Sweet Rare Reggae Music: 2016

Peter Tosh is a man who should need no introduction, he is simply one of the greatest artists of all time, a true revolutionary and rebel, a man who stood up for everything he believed in and fought many battles (physically, mentally and spiritually) in order to get his message across to the world.

The message of Peter Tosh was simple, it was one of freedom and liberation, equal rights and justice, love and overstanding, the unity of mankind against the forces of the "Babylon Queendom" and it's evil "Shit-stem", the belief that if everyone would come together we could fight against the workers of inequity and all the oppressors of the world and it's people. To live as one.

For anybody who wishes to learn more about the life and times of this great man then we highly recommend the autobiography "Stepping Razor: The Life Of Peter Tosh" by John Masouri available worldwide on Omnibus Press.

Instead of the usual biography that we often provide we will focus this article on the music of Peter Tosh and tell his story through the songs he created and the messages in his lyrics.

From his beginings as a member of The Wailing Wailers (alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Livingston), his early Reggae recordings of the late 1960's and early 1970's, The Wailers' rise to international stardom in 1972 and Tosh's solo career that started with his incredible debut album "Legalize It" in 1976 and that was sadly and tragically cut short after the release of his final studio album "No Nuclear War" in 1987.

We have attempted to avoid the inclusion of any album tracks from Peter Tosh's seven studio albums released on both Columbia / CBS / Virgin and Rolling Stone / EMI record companies, these remain crucial releases and we highly recommend that listeners purchase these recordings which are readily available worldwide. We have included an essential discography of Peter Tosh recordings in this article.

This 'Anthology' focuses on Peter Tosh's 7'' and 12'' singles, their B-Sides, Versions and Dubs, Alternative Studio Takes, Album Sessions, Demo Mixes and some wonderful live concerts.

Enjoy :-)

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Intelligent Diplomat - The Peter Tosh Anthology

The Wailers earliest recordings were made for producer Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd at Studio One on Brentford Road in the mid-1960's with backing from The Skatalites, the most acclaimed session players in Jamaica during the Ska era.

{The Wailers - Early Years - Second Photo Features Beverley Kelso}

Bob Marley would provide lead vocals on the majority of songs with Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston, Junior Braithwaite and Beverley Kelso on harmony duties, but every member of the group would also get a chance to sing lead on certain songs, Coxsone himself is said to have prefered Braithwaite's lead over Marley's.

{Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd (Studio One) - The Skatalites (House Band)

Peter Tosh sings lead vocals on the singles "Hoot Nanny Hoot", "Amen", "Shame And Scandal", "Jumbie Jamboree" and "Making Love" (a duet with Rita Anderson who later married Bob Marley), all of which are stomping Ska scorchers with amazing horns usually provided by 'Dizzy' Moore and Roland Alphonso.

"Hoot Nanny Hoot" is often credited as Peter's first release on lead vocals and many of his early releases named him Peter Touch due to the prenouncement of Tosh in Jamaica. "Amen" is an upbeat religious, sing-and-praise number that relects Tosh's upbringing, raised in a church-going family like many youth in Jamaica at this time. "Jumbie Jamboree" is another great cut from this time that refers to a disasterous show The Wailers had performed at the Palace Theater in Kingston. "Shame And Scandal" is a calypso standard that Tosh pulls off in style with it's darkly comical lyrics. "Making Love" is a delicate duet with Rita that was credited to Peter And Rita, this credit also appears for the track "It's Only Time" which we have included although it almost certainly sounds more like Bob singing on this one?

It was Tosh who was the first member of The Wailers to record an openly Rastafarian song entitled "Rasta Shook Them Up" which was inspired by the visit to Jamaica of the Ethiopian Emporer Haile Selassie I on April 21st 1966. The backing vocals were provided by The Gay Lads and it's noted as being the first Peter Tosh release without The Wailers involvement. "Rasta Shook Them Up" opens with Tosh reciting some words in Amharic, the ancient language of Ethiopia, something Tosh would continue to do on later recordings.

{Emporer Haile Selassie I Visits Jamaica - April 21st 1966}

The Wailers also met the young Lee Perry during their time at Studio One, Perry was Coxsone's right hand man who would do various jobs for the producer whilst occassionally cutting his own singles as a vocalist with backing occassionally provided by The Wailers.

{Lee Perry}

After The Skatalites band split up and went their separate ways only Roland Alphonso and Jackie Mittoo remained with Coxsone and the duo created a new session band known as The Soul Brothers who backed The Wailers on their final recordings with Coxsone at Studio One.

Marley had temporarily left Jamaica to live in the U.S with his Mother and it was left to Tosh and Bunny to keep The Wailers name in the Jamaican charts and they did so with some great material of their own. The Wailers now included Constantine 'Vision' Walker on harmonies whilst Bunny took the reigns of lead with Tosh providing songs of his own here and there. This was proof, if needed, that the group was capable of making hit records without Bob Marley.

During these early years Peter Tosh recorded the original versions of many songs that he would return to later on during his solo career such as "Maga Dog", "Sinner Man" (later "Downpresser Man"), "I'm The Toughest", "Can't You See", "Funeral", "When The Well Runs Dry" (heavily influenced by Otis Redding's "You Don't Miss Your Water"), "Stepping Razor" and "Don't Look Back" (a cover of The Temptations' minor US hit).

The early Ska version of "Maga Dog" is fantastic whilst "Can't You See" is an early example of the Rock influence that Tosh would often incorporate into his music, "I'm The Toughest" would remain in Tosh's repertoire for some time, as would "Funeral" which was later renamed "Burial".

"When The Well Runs Dry" would be returned to on Tosh's debut solo album in 1976 and "Stepping Razor" would become Tosh's trademark tune despite having originally been penned by The Wailers' early mentor Joe Higgs. The Temptations' "Don't Look Back" would later give Tosh one his biggest selling singles when he records it as duet with Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger in 1978.

Other singles from this period include "Treat Me Good" (which hints at similar subject matter as heard on "Stepping Razor"), "Fire Fire" (an early anti-babylon message) and "Pound Get A Blow" (a back-and-fourth vocal between Tosh and Marley). The majority of these singles would now incorporate the new Jamaican sound of Rocksteady, as Ska slowed down to a more mellow tempo, allowing room for more artistic and melodic basslines and rhythms.

After The Wailers left producer Coxsone Dodd they set up their own label entiled "Wail 'n' Soul 'm'" to issue a limited amount of singles, not just their own but for other up and coming producers including Lee Perry (who had also severed ties with Dodd), Bunny Lee and Joe Gibbs.

Tosh cut the single "Simpleton" in the late 1960's for producer Prince Buster whom Tosh had become close with and the pair enjoyed discussing topics such as the Black Rights movement in America, a theme Tosh had become increasingly influenced by with it's calls for "Black Power" and "Equal Rights".

Peter Tosh was also an accomplished studio musician, he played guitar, melodica and also piano and organ and he appears on numourous Jamaican recordings of the late 1960's and early 1970's. The music of Jamaica had evolved into an early form of Reggae by the end of the 60's and had a growing fan base in the UK where various instrumental Reggae releases were climbing into the British singles chart.

Tosh released some instrumental sides of his own around this time including "The Return Of Al Capone", "Apollo 11 (Man's Greatest Adventure)", "The Crimson Pirate", "Selassie Serenade", "Sun Valley" and "Earth's Rightful Ruler" which again has Tosh reciting words in Amharic and features toaster U Roy making his on-record debut.

An early take of Tosh's "Them A Fi Get A Beatin'" was cut for Joe Gibbs as well as the singles "Here Comes The Judge" (a court-room drama in the style of Prince Buster's alter-ego Judge Dread) and "Rude Boy Medley" which seemingly has Tosh impersonating Desmond Dekker with a fine falsetto performance.

