10) She's Gone (Studio Demo)
11) Misty Morning (Studio Demo Take One)
12) Misty Morning (Studio Demo Take Two)
13) Satisfy My Soul (Studio Demo)
14) Crisis (Studio Demo)
15) Crisis (Studio Rehearsal)
16) Running Away (Studio Demo Take One)
17) Running Away (Studio Demo Take Two)
18) Time Will Tell (Studio Rehearsal)
  

Disc Seven: The "Survival" Sessions:


1) So Much Trouble In The World (Studio Demo)
2) Zimbabwe (Studio Demo)
3) Top Rankin' (Studio Demo Take One)
4) Babylon System (Studio Demo Take One)
5) Babylon System (Studio Demo Take Two)
6) Babylon System (Studio Demo Take Three)
7) Survival (Studio Demo)
8) Africa Unite (Studio Demo)
9) One Drop (Studio Demo Take One)
10) One Drop (Studio Demo Take Two)
11) Ambush In The Night (Studio Demo)
12) Soul Rebel (Unreleased Studio Demo 1978)
13) So Much Trouble In The World (Early Studio Rehearsal)
14) Top Rankin' (Studio Rehearsal)
15) Survival (Short Studio Rehearsal)
16) Zimbabwe (Studio Rehearsal)


Disc Eight: The "Survival/Uprising" Sessions:


1) Ride Natty Ride (Studio Demo Take One)
2) Ride Natty Ride (Studio Demo Take Two)
3) Ride Natty Ride (Studio Demo Take Three)
4) Ride Natty Ride (Alternative Studio Take)
5) Wake Up And Live (Studio Demo)
6) Real Situation (Studio Demo)
7) Bad Card (Studio Demo Take One)
8) Bad Card (Studio Demo Take Two)
9) Work (Studio Demo Take One)
10) Work (Studio Demo Take Two)
11) Zion Train (Studio Demo Take One)
12) Zion Train (Studio Demo Take Two)
13) We And Dem (Studio Demo Take One)
14) We And Dem (Studio Demo Take Two)
15) We And Dem (Studio Demo Take Three)
16) Pimper's Paradise (Studio Demo)
17) Redemption Song (Acoustic Studio Demo)


Disc Nine: The "Uprising/Confrontation" Sessions:


1) Could You Be Loved (Studio Demo Take One)
2) Could You Be Loved (Studio Demo Take Two)
3) Forever Loving Jah (Studio Demo Take One)
4) Forever Loving Jah (Studio Demo Take Two)
5) Redemption Song (Band Version) (Studio Demo Take One)
6) Redemption Song (Band Version) (Studio Demo Take Two)
7) Redemption Song (Band Version) (Studio Demo Take Three)
8) Redemption Song (Alternative Band Studio Demo Take One)
9) Redemption Song (Alternative Band Studio Demo Take Two)
10) Burn Down Babylon (Studio Demo Take One)
11) Burn Down Babylon (Studio Demo Take Two)
12) Stiff Necked Fools (Studio Demo)
13) Buffalo Soldier (King Sporty's Demo)
14) Buffalo Soldier (King Sporty's Mix)
15) Jump Nyabinghi (Studio Demo)
16) Mix Up Mix Up (Studio Demo Take One)
17) Mix Up Mix Up (Studio Demo Take Two)


Disc Ten: The "Confrontation/Black Ark/Final" Sessions:


1) Rastaman Live Up (Don't Give Up) (With The Meditations) (Original Version)
2) Blackman Redemption (With The Meditations) (Original Version)
3) Give Thanks And Praises (Studio Demo Take One)
4) Give Thanks And Praises (Studio Demo Take Two)
5) Trench Town (Studio Demo Take One)
6) Trench Town (Studio Demo Take Two)
7) I Know A Place (Black Ark Studio Original)
8) I Know A Place (Alternative Mix)
9) Who Colt The Game (Black Ark Studio Original)
10) Who Colt The Game (Alternative Mix)
11) Babylon Feel This One (Unreleased Studio Demo Take One)
12) Babylon Feel This One (Unreleased Studio Demo Take Two)
13) She Used To Call Me Dada (Unreleased Studio Demo)
14) Real Good Time (Bass Is Heavy)(AKA Confrontation)(Unreleased Studio Demo)
15) Wounded Lion (Unreleased Studio Demo Take One)
16) Wounded Lion (Unreleased Studio Demo Take Two)
17) You Talk Too Much (Let The Music Play) (Unreleased Studio Demo)

Bonus Tracks:
  
18) Real Good Time (Bass Is Heavy) (AKA Confrontation) (Full Length Studio Demo)
19) Wounded Lion (Full Length Studio Demo)
20) You Talk Too Much (Full Length Studio Demo)
21) Unknown Instrumental #One
22) Unknown Instrumental #Two
23) Unknown Instrumental #Three
24) Unknown Instrumental #Four
  

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Unreleased Studio Sessions 1972 - 1980:



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UPDATE 2016:

This excellent collection has been given extensive sound improvements and is available in 320kbps MP3. It also includes additional songs that were unavailable on the previous edition.

This collection has been a popular post on Sweet Rare Reggae Music since it was first released back in 2012 and we always encourage people to pass on the good vibes and share the music.

This collection has since appeared on a number of other blogs and websites (there is even a site that is selling physical copies of this collection for over $120!!) but don't be fooled people, although much of this material has been floating about for years this particular collection was created and compiled by Sweet Rare Reggae Music.

It's great that these rare recordings are getting heard and we work hard to make them available :-)

Welcome to Sweet Rare Reggae Music!

Greetings : )

Welcome one and all to Sweet Rare Reggae Music! A blog created to showcase hard to find, out of print or just down right unavailable reggae music that has become endangered due to failure to re-release, promote or for whatever reason somehow just got lost along the way.

We will collect here some of the rarest old vinyl, singles, albums, compilations, mix-tapes, live concerts, studio demo's / rehearsals, radio broadcasts, unreleased material and all other related tunes that we may come across and consider posting.

All articles will include an in-depth biography where possible, to help give some back-story and history to the music posted and also provide useful information on further listening for readers to check out for themselves.

We also have some excellent EXCLUSIVE Compilations, Deluxe Editions and Showcase albums that you won't find anywhere else!!

I would love to hear from like-minded reggae fans who feel they have something to share or contribute to this blog. Let me know if you have any material that could be considered "dying out", rare music that needs to be preserved for future reggae fans that is not easily available from your local stores or online at places such as iTunes/Amazon ect..

  
Get at me:   pipecockjackxonrrm@gmail.com  or find me on Facebook as Pipecock Jackxon.

If anyone feels that something has been posted here that is available in some way elsewhere then please let me know and give me links to it's availability and it can be removed from this blog.
For example if an album posted here finally gets a well-deserved release commercially, it can be taken down.

I would like to thank in advance everyone who visits, sends updates, links or other media to help promote this blog in any way, so come on guys and gals, let's keep this music alive!!

One Love,
Sweet Rare Reggae Music

UPDATE 2023

Although every effort will be made to track down the best quality versions of the material available there are times that due to age, vinyl, cassette, radio airplay or other reasons, the sound may be impaired in some way. Hopefully this won't come up too often but when it does we hope the end results are the best we can possibly make them.

Please be aware that all download links are currently unavailable as of January 2023.

All the best and Happy Listening!!  :-)