The Wailers - Singles & Rarities Collection 1972 - 1982 (The IslandYears)

The third volume of this epic singles and rarities collection from Bob Marley And The Wailers explores the groups years of international success on Island records between 1972 and 1982.

Here on the Sweet Rare Reggae Music blog we try to showcase obscure and hard to find releases and so most people would think that this period of The Wailers out-put is pretty easy to get hold of BUT the vast majority of material featured here is taken straight from the original vinyl singles with many of the tracks differing from the album versions and a whole host of tracks that remain unreleased or re-mastered.

The Wailers (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston) signed with international label Island records in 1972 and recorded their debut album "Catch A Fire" which was the first reggae album to get the kind of promotion usually reserved for rock and pop artists.

The album featured some classic material by the group, with Bob and Peter both sharing lead vocal duties and Island records had overdubbed steel guitar and other instrumentation to make the album more appealing to the non-reggae listeners.

It was followed up in 1973 by the album "Burnin'" which featured the classic track "I Shot The Sheriff". The tune was covered by rock legend Eric Clapton whose version of the song went to number one giving The Wailers wide exposure. The album also saw Bob and Peter sharing lead vocals and also featured Bunny's lead on a couple of tracks.

By 1974 however both Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston had made the decision to leave The Wailers to pursue solo careers. Island had begun to push Bob as the lead singer and both Peter and Bunny felt that their input and song-writing was being overlooked.

The next album, "Natty Dread" of 1974, was released as 'Bob Marley And The Wailers' and was the first to officially introduce The Wailers new line-up including The I-Three's, the trio of Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt who would provide the backing vocals and harmonies.

In 1976 Bob Marley And The Wailers released the album "Positive Vibration" which got the group plenty of attention in America and saw singles climb the Billboard R'n'B charts in the U.S.

After the attempted assassination of Marley in Jamaica in 1976 the group relocated to London, England to record their next album "Exodus". The album contains many of the groups most well-known songs such as "One Love / People Get Ready", "Jamming", "Three Little Birds" and "Waiting In Vain".

The sessions in London also make up most of the groups 1978 album "Kaya", tours throughout the world helped to spread reggae music globally and the message of peace and freedom to every continent.

Returning to Jamaica to record their next album "Survival", released in 1979, which contained a number of songs about the problems in Africa and in particular Zimbabwe.

In 1980 the group released "Uprising", what would become Bob Marley's final album release while alive and it contained the massive hit "Could You Be Loved" and the beautiful acoustic "Redemption Song".

In 1982, after Bob Marley's untimely passing, the group released "Confrontation" containing the classic track "Buffalo Soldier" and number of finished and unfinished songs.

Material cut at Lee Perry's studio in the late 1970's also surfaced including "Rainbow Country" and "I Know A Place".

The music made by Bob Marley And The Wailers between 1972 and 1982 became the benchmark for all reggae artists despite it being more purposely commercial sounding at the request of the record label.

The songs have become international classics of the genre and the immediate starting point for anyone venturing into reggae music.

The Wailers - Singles & Rarities Collection 1972 - 1982 (The Island Years)

  