An early-reggae vocal appeared around this time entitled "You Can't Fool Me Again", this is probably the best example of the subject matter Peter Tosh was aiming to record and would touch upon more frequently in later material. It talks about being tricked by the Christian ideology to believe that only in death can we find peace and that everything being taught in school was a lie, concocted by babylon to keep the people living in ignorance. It's a great track with a driving bass and lovely piano licks, Tosh sings with an anger in his voice that he hadn't really delivered before and it's "Version" side is just brilliant as the music stops and starts with lines from Tosh popping in and out of the mix.

Another cracking performance from Tosh can found in "The World Is Changing", accompanied by The Wailers beautiful harmonies, along with the aforementioned "You Can't Fool Me Again" it's surprising that Tosh never revisted either of these songs later on.

By the begining of the 1970's The Wailers' popularity was starting to fade, the group was once again a trio (Bob, Bunny and Peter) when they cut some material for producer Leslie Kong which included Tosh's lead singles "Soon Come" and "Stop The Train" (both of which would become trademark songs for Tosh and he would return to them on a number of occassions as his career progressed) and "Go Tell It On The Mountains", the biblical tune that Tosh often sang as a youth.

Shortly after their time with Leslie Kong The Wailers began working with their old aquaintance Lee Perry, who was now one of the leading producers in Jamaica after scoring a few hits in the UK with his session band The Upsetters which included the drum and bass brothers Aston and Carlton Barrett.

The material that The Wailers recorded with Lee Perry is considered some of the finest of their career, the combination of vocals, lyrics, musicianship and production is outstanding, it would pave the way for a new style of modern Reggae and once again put The Wailers on top of the scene.

{Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston And Peter Tosh - Early 1970's}

Peter Tosh shines bright on many highlights from this era including "Four Hundred Years", "Brand New Second Hand", "No Sympathy" and "Downpresser Man" (all of which he would return to in the near-future), as well as providing wonderous backing to both Bob and Bunny's own efforts.

The Wailers continued to issue material on their own label, "Wail 'n' Soul 'm'", before creating three new imprints for their own recordings. The imprint for future Wailers' releases would be known as "Tuff Gong", Bunny's lead vocal releases would be put out on "Solomonic" and Peter Tosh would release on "Intel Diplo" which was short for Intelligent Diplomat.

The Wailers ended their relationship with Lee Perry when they discovered the producer had sold the rights to their recordings to the UK based Trojan Records label behind their back, although Bob Marley would return to Perry in the future neither Peter nor Bunny would record for him again.

Instead Tosh once again cut some singles for Joe Gibbs, including the updated "Maga Dog" which proved quite popular in Jamaica and led to Gibbs issuing a number of singles utilising the rhythm track such as "Skanky Dog" and "Maingy Dog" by toasters Winston Scotland and Johnny Lover respectively.

Peter Tosh wasn't too pleased about this, along with the lack of financial profit for his efforts and he recorded the song "Once Bitten" as an attack on Joe Gibbs using a similar rhythm to that of "Maga Dog". The sentiments continued on "Dog Teeth" that has Tosh talking over the "Once Bitten" rhythm, attacking Gibbs verbally with lines such as "...yuh can't gwaan rob this dog teeth riddim ya...".

A number of great Peter Tosh singles were released in Jamaica during the early 1970's including "Leave My Business" (a Country-flavoured tune), "Lion" (an attack on false Rasta's) and also a cover of George Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun", originally recorded by The Beatles, once again showing that Rock influence that Tosh often incorporated into his own music.

The influence of the 'Black Power' movement in the States was also becoming more prominant in Tosh's songwriting with songs such as "Black Dignity" (again featuring an opening hymn spoken in Amharic) it has driving nyahbinghi drums and lines recited from the Ethiopian bible.

"Arise Blackman" speaks directly to Tosh's African people living outside of the continent, in both Jamaica and America, demanding them to stand and fight for recognition and equality as human beings.

One of the first recordings of "Can't Blame The Youth" appeared around this time, it was yet another song that Tosh would re-use and tells the truth about the 'so-called' European heroes who were actually pirates and criminals who murdered, raped, pillaged and plundered around the world.

"No Mercy" and "Mark Of The Beast" are further attacks on the various forces of babylon, both also appeared in the early 1970's whilst Peter was still with The Wailers, the latter track would be re-recorded during the "Equal Rights" sessions in 1976, although it didn't appear on the finished album. "Mark Of The Beast" also makes apparent Peter's growing distrust of certain people around him with lines such as "...I am so careful of them smiling faces...cos underneath them is some evil traces...".

{The Wailers - Island Records Photo Shoot 1972}

In 1972 The Wailers signed an international deal with UK based Island Records, headed by Jamaican-born Chris Blackwell, and the trio of Bob, Peter and Bunny, along with their band featuring Carlton and Aston Barrett, started work on their major label debut album "Catch A Fire".

Only two Peter Tosh songs would appear on the final release, both were updated versions of older cuts, "400 Years" and "Stop That Train", whilst Bob sings lead on the remaining set. These updated takes are far more polished than the originals due to the advanced studio techniques and further overdubbing at Island's London studio.

{The Wailers On The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973}

The Wailers follow up album for Island Records, "Burnin'", would feature only one new Tosh song, "One Foundation", as well as his duet with Bob on "Get Up Stand Up". The former is a beautiful song in which Tosh proclaims that "... there will never be no love at all...", whilst the latter would become an anthem for both Tosh and Marley who would both include it in their live sets.

The original studio take of "Get Up Stand Up" is noticeably longer, running at over six minutes and includes the unedited third verse, sung by Tosh, in which he sings "...You know we're sick and tired of your bullshit game, to die and go to heaven in a Jesus name...". Towards the end of the song, whilst the pair are ad-libbing lines, Tosh can be heard saying "..don't be a nigger in your neighbourhood....I don't think that would be very good...". These lyrics can be heard more prominently in the "Stand Up Jamrock" remix which was released in 2005 on the album "Bob Marley And The Wailers - Africa Unite: The Singles Collection".

A couple of other songs recorded by Tosh during the "Burnin'" sessions surfaced some years later, "No Sympathy" and "Can't Blame The Youth", both were again updates of previous singles, the latter would have most likely been dismissed by the label due to it's controversial subject matter, something that the British Rock audience (that Island Records were seeking to attract) would find difficult to hear.

{The Wailers - Can't Blame The Youth - Capitol Studios Rehearsal 1973}

By 1974 it had become apparent that Island Records had decided to push for Marley to be the stand-out artist of the group, the lead singer, whilst relegating both Tosh and Livingston to the roles of backing singers and favouring Marley's material over theirs and so the pair decided to leave The Wailers. Tosh would later blame Chris Blackwell (whom he'd started referring to as Chris White Worst) for coming between the three original singers.

{The Wailers - Live At The Sundown Theater, Edmonton, England 1973}

Bunny Livingston was the first to depart after becoming unhappy whilst on tour, Tosh stayed on to complete the shows but left soon after, the pair would return to Jamaica and begin working on projects of their own, both independently and collectively with The Wailers band.

Tosh released the singles "What You Gonna Do" and "Burial" (a re-working of his old Ska tune "Funeral"), notice how the latter still credits 'Peter Tosh And The Wailers', whilst the former would be re-worked for his debut album.

Further tension grew between the former Wailers when it was revealed that Marley would be keeping 'The Wailers' name for his backing band and releasing his 1974 solo album as 'Bob Marley And The Wailers', Bunny went so far as to start crediting his future releases as 'Bunny Wailer' whilst Tosh began to assemble his own band that would eventually include the young drum and bass duo of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear.

{Peter Tosh With Word Sound And Power - Late 1970's}

Tosh continued to work as a session player too and around 1975 he was involved in a project with American Jazz guitarist Eric Gale who was attempting to record a Jazz-Reggae crossover album in Jamaica with a number of local musicians including Aston Barrett, Cedric Brooks, Val Douglas, Joe Higgs and Uziah Thompson.

{American Jazz Guitarist Eric Gale}

The recording took place at Harry J's studio and the resulting album was entitled "Negril", an instrumental album that blends elements of Reggae and Nyahbinghi with Jazz and Soul touches. How much involvement Tosh actually had on the project and it's final release is unclear, the album credits him for rhythm guitar only.

"Negril" was first released in Jamaica on the 'Micron Music' label and shortly after in the UK via the 'Klik Records' label, it has since popped up on various other labels including 'Concert Records' in France and 'Roving Spirits' in Japan. A slightly misleading edition appeared on the 'House Of Reggae' label in which it boldly states "Peter Tosh And Friends - Negril", an article in 2008 mentions that Tosh played only rhythm guitar on one track, "I Shot The Sheriff".

Around this time British Rock guitarist Eric Clapton was in Jamaica intent on recording some Reggae flavoured material, he had recently topped the charts with his cover of The Wailers' "I Shot The Sheriff" and was intrigued by this Jamaican music and it's crossover potential, Clapton brought Peter Tosh in on the sessions which were recorded at Dynamic Studios.

{Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff - The Old Grey Whistle Test}

The pair worked on a number of Tosh's own songs including "No Sympathy", "Burial" and "Whatcha Gonna Do?" and a song Clapton had written with George Terry entitled "Don't Blame Me" although none of the material would appear on Clapton's next album and wouldn't surface at all for some years.

By 1976 Peter Tosh had recorded his debut solo album, some of the older material on it still featured much of The Wailers band and even credits Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths on backing vocals. It was originally planned to be released on Island Records along with Marley's latest album "Positive Vibration" and Bunny Wailer's solo debut "Blackheart Man", a label print and issue number was even allocated but Island eventually decided not to release it and dropped Tosh from their label.

{The "Legalize It" Island Records Promo}

Peter Tosh eventually signed with CBS Colombia who released "Legalize It" in 1976, whilst Tosh continued to use his 'Intel Diplo' imprint for releases in Jamaica, the album featured the singles "What You Gonna Do", "Burial" and "Ketchy Shuby" alongside updated versions of "Brand New Second Hand", "Till Your Well Runs Dry", "No Love No Sympathy" and the song "Why Must I Cry" co-written by Bob Marley.

The title track, "Legalize It" was also released as a single but was universally banned from radio airplay despite it's popularity, it would of course become one of Tosh's most recognized songs, a constant live favourite and an anthem for herb smokers around the world.

Peter Tosh and his band, whom became known as Word Sound And Power, toured across the USA to promote the "Legalize It" album, a great show from this tour was recorded at The Sanders Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 26th 1976 and eventually released as the album "Live And Dangerous" by Sony Legacy.

{Peter Tosh - Live At The Beacon Theater, New York City 1976}

Peter Tosh continued to keep strong ties with Bunny Wailer, he was involved in Bunny's "Blackheart Man" album and the pair worked together on singles such as "Anti-Apartheid" (an instrumental version of Bunny's album track "Armagideon" with Tosh on melodica), "Field Marshall", "Vampire" and a new version of "Mark Of The Beast".

During the recording sessions for what would become Tosh's second album "Equal Rights" he recorded his own solo take of "Get Up Stand Up" as well as new songs such as "Babylon Queendom", "African", "Jah Man In A Jam Down" and updated versions of past recordings "Can't Blame The Youth" and "Hammer" (a song recorded with The Wailers in the late 1960's that Marley had originally sang lead on), all of which appeared as singles between 1976 and 1977.

The version of "Can't Blame The Youth" from these sessions is more fierce than ever as Tosh sings "...you teaching youth to die and go to heaven...it didn't work...teach the youth to believe in Jesus...it didn't work..." and later "...you can't come with more brainwashing, cos remember your queendom crashing..." before proclaiming that "...I and I don't want to go to heaven, cos the meek shall inherit the earth...".

Only "Get Up Stand Up" (in longer form) and "African" would appear on the final album, both would become regular additions to Tosh's live repertoire. The title track "Equal Rights" was also released as a single alongside an updated new take of "Stepping Razor" which would also be a popular live number whilst also becoming another trademark song for Tosh.

In early 1978 Bob Marley was to return to Jamaica from his "Exodus" in the UK to perform at The One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Peter Tosh and other artists would also perform and the resulting show would go down in history for a number of reasons, not only were the performances stunning but Tosh would direct a revolutionary speech to an audience that included both candidates of the recent and bloody elections that would later almost cost him his life.

Marley would steal the show by uniting the two election rivals on stage at the end of the night but there was no doubt as to who had angered and embarrassed the political elite that night. The show was being filmed but during Tosh's performance he had demanded the cameras be turned off, luckily the sound recording remains in full.

{Peter Tosh - Live At The One Love Peace Concert, Kingston, Jamaica 1978}

Mick Jagger, the lead singer of British Rock icons The Rolling Stones, was reportedly in attendance that night too and he was eager to sign Peter Tosh as the first artist on the groups 'Rolling Stone Records' label. Peter jumped at the chance of an international distribution deal and the opportunity to tour America and Europe with one of the biggest bands in the world and expose Reggae music to a whole new audience.

{Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) And Peter Tosh}

Peter Tosh's first album for the label would be entitled "Bush Doctor", it was a major step up in it's production levels compared to his previous albums, with access to the latest state of the art studios, it would match the quality afforded Bob Marley over at Island Records.

{Peter Tosh With Mick Jagger - (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - 1978}

Singles from "Bush Doctor" include "Pick Myself Up" (a lovely self motivational song) and the return of some old favourites such as "Soon Come", "I'm The Toughest", "Dem A Fi Get A Beatin'" and The Temptations' cover "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" which is a duet between Tosh and Jagger.

"(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" was the lead single from the album and was given plenty of radio-play and promotion from Tosh and Jagger, they would perform it on a number of television shows and it would be a mainstay of Tosh's live concerts. The title track "Bush Doctor" was also released as a single but as with "Legalize It" the subject of marijuana held it back from the airwaves, it would become yet another classic Tosh anthem and earn him yet another nickname.

{Peter Tosh - Bush Doctor - Live In The Netherlands 1983}

The tour for "Bush Doctor" would be extensive as Peter would open shows for The Rolling Stones on a huge scale, playing stadiums that held enormous capacity crowds. At first Peter and Word Sound And Power were slightly overwhelmed by the predominantly white rocker audience but quickly adapted their set to own the stage and with Tosh's music always having that Rock infused undertone and amazing guitar solo's the crowds reacted well to the Roots Rock Reggae fusion.

The set list was well rehearsed and the band are tight, two stand out shows from this tour include the set recorded at My Father's Place in New York City on July 4th 1978, the show was an intimate affair and the crowd sound like they're having a great time. The other was recorded at The Capri Theater in Atlanta, Georgia on the 2nd of Feburary 1979, another sizzling performance that's capped off by the awarding of Honorary Citizenship to Peter Tosh who rewards the crowd with an epic encore of "Downpresser Man".

It's great hearing these concerts and noticing how Tosh and Word Sound And Power would adapt their songs for live performance, these songs would slowly evolve over time, adding new elements and adapting to the ever changing styles of Reggae. You can hear Tosh grow in confidence as he performs these well practised songs, ad-libbing new lines or stepping back to allow the musicians to have their chance to shine.

The follow up for 'Rolling Stone' Records was entitled "Mystic Man", released in 1979, it features some of the most eclectic songs of Tosh's catalogue thus far such as the Anti-Disco-Funk infused "Buk-In-Hamm Palace", an epic blend of Funky-Reggae clashing with modern Pop culture whilst Tosh sings about the joys of Reggae and marijuana, the healing of the nation and the fire to chase away all vampires.