1) Concrete Jungle (7'' Single)
2) Slave Driver (7'' Single)
3) Stop That Train (7'' Single)
4) Stop That Train (7'' Instrumental)
5) Kinky Reggae (7'' Single)
6) High Tide Or Low Tide (Catch A Fire Album Session)
7) Midnight Ravers (7'' Single)
8) Ravers (7'' Dub)
9) Rock It Babe (7'' Single)
10) Rock It Babe (7'' Dub)
11) Rock It Babe (UK 7'' Single Mix)
12) Baby We've Got A Date (7'' Single)
13) No More Trouble (12'' Single)
14) Stir It Up (7'' Single)
15) Stir It Up (Instrumental)
16) 400 Years (7'' Single)
17) You Can't Blame The Youth (7'' Single)
18) Mark Of The Beast (7'' Single)
19) Mark Of The Beast (7'' Version)
20) Reincarnated Souls (7'' Single)
21) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Single)
22) Get Up Stand Up (7'' Instrumental)
23) I Shot The Sheriff (7'' Single)
24) I Shot The Sheriff (UK 7'' Single)
25) Curfew (7'' Single)
26) Chant I (7'' Single)
27) Put It On (7'' Single)
28) Walk The Proud Land (7'' Single)
29) Small Axe (7'' Single)
30) One Foundation (7'' Single)
31) No Sympathy (7'' Single)
32) Hallelujah Time (7'' Single)
33) Pass It On (7'' Single)
34) Trod On (7'' Version)
35) Keep On Skanking (Black Ark 7'' Single)
36) Turn Me Loose (Black Ark 7'' Single)
37) Ketchy Shuby (7'' Single)
38) Iration (7'' Version)
39) Brand New Second Hand (7'' Single)
40) Brand New Second Hand (7'' Version)
41) Burial (7'' Single)
42) Burial (7'' Version)
43) What You Gonna Do? (7'' Single)
44) What You Gonna Do? (7'' Version)
45) Arabs Oil Weapon (7'' Single)
46) Dub'd (7'' Version)
47) Life Line (7'' Single)
48) Life Line (7'' Version)
49) Road Block (7'' Single)
50) Rebel Music (7'' Dub)
51) Road Block (Alternate 7'' Mix)
52) Rebel Music (Alternate 7'' Dub)
53) Them Belly Full (7'' Single)
54) Them Belly Full (7'' Dub)
55) Bend Down Low (7'' Black Art Label Pressing)
56) Bend Down Low (Alternate 7'' Mix)
57) Bend Down Low (7'' Version)
58) Talkin' Blues (7'' Single)
59) Talkin' Blues (7'' Version - With I-Roy)
60) Knotty Dread (7'' Single)
61) Knotty Dread (7'' Dub)
62) Lively Up Yourself (7'' Single)
63) Lively Up Yourself (Dub)
64) Lively Up Yourself (Alternate Take One)
65) Lively Up Yourself (Alternate Take Two)
66) So Jah Seh (7'' Single)
67) So Jah Seh (7'' Dub)
68) No Woman No Cry (Alternate Take One)
69) No Woman No Cry (Alternate Take Two)
70) No Woman No Cry (Alternate Dub Mix)
71) Natty Dread (7'' Single)
72) Jah Live (7'' Single)
73) Concrete (7'' Version)
74) Jah Live (12'' Dub Mix)
75) Crazy Baldhead (7'' Single)
76) Crazy Baldhead (7'' Dub)
77) Rat Race (7'' Single)
78) Rat Race (7'' Dub)
79) Roots Rock Reggae (7'' Single)
80) Roots Rock Reggae (7'' Dub)
81) Them Belly Full (Alternate 7'' Mix)
82) Johnny Was (7'' Single)
83) Cry To Me (7'' Single)
84) Who The Cap Fit (US 7'' Single)
85) Who The Cap Fit (US 7'' Dub)
86) Smile Jamaica (7'' Single)
87) Smile Jamaica (7'' Dub)
88) Smile Jamaica (Black Ark 7'' Single)
89) Smile Jamaica (Black Ark 7'' Dub)
90) Smile Jamaica (Alternate 7'' Mix)
91) Smile Jamaica (Black Ark Disco Mix)
92) Jah Live (Split Stereo Mix)
93) Rat Race (Alternate Mix)
94) Rat Race (Horn's Mix Dub)
95) Exodus (7'' Single)
96) Exodus (7'' Instrumental)
97) Exodus (Alternate 7'' Mix)
98) Exodus (Alternate 7'' Version)
99) Exodus (12'' Single)
100) Exodus (12'' Dub)
101) Exodus (Alternate 12'' Mix)
102) Exodus (Alternate 12'' Dub)
103) Waiting In Vain (7'' Single)
104) Waiting In Vain (7'' Dub)
105) Waiting In Vain (Alternate Mix)
106) Waiting In Vain (Alternate Take)
107) Waiting In Vain (12'' Single)
108) Waiting In Vain (Alternate Dub Mix)
109) Waiting In Vain (Alternate Dub #2)
110) Waiting In Vain (Radio Advert Mix)
111) Roots (7'' Single)
112) Jamming (7'' Single)
113) Jamming (7'' Dub)
114) Jamming (12'' Single Mix)
115) Jamming (12'' Dub Mix)
116) Jamming (Alternate Mix)
117) Three Little Birds (7'' Single)
118) Three Little Birds (7'' Dub)
119) Three Little Birds (UK 7'' Single Mix)
120) Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix)
121) Three Little Birds (12'' Single Mix)
122) Punky Reggae Party (UK 7'' Single)