Of course "Buk-In-Hamm Palace" was never going to get the airplay it deserved so other singles appeared including an updated "Can't You See" (sounding more Rock n Roll than ever before), the more traditional Roots sounding "Jah Say No" and "Recruiting Soldiers" (both great Tosh records) and the auto-biographical title track "Mystic Man".

The tour for "Mystic Man" included a date at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on the 16th July 1979, it's another great performance and features a rare outing for "The Day The Dollar Dies" among a more familiar track list, the band are once again on top form, as is Tosh himself.

{Peter Tosh - Burial And Buk-In-Hamm Palace - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1979}

Another excellent show was captured at The Calderone Theater in New York on August 22nd, another new track makes an appearance, "Recruiting Soldiers", the whole show is a wonderful listening experience and we're surprised more Tosh concerts haven't received an official release.

In early 1980 members of Word Sound And Power began working on an album with Chris Hinze, a classically trained flute player from the Netherlands, who had travelled to Jamaica to record an album. Peter Tosh was also on board and even provided Hinze with a couple of his own compositions, rhythm guitar licks and vocals during the sessions.

{Peter Tosh With Chris Hinze And Word Sound And Power}

The album features rhythms and instrumentals created by Word Sound And Power whilst Hinze provides his well-crafted flute lines, Tosh is vocally most evident on "Puss And Dog" and "Silver And Gold" whilst other vocals and harmonies are provided by the likes of Jimmy Riley, Gwen Guthrie and Glen Adams.

{Peter Tosh With Chris Hinze - Word Sound And Power - Puss And Dog / Silver And Gold - Aquarius Studios 1980}

The Jamaican sessions were recorded at Aquarius Studios before later recording and mixing taking place at Electric Lady Studios in New York with further vocals provided by Soul singers Luther Vandross and Brenda White King. It was originally released as "Chris Hinze And Word Sound And Power" on CBS Records in 1980 with a German release appearing on the Ariola label.

The album re-appeared in 1983 on the Keytone label, retitled "Bamboo Reggae", crediting Chris Hinze with special guest stars Peter Tosh, Robbie Shakespear and Sly Dunbar. The same label then released it on CD as "Kings Of Reggae" and listing the artist credits as Peter Tosh, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespear and Luther Vandross featuring Chris Hinze. These credits also make up the cover of a 1988 issue on the German based 'Dino Music' label which features two additional songs from the sessions.

The album itself is actually quite good, some of the rhythms created by Word Sound And Power could have easily been used by Tosh on his own material and it slots in nicely between "Mystic Man" and Tosh's next album "Wanted Dread And Alive". Both "Silver And Gold" and "Puss And Dog" sound like something Tosh could have been working on for his own album whilst the overall sound of the album showcases Sly and Robbie and all of Word Sound And Power's musical talents.

Peter Tosh's third album for 'Rolling Stone' Records, "Wanted Dread And Alive", was released in 1981, it features the singles "Coming In Hot" (the lead single that incorporates the slower, early-Dancehall style that was growing in popularity in Jamaica at this time), "Rok With Me" (a nice Lover's Rock flavoured cut), "Bumbo Klaat" (banned from airplay in Jamaica and not included on the Jamaican or American album releases) and "Nothing But Love" (a duet with US Soul singer Gwen Guthrie).

The American release included the songs "Cold Blood", "That's What They Will Do" and "The Poor Man Feel It" whilst the song "Reggae-Mylitis" was also given a single release. Both "Rok With Me" and "Bumbo Klaat" include nice dub versions on their B-Sides.

The Tour for "Wanted Dread And Alive" would be another extensive one and highlights from this trip include a performance in Mira, Italy on the 22nd of June 1981 in which "Coming In Hot" and "Rok With Me" are given an outing.

                                             {Peter Tosh - Coming In Hot - Live In Europe 1981}

Further concerts from this tour include a great show at The Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California on the 25th August (during which "The Poor Man Feel It" is performed) and another captured whilst at The Ritz in New York City on the 29th of September ("Bumbo Klaat" features in this set and also the (by-then) well rehearsed finale medley of "Burial / Babylon Queendom / Legalize It".

By the time Peter Tosh's next album was released the line-up of Word Sound And Power had changed, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear were the most obvious departures and were replaced by the core of Jamaican session group The Soul Syndicate. Tosh was particularly fond of this new line-up's raw and rootsy playing style and fuelled with inspiration from his recent visit to Africa he and the group crafted the suitably titled album "Mama Africa" which would be released by EMI America in 1983.

The lead single from the album was Tosh's Reggae reinvention of the Chuck Berry 'Rock n Roll' standard "Johnny B. Goode", the song comes together very well with Tosh changing some lyrics to better suit a Jamaican outlook and featuring fiery guitar solo's and heavy basslines. It would quickly become one of Tosh's biggest selling singles and a popular inclusion at concerts.

{Peter Tosh - Johnny B. Goode - Official Music Video}

Further singles from the album, "Mama Africa" and "Not Gonna Give It Up" were inspired by his visit to the African continent whilst "Glass House", "Where You Gonna Run" and "Peace Treaty" are classic militant Tosh. "Where You Gonna Run" is an epic wake up call and it's extended 12'' issue brings Word Sound And Power to centre stage with each member showing their strengths collectively and individually.

{Peter Tosh - Where You Gonna Run - Live On The David Letterman Show, New York City 1983}

The album also revisits two past numbers, the old favourite "Stop That Train" (sounding better than ever) and "Maga Dog" (The Wailers Ska era tune that he also cut for Joe Gibbs in the early 1970's).

The "Mama Africa" tour would be another tremendous success, a date on the tour included an appearance at The Jamaica World Music Festival held in Montego Bay on November 29th 1982 in which Tosh performs "Not Gonna Give It Up" and also a stunning performance at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles in August 1983 which was recorded and released as "Captured Live" on both video and audio editions, the set that night included a number of cuts from the new album alongside some familiar live favourites.

Another highlight of the tour was the show at The Dominion Theater in London, England on the 23rd of October 1983 in which a medley of "Can't Blame The Youth / Dem A Fe Get A Beatin' / Babylon Queendom" is performed alongside a scorching "Johnny B. Goode".

In 1985 Bunny Wailer had begun work on a project that would see The Wailers reunited, Bob Marley had died a few years earlier but would be included by way of previously unreleased vocal recordings from the early 1970's, Junior Braithwaite and Vision Walker were also drafted back in alongside Peter Tosh. Braithwaite had played a crucial role in the group back in the early years but had been pretty much inactive musically after emigrating to America whilst Vision had recently been travelling with Tosh.

Bunny and Peter wanted everyone to know that The Wailers were a vocal group and not Marley's backing band, the tapes of Marley's vocals were taken to Channel One where the duo (formerly of Word Sound And Power) Sly and Robbie built new, modern rhythms using the vocals as a guideline.

The Wailers gathered at Music Mountain studios in Kingston to record the album "The Never Ending Wailers", Bunny was responsible for the majority of songwriting and production credits and it's great to hear the four surviving members singing collectively again.

The lead single from the album was "Music Lesson", a song The Wailers had worked on in the early 70's, it features Peter's son Andrew Tosh on backing vocals, it's B-Side was an updated version of "Nice Time" that has Bunny on lead with Marley, Tosh, Braithwaite and Walker providing the harmonies.

Tosh wasn't present for all of the sessions but features more prominently on the song "Together Again", the album also contains updated takes of past Wailers songs "How Many Times" (given a nice extended dub sequence), "It Hurts To Be Alone" (originally sung by Junior Braithwaite), "Hammer" (the song Tosh had re-recorded himself around 1976) and "I'm Still Waiting" (re-titled as "I'm Still Wailing").

The album release was held up for some time due to litigation matters over the rights to 'Tuff Gong' Records, Bunny claimed that the label belong to him, Tosh and Marley when they founded Tuff Gong in the early 1970's (along with Solomonic and Intel-Diplo) but the case was eventually decided in favour of Island Music. Tosh would have nothing more to do with the project's promotion and the highly anticipated Wailers tour that had been discussed and when the album itself did eventually appear it did so without much attention and it faded into obscurity.

Instead Tosh began to focus on his next solo album but recording sessions were frequently interrupted as Tosh was travelling back and fourth to New York around this time. Tosh returned to some songs he had previously recorded during the "Equal Rights" sessions of 1976, "Babylon Queendom" was now titled "Mystery Babylon" and new recordings of the songs "Fight Apartheid", "Vampire" and "Jah Man Ina Jamdown" were attempted as well as an early mix of "Nah Go A Jail Fe Ganja".

Later sessions would yield songs such as "Testify" and "Lesson In My Life" (which had previously been recorded around 1978 but wasn't included on the "Bush Doctor" album).

The finished album wouldn't appear until 1987 and was entitled "No Nuclear War", it would contain only eight songs including the singles "Come Together" and "In My Song", the title track was also issued as a single (in much shorter form than it's album version) whilst "Jah Man Ina Jamdown" and "Mystery Babylon" were once again left off the final tracklisting.

"No Nuclear War" is a great album, it has a much more modern sound compared to his previous records, Tosh was keeping up with the times and the digital scene had taken hold of Reggae music by the late 1980's. A world tour was in the making that would have seen Tosh and Word Sound And Power incorporate a full horn section and backing singers including Pam Hall, Cynthia Schloss and Nadine Sutherland, this would have no doubt added more power to the groups already epic live performances.

Just days after the release of "No Nuclear War", on the 11th of September 1987, Peter Tosh was murdered during an apparent robbery at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. The news was devastating and the world lost one of it's greatest visionary artists. The highly anticipated world tour that would have taken Reggae to new heights and spread Peter Tosh's message to people around the globe would tragically never happen.

Six months later "No Nuclear War" would receive the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, an acknowledgement not just for the record but for all of Peter Tosh's accomplishments and achievements during his lifetime.

The musical legacy left behind by Peter Tosh continues to influence people around the world, the messages in his songs, the passion, determination and devotion to open minds and inspire everyone who fights for equal rights, fights against injustice, fights against every form of downpression, to let each and every person who longs for freedom and equality know that together we can bring down the Babylonian system.

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The legacy of Peter Tosh has been maintained by some excellent re-issues of his back catalogue. The 'Colombia / CBS' material has been loving remastered with both "Legalize It" and "Equal Rights" receiving expanded deluxe editions that include some wonderful previously unreleased material from the original sessions, demos, outtakes and alternative versions.

EMI has released countless Peter Tosh compilations as well as remastering all of Tosh's albums for the label from "Bush Doctor" through to "No Nuclear War", these have included previously unreleased material also and extensive linear notes.

Peter's son Andrew Tosh has become an artist in his own right whilst keeping the spirit of his Father's music alive in his concerts and performances around the world.

{Andrew Tosh}

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Peter Tosh Discography (Official Releases)

Studio Albums:

Legalize It {1976 - Columbia / CBS / Virgin / Sony Legacy / Intel Diplo}

Equal Rights {1977 - Columbia / CBS / Virgin / Sony Legacy / Intel Diplo}

Bush Doctor {1978 - Rolling Stones / EMI / Intel Diplo}

Mystic Man {1979 - Rolling Stones / EMI / Intel Diplo}

Wanted Dread And Alive {1981 - Rolling Stones / EMI / Intel Diplo}

Mama Africa {1983 - EMI America / Parlophone / Intel Diplo}

No Nuclear War {1987 - EMI America / Parlophone / Intel Diplo}

Live Albums:

Live And Dangerous: Boston 1976 {2001 - Columbia / Legacy}

Live At The One Love Peace Concert 1978 {2000 - JAD / Koch International}

Live At My Father's Place 1978 {2014 - Floating World Ltd. / Rockbeat Records}

Soon Come: Live At The Capri Theater 1979 {2015 - Keyhole / Obiterdictum Media Ltd.}

Live At The Jamaican World Music Festival 1982 {2002 - JAD / Anansi / Intel Diplo}

BBC In Concert: Live At The Dominion Theater 1983 {2012 - EMI / BBC / Intel Diplo}

Captured Live: The Greek Theater 1983 {EMI / Sony Music}

Compilations:

Revival {1986 - EMI}

The Toughest: The Selection 1978-1987 {1988 - EMI / Parlophone}

Gold Collection {1996 - EMI Gold / Versailles}

The Toughest {1996 - Heartbeat}

Dread Don't Die: The Best Of {1996 - EMI}

Honorary Citizen {1997 - Sony / Legacy / Intel Diplo}

Scrolls Of The Prophet {1999 - Columbia / Legacy}

Peter Tosh And Friends: Arise Black Man {2000 - Trojan Records}

The Essential Peter Tosh {2000 - EMI Plus}

Super Hits {2001 - Columbia / Legacy}

I Am That I Am {2001 - JAD / Anansi / Intel Diplo}

Stand Up {2001 - Sony Music Special}

The Best Of Peter Tosh 1978-1987 {2003 - EMI}

The Essential Peter Tosh: The Columbia Years {2003 - Columbia}

The Best Of Peter Tosh {2004 - JAD / Hip-O Records}

Can't Blame The Youth {2004 - JAD}

Black Dignity: Early Works Of The Steppin' Razor {2005 - Trojan Records}

Talking Revolution {2005 - Pressure Sounds}

The Best Of Peter Tosh {2008 - Virgin Records}

The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience {2009 - Shanachie}

1978 - 1987: Box Set {2012 - EMI / Intel Diplo}

Other Appearances:

The Wailing Wailers {1966 - Studio One}

The Best Of The Wailers {1970 - Beverley's Records}

Soul Rebels {1970 - Upsetter / Trojan Records}

Rasta Revolution {1971 - Upsetter / Trojan Records}

Upsetter Revolution Rhythm {1971 - Upsetter / JAD}

Soul Revolution Part 2 {1971 - Upsetter / JAD}

African Herbsman {1973 - Upsetter / Trojan Records}

The Wailers - Catch A Fire {1972 - Island Records}

The Wailers - Burnin' {1973 - Island Records}

The Wailers - Talkin' Blues {1992 - Island Records / Tuff Gong}

The Wailers - Roots Rock Remixed {2007 - Tuff Gong / Koch Records}

Negril {1975 - Klik / Micron Music / Roving Spirits / Lagoon / Esoldun / House Of Reggae}

Chris Hinze With Word Sound And Power {1980 - CBS / Ariola / Keytone / Dino Music / Pop Eye}

The Never Ending Wailers {1993 - Tuff Gong / Declic Communication / RAS Records}

Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita {1985 - Carosello / Metronome / Jamaica Records}

The Wailing Wailers At Studio One {1994 - Heartbeat}

The Wailers - Simmer Down At Studio One {1994 - Heartbeat}

The Wailers - One Love At Studio One {1994 - Heartbeat}

The Wailers - Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One {1999 - Heartbeat}

The Wailers - Climb The Ladder {2000 - Heartbeat / Studio One}

The Wailers - Trenchtown Rock: Anthology 1969-1978 {2002 - Trojan Records}

The Wailers - Greatest Hits At Studio One {2003 - Heartbeat}

The Wailers - Grooving Kingston Twelve {2004 - JAD / Hip-O}

The Wailers - Fyah Fyah: The JAD Masters 1967-1970 {2004 - JAD / Hip-O}

The Wailers - Another Dance: Rarities From Studio One {2007 - Heartbeat}

Unofficial Releases:

Island Zorro: Live At The Roxy, Los Angeles 1979 {1979 - Excitable Record Works}

Dealing With The Shytstem: Live At The Roxy, Los Angeles 1979 {1990 - Rasta Records Japan}

The Rolling Stones & Peter Tosh: Kentucky Fried Rockers Live At The Rupp Arena, Texas 1978 {1992 - Kisses Deluxe}

Grass In Pocket: Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam 1983 {1994 - Countdown Factory}

Discography Notes: This is just a sample of appearances from Peter Tosh on readily available releases, there are countless more official and unofficial releases that include much of the material covered in this discography above. This discography covers the most important releases.