123) Punky Reggae Party (JA 12'' Single)
124) Punky Reggae Party (JA 12'' Dub)
125) Punky Reggae Party (Alternate 12'' Single)
126) Punky Reggae Party (Alternate 12'' Dub)
127) Punky Reggae Party (Black Ark 12'' Mix)
128) Punky Reggae Party (Black Ark 12'' Dub)
129) Punky Reggae Party (Exodus Album Version)
130) One Love / People Get Ready (7'' Single)
131) One Love / People Get Ready (Dub)
132) One Love / People Get Ready (12'' Single)
133) One Love / People Get Ready (Alternate 12'' Mix)
134) Is This Love (7'' Single)
135) Is This Love (Dub)
136) Is This Love (Instrumental)
137) Is This Love (Horn's Mix)
138) Crisis (7'' Single)
139) Crisis (7'' Instrumental)
140) Satisfy My Soul (7'' Single)
141) Satisfy My Soul (7'' Dub)
142) She's Gone (7'' Single)
143) She's Gone (Dub)
144) Running Away (Horn's Mix)
145) Running Away (7'' Single)
146) Running Away (Dub)
147) Time Will Tell (7'' Single)
148) Time Will Tell (7'' Instrumental)
149) Punky Reggae Party (UK 12'' Single Mix)
150) Punky Reggae Party (UK 12'' Dub Mix)
151) Keep On Moving (UK 12'' Single)
152) Keep On Moving (UK 12'' Dub)
153) Keep On Moving (JA 12'' Single)
154) Keep On Moving (JA 12'' Dub)
155) Blackman Redemption (7'' Single) {With The Meditations}
156) Blackman Redemption (7'' Dub)
157) Rastaman Live Up (7'' Single) {With The Meditations}
158) Don't Give Up (7'' Version)
159) So Much Trouble In The World (7'' Single)
160) So Much Trouble In The World (7'' Instrumental)
161) Ambush In The Night (7'' Single)
162) Ambush In The Night (7'' Dub)
163) One Drop (7'' Single)
164) One Drop (7'' Dub)
165) Ride Natty Ride (12'' Single)
166) Ride Natty Ride (12'' Dub)
167) Wake Up And Live (Part One) (7'' A-Side)
168) Wake Up And Live (Part Two) (7'' B-Side)
169) Zimbabwe (7'' Single)
170) Survival (7'' Single)
171) Survival (7'' Dub)
172) Bad Card (7'' Single)
173) Bad Card (7'' Dub)
174) Pimper's Paradise (7'' Single)
175) Pimper's Paradise (7'' Dub)
176) Coming In From The Cold (7'' Single)
177) Coming In From The Cold (7'' Dub)
178) Coming In From The Cold (Dub Plate Mix)
179) Coming In From The Cold (12'' Single)
180) Coming In From The Cold (12'' Dub)
181) Coming In From The Cold (Alternate Mix)
182) Could You Be Loved (7'' Single)
183) Could You Be Loved (7'' Version)
184) Could You Be Loved (12'' Single)
185) Forever Loving Jah (7'' Single)
186) Forever Loving Jah (7'' Dub)
187) Every Need Got An Ego To Feed (7'' Single)
188) Redemption Song (7'' Single)
189) Redemption Song (Band Version - 7'' Single)
190) Redemption Song (Band Version - 7'' Dub)
191) Redemption Song (Band Version - 12'' Single)
192) Zion Express (7'' Single)
193) I Know (7'' Single)
194) I Know (7'' Dub)
195) I Know (12'' Single)
196) I Know (12'' Dub)
197) Natural Mystic (Countryman Soundtrack Version)
198) Carry Us Beyond (B-Side) {Human Cargo}
199) Trench Town (12'' Single)
200) Trench Town (12'' Dub)
201) Buffalo Soldier (7'' Single)
202) Buffalo Soldier (7'' Dub)
203) Buffalo Soldier (12'' Single)
204) Buffalo Dub (12'' Single B-Side)
205) Buffalo Soldier (7'' Radio Mix)
206) Buffalo Dub (7'' Radio Mix)
207) Mix Up Mix Up (12'' Single)
208) Mix Up Mix Up (7'' Single)
209) Jump Nyabinghi (7'' Single)
210) Jump Nyabinghi (7'' Dub)
211) Stiff Necked Fools (7'' Single)
212) Stiff Necked Fools (7'' Version)
213) Natural Mystic (Black Ark 7'' Single)
214) Rainbow Country (Black Ark 7'' Single)
215) Natural Mystic (Black Ark 12'' Single)
216) Rainbow Country (Black Ark 12'' Single)
217) Natural Mystic (US 12'' Single)
218) Natural Mystic (US 12'' Dub)
219) Rainbow Country (US 12'' Single)
220) Rainbow Country (US 12'' Dub)
221) Mr. Music (Black Ark Dub Plate Mix)
222) Mr. Music (Black Ark Dub Plate Version)
223) I Know A Place (Black Ark 7'' Single)
224) I Know A Place (Black Ark 7'' Dub)
225) I Know A Place (Alternate 7'' Mix)
226) Who Colt The Game (Black Ark 7'' Single)
227) Who Colt The Game (Black Ark 7'' Dub)
228) Who Colt The Game (Alternate 7'' Mix)
  
The Wailers Singles & Rarities The Island Years (Part One):


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