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Intelligent Diplomat: The Peter Tosh Anthology

Disc One: Early Years With The Wailers

1) Hoot Nanny Hoot {The Wailers} [3:11]
2) Amen {The Wailers} [2:35]
3) Shame And Scandal {The Wailers} [3:03]
4) Jumbie Jamboree {The Wailers} [3:31]
5) Making Love {Peter & Rita} [3:13]
6) It's Only Time {Peter & Rita} [2:30]
7) Maga Dog {The Wailers} [3:03]
8) Sinner Man {The Wailers} [3:07]
9) Rasta Shook Them Up {The Wailers} [2:17]
10) Fire Fire {The Wailers} [1:51]
11) I'm The Toughest {The Wailers} [2:44]
12) Don't Look Back {The Wailers} [1:49]
13) When The Well Runs Dry {The Wailers} [2:35]
14) Treat Me Good {The Wailers} [1:57]
15) Can't You See {The Wailers} [2:18]
16) Pound Get A Blow {The Wailers} [2:47]
17) Stepping Razor {The Wailers} [2:22]
18) Funeral {The Wailers} [3:20]
19) Simpleton {Peter Tosh & The Crackers} [2:47]
20) Dem A Fi Get A Beatin' {Peter Tosh} [1:55]
21) Dem A Fi Get A Beatin' (Version) {Joe Gibbs' All-Stars} [2:05]
22) White Liver Mabel {Mr. X & Sweety} [2:46]
23) Reuben {Winston Wright & Larry McDonald} [2:04]
24) Rude Boy Medley {Peter Tosh} [3:13]
25) Rude Boy Medley (Version) {The 3rd & 4th Generation} [3:13]
26) You Can't Fool Me Again {Peter Tosh} [2:36]
27) You Can't Fool Me Again (Version) {Peter Tosh} [2:38]
28) The World Is Changing {The Wailers} [2:26]
29) Lyrical Satirical {The Wailers} [2:40]

Disc Two: Early Solo Recordings & Jamaican Sessions

1) Apollo 11 (Man's Greatest Adventure) {Peter Tosh} [3:01]
2) Earth's Rightful Ruler {Peter Tosh & U-Roy} [2:34]
3) Rhythm {Peter Tosh} [2:28]
4) Stick Up {Peter Tosh & Count Machukie} [2:51]
5) Warfare {Peter Tosh & Count Machukie} [3:06]
6) The Crimson Pirate {Peter Tosh} [2:22]
7) Ambitious Beggar {Peter Tosh & The Spokes} [2:31]
8) Pepper Seed {Peter Tosh & The Spokes} [2:26]
9) Moon Dust {Peter Tosh} [2:34]
10) The Return Of Al Capone {Peter Tosh} [2:19]
11) Selassie Serenade {Peter Tosh} [3:09]
12) Sun Valley {Peter Tosh} [2:25]
13) Romper Room {Peter Tosh} [2:25]
14) Whistling Jane {Peter Tosh & Jackie Mittoo} [3:13]
15) Thirty, Sixty, Ninety {Peter Tosh & Jackie Mittoo} [3:16]
16) Green Duck {Peter Tosh} [2:23]
17) We Can Make It (Uptight) {Peter Tosh & Pat Satchmo} [2:54]
18) Evil Version {Peter Tosh & Bob Clarke} [2:12]
19) A Little Love (Version Three) {Peter Tosh & The Impact All-Stars} [2:29]
20) A Little Love (Version Four) {Peter Tosh & The Impact All-Stars} [2;40]
21) Well Bred {Peter Tosh & The Mudie All-Stars} [3:01]
22) Well Bred (Version) {Peter Tosh & The Mudies All-Stars} [3:00]

Disc Three: Jamaican Singles (Late 1960's - Early 1970's)

1) Love {Peter Tosh} [2:53]
2) Give Me A Ticket {Peter Tosh} [1:58]
3) Little Green Apples {Peter Tosh} [2:35]
4) Oppressor Man {Peter Tosh} [3:56]
5) Oppressor Man (Version) {Peter Tosh} [3:54]
6) Soon Come {The Wailers} [2:21]
7) Soon Come (Version) {The Wailers} [2:23]
8) Go Tell It On The Mountain {The Wailers} [3:14]
9) Can't You See {The Wailers} [2:41]
10) Stop The Train {The Wailers} [2:23]
11) Four Hundred Years {The Wailers} [2:34]
12) My Sympathy (Four Hundred Years Version) {The Wailers} [2:27]
13) No Sympathy {The Wailers} [2:14]
14) No Sympathy (Version) {The Wailers} [2:21]
15) Brand New Second Hand {The Wailers} [3:12]
16) Brand New Second Hand (Version) {The Wailers} [3:04]
17) Brand New Second Hand (Alternative Take) {The Wailers} [3:55]
18) Downpresser Man {The Wailers} [3:14]
19) Downpresser Man (Version) {The Wailers} [3:15]
20) Memphis {The Wailers} [2:09]
21) Memphis (Version) {The Wailers} [2:07]
22) Kingston Twelve Shuffle {The Wailers} [2:45]
23) Maga Dog {Peter Tosh} [2:45]
24) Bull Dog {The 3rd & 4th Generation} [2:45]
25) Skanky Dog {Winston Scotland} [2:37]
26) Boney Dog {Love Generation} [2:40]
27) Maingy Dog {Johnny Lover} [3:00]
28) Fat Dog (aka Hot Dog) {Johnny Lover & Love Generation} [2:58]

Disc Four: Jamaican Singles (Early 1970's)

1) Leave My Business {Peter Tosh} [3:32]
2) Business Man {Peter Tosh} [3:16]
3) Here Comes The Judge {Peter Tosh} [3:27]
4) Rebelution {Winston Wright} [3:20]
5) Ah So {The Destroyers} [3:18]
6) If Ah So {The Destroyers} [3:17]
7) Once Bitten {Peter Tosh} [3:07]
8) Once Bitten (Version) {Peter Tosh} [2:51]
9) Dog Teeth {Peter Tosh} [3:19]
10) Lion {Peter Tosh} [3:31]
11) Lion (Version) {Peter Tosh} [3:06]
12) Here Comes The Sun {Peter Tosh} [3:15]
13) Here Comes The Sun (Version) {Peter Tosh} [3:13]
14) Black Dignity {Peter Tosh} [3:38]
15) Arise Blackman {Peter Tosh} [2:38]
16) Arise Blackman (Version) {Peter Tosh} [2:36]
17) Can't Blame The Youth {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:12]
18) Can't Blame The Youth (Version) {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:11]
19) No Mercy {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:43]
20) No Mercy (Version) {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:33]
21) Mark Of The Beast (Jamaican 7'' Single) {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:10]
22) Mark Of The Beast (Version) {Peter Tosh & The Wailers} [3:08]

Disc Five: The Wailers Island Records Sessions

1) 400 Years (Jamaican 7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:02]
2) 400 Years (7'' Single) {The Wailers} [2:47]
3) Stop That Train (Studio Rehearsal) {The Wailers} [3:58]
4) Stop That Train (Jamaican 7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:54]
5) Stop That Train (7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:55]
6) Stop That Train (7'' Instrumental) {The Wailers} [2:34]
7) Stop That Train (Alternative Studio Take) {The Wailers} [4:04]
8) Get Up Stand Up (Original Studio Demo) {The Wailers} [6:37]
9) Get Up Stand Up (Jamaican 7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:42]
10) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Single Edit) {The Wailers} [3:08]
11) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:18]
12) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Instrumental) {The Wailers} [3:12]
13) Get Up Stand Up (Acappella Mix) {The Wailers} [3:10]
14) Get Up Stand Up (Alternative Studio Take) {The Wailers} [4:44]
15) Get Up Stand Up (Alternative Mix) {The Wailers} [3:04}
16) No Sympathy (Jamaican 7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:10]
17) No Sympathy (Alternative Mix) {The Wailers} [3:01]
18) Can't Blame The Youth (1973 Studio Demo) {The Wailers} [4:22]
19) Can't Blame The Youth (Alternative Studio Take) {The Wailers} [4:10]
20) One Foundation (7'' Single) {The Wailers} [3:43]

Disc Six: Jamaican Singles ('73-'74), Eric Gale "Negril" Sessions (1975) & Eric Clapton Sessions (1976)

1) What You Gonna Do? (Jamaican 7'' Single) {Peter Tosh} [2:25]
2) What You Gonna Do? (Version) {Peter Tosh} [2:25]
3) Burial (Jamaican 7'' Single) {Peter Tosh} [3:49]
4) Burial (Version) {Peter Tosh} [3:50]
5) Ketchy Shuby (Jamaican 7'' Single) {Peter Tosh} [3:25]
6) Ketchy Shuby (Version) {Peter Tosh} [3:07]
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7) Lighthouse {Eric Gale} [6:06]
8) East Side, West Side {Eric Gale} [3:48]
9) Honey Coral Rock {Eric Gale} [3:50]
10) Negril {Eric Gale} [4:57]
11) Red Ground Funk {Eric Gale} [5:18]
12) Rasta {Eric Gale} [5:22]
13) Negril Sea Sunset {Eric Gale} [5:24]
14) I Shot The Sheriff {Eric Gale} [5:05]
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15) Don't Blame Me (Original Studio Demo) {Eric Clapton & George Terry} [6:57]
16) No Sympathy {Eric Clapton} [3:56]
17) Burial {Eric Clapton} [4:02]
18) Don't Blame Me {Eric Clapton & George Terry} [3:32]
19) Whatcha Gonna Do? {Eric Clapton & Peter Tosh} [3:01]

Disc Seven: "Legalize It" Singles & B-Sides (1976)

1) Legalize It (7'' Single) [4:30]
2) Legalize It (Version) [4:25]
3) Legalize It (Dub Version) [4:04]
4) Legalize It (Alternative Dub Version) [4:41]
5) Burial (7'' Single) [3:57]
6) Burial (7'' Version) [3:58]
7) Burial (Alternative Mix) [3:55]
8) Burial (Alternative Version) [4:05]
9) Crucial Burial {Augustus Pablo} [5:26]
10) House Raid {Augustus Pablo} [3:29]
11) No Love, No Sympathy (7'' Single) [4:44]
12) Why Must I Cry? (7'' Single) [3:09]
13) Brand New Second Hand (Jamaican 7'' Single) [3:37]
14) Brand New Second Hand (Jamaican 7'' Version) [3:29]
15) Brand New Second Hand (7'' Single) [4:11]
16) Brand New Second Hand (7'' Version) [4:13]
17) Ketchy Shuby (Alternative Studio Take) [4:48]
18) Till Your Well Runs Dry (33rpm 7'' Single Mix) [6:13]

Disc Eight: The "Legalize It" Tour - Live At The Sanders Theater, Cambridge MA, USA 1976 {26-11-1976}

1) Introduction (Word Sound And Power) [6:00]
2) Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) [7:20]
3) 400 Years [6:23]
4) No Sympathy [7:21]
5) Burial [8:29]
6) Mark Of The Beast [5:43]
7) Babylon Queendom [8:44]
8) Why Must I Cry? [4:53]
9) Whatcha Gonna Do? [4:49]
10) Stepping Razor [6:19]
11) Ketchy Shuby [9:17]

Disc Nine: "Equal Rights" Singles & B-Sides (1976-1977)

1) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Single 1976) [3:29]
2) Stepping Razor (7'' Single Mix) [3:52]
3) Equal Rights (12'' Single Mix) [6:43]
4) African (7'' Single) [3:34]
5) African (Version) [3:22]
6) Babylon Queendom (Jamaican 7'' Single) [3:26]
7) Babylon Queendom (Version) [3:26]
8) Vampire (Jamaican 7'' Single) [3:05]
9) Dracula (Jamaican 7'' Version) [3:12]
10) Field Marshall (Jamaican 7'' Single) [2:55]
11) No Partial (Jamaican 7'' Version) [2:35]
12) Anti Apartheid (Jamaican 7'' Single) {Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer} [3:43]
13) Solidarity (Jamaican 7'' Version) {Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer} [3:39]
14) Mark Of The Beast (Jamaican 7'' Single 1976) [4:01]
15) Hammer (Jamaican 7'' Single) [3:37]
16) Jah Man In A Jam Down (Jamaican 7'' Single) [4:04]
17) Can't Blame The Youth (Jamaican 7'' Single 1976) [4:49]

Disc Ten: The "Equal Rights" Tour - Live At The One Love Peace Concert, Kingston, Jamaica 1978 {22-04-1978}

1) Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) [4:31]
2) 400 Years [6:03]
3) Stepping Razor [3:32]
4) Peter's Rap [0:40]
5) Burial (Extended With Speech) [12:18]
6) Equal Rights [7:09]
7) Peter's Speech [7;21]
8) Legalize It / Get Up Stand Up [18:10]

Disc 11: "Bush Doctor" Singles & B-Sides (1978)

1) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (7'' Single) {Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger} [3:36]
2) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (12'' Single) {Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger} [5:17]
3) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (Version) {Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger} [5:00]
4) Pick Myself Up (7'' Single) [3:59]
5) I'm The Toughest (7'' Single) [3:52]
6) I'm The Toughest (12'' Single) [5:09]
7) I'm The Toughest (Version) [4:31]
8) Soon Come (7'' Single) [3:52]
9) Soon Come (12'' Single) [5:17]
10) Bush Doctor (7'' Single) [4:03]
11) Bush Doctor (12'' Single) [5:43]
12) Dem Ha Fe Get A Beatin' (7'' Single) [4:13]
13) Stand Firm (12'' Single) [6:09]
14) Lesson In My Life (1978 Studio Demo) [5:33]

Disc 12: The "Bush Doctor" Tour - Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York City 1978 {04-07-1978}

1) 400 Years [7:07]
2) Stepping Razor [4:05]
3) Pick Myself Up [4:47]
4) African [5:33]
5) Burial [8:39]
6) Peter Speaks To The Crowd [0:56]
7) Soon Come [4:22]
8) I'm The Toughest [4:34]
9) Bush Doctor [6:36]
10) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [5:40]
11) Get Up Stand Up [8:36]
12) Band Jam [2:43]
13) Legalize It [9:05]

Disc 13: The "Bush Doctor" Tour - Live At The Capri Theater, Atlanta, Georgia USA 1979 {02-02-1979}

1) Introduction [0:40]
2) 400 Years [5:34]
3) Stepping Razor [4:28]
4) Pick Myself Up [4:35]
5) African [5:21]
6) Burial [10:24]
7) Soon Come [4:39]
8) I'm The Toughest [4:38]
9) Bush Doctor [5:19]
10) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [5:46]
11) Get Up Stand Up [7:01]
12) Encore Call [1:33]
13) Word Sound And Power [3:25]
14) Legalize It [7:22]
15) Babylon Queendom [8:40]
16) Honorary Citizen [2:50]
17) Downpresser Man [7:46]

Disc 14: "Mystic Man" Singles & B-Sides (1979)

1) Mystic Man (7'' Single Mix) [4:16]
2) Can't You See (7'' Single 1979) [3:41]
3) Jah Say No (7'' Single) [4:39]
4) Buk-In-Hamm Palace (7'' Single) [4:30]
5) Rumours Of War (7'' Single) [3:27]
6) Fight On (7'' Single) [3:19]
7) Fight On (Version) [3:39]
8) Crystal Ball (7'' Single Mix) [3:28]
9) Recruiting Soldiers (7'' Single) [4:25]
10) Recruiting Soldiers (Version) [5:11]
11) Buk-In-Hamm Palace (12'' Single) [7:40]
12) Dubbing In Buk-In-Hamm (12'' Single) [8:31]
13) The Day The Dollar Dies (7'' Single) [4:44]
14) Mystic Man (12'' Single) [7:14]

Disc 15: The "Mystic Man" Tour - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland 1979 {16-07-1979}

1) 400 Years [5:02]
2) African [5:33]
3) Get Up Stand Up [6:58]
4) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [6:48]
5) I'm The Toughest [4:37]
6) Bush Doctor [6:01]
7) The Day The Dollar Dies [5:59]
8) Burial [9:31]
9) Buk-In-Hamm Palace [11:06]
10) Legalize It [8:15]

Disc 16: The "Mystic Man" Tour - Live At The Calderone Theater, New York City 1979 {22-08-1979}

1) 400 Years [6:53]
2) Stepping Razor [4:34]
3) The Day The Dollar Dies [6:16]
4) Recruiting Soldiers [6:48]
5) African [6:16]
6) Bush Doctor [6:23]
7) Get Up Stand Up [7:19]
8) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [6:05]
9) Buk-In-Hamm Palace [12:43]

Disc 17: Chris Hinze With Word Sound And Power (1980)

1) Puss And Dog [3:36]
2) East Kingston [4:52]
3) Sweet Harmony [3:37]
4) Bamboo Reggae [4:23]
5) Walking Alone In Hellshire Bay [4:04]
6) Sleeping Policeman [7:30]
7) Tell Me When [3:25]
8) Silver And Gold [3:56]
9) Soul Reggae [3:54]
10) Let's Party [5:04]
11) Thief [3:30]
12) Give Thanks To Rastafari [3:58]

Disc 18: "Wanted Dread And Alive" Singles & B-Sides (1980)

1) Coming In Hot (7'' Single) [3:29]
2) ReggaeMylitis (7'' Single Mix) [3:52]
3) Rok With Me (7'' Single) [3:45]
4) Rok With Me (Version) [3:45]
5) Bumbo Klaat (7'' Single) [3:58]
6) Bumbo Klaat (Version) [4:41]
7) Nothing But Love (7'' Single) [3:03]
8) The Poor Man Feel It (EMI America Release) [4:08]
9) Cold Blood (EMI America Release) [4:36]
10) That's What They Will Do (EMI America Release) [4:36]
11) Rok With Me (12'' Single) [6:16]
12) Nothing But Love (12'' Single) [5:00]

Disc 19: The "Wanted Dread & Alive" Tour - Live In Mira, Italy 1981 {22-06-1981}

1) African [5:25]
2) Coming In Hot [4:36]
3) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [5:59]
4) Rok With Me [4:45]
5) Mystic Man [6:53]
6) I'm The Toughest [4:38]
7) Bush Doctor [6:52]
8) Rastafari Is [4:53]
9) Get Up Stand Up [6:55]
10) Burial / 400 Years / Babylon Queendom (Medley) [18:28]

Disc 20: The "Wanted Dread & Alive" Tour - Live At The Circle Star Theater, San Carlos, California 1981 {25-08-1981}

1) Introduction / Pick Myself Up [6:39]
2) African [4:33]
3) Coming In Hot [4:15]
4) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [5:30]
5) Mystic Man [6:46]
6) The Poor Man Feel It [5:42]
7) Rastafari Is [7:28]
8) Bush Doctor [6:50]
9) Wanted Dread And Alive [6:09]
10) Peter Talks To The Crowd [2:04]
11) Get Up Stand Up [7:07]
12) Encore / Stepping Razor [5:35]
13) Burial / Babylon Queendom / Legalize It (Medley) [15:10]

Disc 21: The "Wanted Dread & Alive" Tour - Live At The Ritz, New York City 1981 {29-09-1981}

1) Pick Myself Up [6:10]
2) African [4:51]
3) Coming In Hot [4:15]
4) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [6:54]
5) Mystic Man [6:58]
6) Rastafari Is [8:31]
7) Wanted Dread And Alive [5:36]
8) Get Up Stand Up [6:42]
9) Oh Bumbo Klaat [5:11]
10) Burial / Babylon Queendom / Legalize It (Medley) [16:46]

Disc 22: "Mama Africa" Singles & B-Sides (1982-1983)

1) Mama Africa (7'' Single) [3:53]
2) Not Gonna Give It Up (7'' Single) [4:01]
3) Glass House (7'' Single Mix) [4:48]
4) Johnny B. Goode (7'' Single) [4:03]
5) Johnny B. Goode (Version) [5:33]
6) Where You Gonna Run? (7'' Single) [4:06]
7) Peace Treaty (7'' Single) [4:19]
8) Maga Dog (7'' Single 1982) [4:25]
9) Stop That Train (12'' Single) [4:02]
10) Johnny B. Goode (12'' Single) [6:54]
11) Where You Gonna Run? (12'' Single) [6:35]
12) Mama Africa (12'' Single) [7:56]

Disc 23: The "Mama Africa" Tour - Live At The Dominion Theater, London, England 1983 {23-10-1983}

1) African [4:35]
2) Coming In Hot [4:26]
3) Not Gonna Give It Up [6:49]
4) Where You Gonna Run? [5:40]
5) (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back [5:34]
6) Glass House [5:20]
7) Can't Blame The Youth [1:55]
8) Them Ha Fi Get A Beatin' [2:09]
9) Babylon Queendom [3:23]
10) Johnny B. Goode [4:58]
11) Get Up Stand Up [7:01]
12) Mama Africa [5:53]

Disc 24: The Never Ending Wailers & "No Nuclear War" Singles & Album Sessions (1984-1986)

1) Together Again {The Wailers} [3:38]
2) Music Lesson {The Wailers} [5:52]
3) Dutch Pot {The Wailers} [3:38]
4) Nice Time {The Wailers} [4:26]
5) I'm Still Wailing {The Wailers} [2:50]
6) How Many Times {The Wailers} [6:44]
7) Coolie Plum Tree {The Wailers} [4:05]
8) Hurts To Be Alone {The Wailers} [3:16]
9) Rescue Me {The Wailers} [4:39]
10) Hammer {The Wailers} [3:19]
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11) Vampire (1984 Studio Demo) [3:38]
12) Jah Man In A Jam Down (1984 Studio Demo) [6:57]
13) Mystery Babylon (1985 Studio Demo) [3:31]
14) No Nuclear War (7'' Single) [3:30]
15) In My Song (7'' Single) [4:05]
16) Come Together (7'' Single) [4:14]
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Bonus Tracks

17) Must Get A Beating (2005 Single Remix) {Peter Tosh & Buju Banton} [3:22]
18) Stand Up Jamrock (2005 Single Remix) {The Wailers} [5:45]
19) 400 Years (2007 Single Remix) {The Wailers} [6:22]

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