Early Marley Help

[kosmo vinyl]

On Paul Weller's list of must own records in Entertainment Weekly, he includes on it Bob Marley & The Wailers "Soul Rebel".  Having never heard the album his recommendation has peaked my interest.  
 
 What I'm curious about though is it best to go ahead and buy album this straight out?  Or are one of the zillion  compliations of Marley's early stuff a good way to go.
 
 
 Any recommendations?

[pj]

I'm not at home, so I can't check on this til tonight, but I believe that I have this cd. If it is the one I am thinking of, It's one of those bargain cheapo Marley cd's that you can get at for 9.99 at best buy and it comes with two or three other cds. It is good early Bob Marley, some early versions of popular songs that he did with the Wailers. Not the best sound quality I might add.
 
 Long story short, if you went out and bought it, I would imagine it would be really cheap.
 
 

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  On Paul Weller's list of must own records in Entertainment Weekly, he includes on it Bob Marley & The Wailers "Soul Rebel".  Having never heard the album his recommendation has peaked my interest.  
 
 What I'm curious about though is it best to go ahead and buy album this straight out?  Or are one of the zillion  compliations of Marley's early stuff a good way to go.
 
 
 Any recommendations?

[ggw]

There's tons of Marley stuff put out by marginal labels so it's hard to tell what Weller might be referring to.  
 
 Amazon shows three titles.  
 
 One is compilation of stuff that is better available on the proper Tuff Gong releases.
 
 This one looks like a nice selection of songs, many of them early stuff and some Tosh songs.
 
 This one is an interesting mix of older stuff and some newer less popular stuff.
 
 Like PJ said, the quality on these no-name label discs can be sub-par.
 
 I think the Songs of Freedom boxset is great, albeit expensive.  It's career-spanning, so you get some of everything.

[kosmo vinyl]

no he's specifically referring to the "soul rebel" album, i was just wondering if there any good same period comps or to just get "soul rebel" instead
 
 edit should be "Soul Rebels" sorry for the typos...

[kosmo vinyl]

The second one is the most likely...
 
 I was just wondering about
 
 Trenchtown Rock: The Anthology 1969-78 link
 
 or
 
 Trenchtown Days: The Birth of a Legend
 
 I guess the easier question would be is how deep does one go into  the early ska/dub singles Marley put out with Lee Perry, etc...

[ggw]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  no he's specifically referring to the "soul rebel" album, i was just wondering if there any good same period comps or to just get "soul rebel" instead
 
 edit should be "Soul Rebels" sorry for the typos...

The second one I linked to above is the "official" Soul Rebels album.  
 
 I don't have that one, but the songs appear on other albums.  Like I noted above, it's a good selection.
 
 There are literally thousands of Marley comps out there, as Jamaican copyright enforcement is kind of an oxymoron.  The only official comps I know that cover the early stuff are Songs of Freedom and "Essential."  Personally, I'd choose the Soul Rebels they're selling on Amazon for the alternative versions it offers.

[ggw]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  The second one is the most likely...
 
 I was just wondering about
 
 Trenchtown Rock: The Anthology 1969-78 link
 
 or
 
 Trenchtown Days: The Birth of a Legend
 
 I guess the easier question would be is how deep does one go into  the early ska/dub singles Marley put out with Lee Perry, etc...

Well, its got Simmer Down and Maga Dog, so you've got the ska covered.  Its got some soul (I'm Still Waiting) and some roots (Who Feels It Knows It).  Don't see much dub, but otherwise, that's a nice looking album.
 
 Edit: I'm referring to the "Birth of A Legend" album.

[SalParadise]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  The second one is the most likely...
 
 I was just wondering about
 
 Trenchtown Rock: The Anthology 1969-78 link
 
 or
 
 Trenchtown Days: The Birth of a Legend
 
 I guess the easier question would be is how deep does one go into  the early ska/dub singles Marley put out with Lee Perry, etc...

you might wanna check out the box set of his work with lee perry. i think it's "marley: the complete upsetters sessions".
 
 of the ones ggw put up, i'd grab the one on the 2nd link.

[kosmo vinyl]

The Birth of Legend comp covers the period between 63 and 66

[Deathprod]

Get "Soul Rebel" or "African Herbsman" (same time period; produced by Lee Perry)
 
 Ignore "Birth of a Legend" and those cheap 3CD sets at all costs...
 
 You want the stuff on Trojan; the material kills the stuff he released on Tuff Gong/Island

[pj]

Kosmo, it is 'Soul Rebel' that I have. It is one of those 3 cd cheapo deals, but I figure at least getting you some more info might be helpful.
 
 It came with two other cd's: 'Soul Shakedown Party' and 'Natural Mystic'. as I said before, the quality is not great.
 
 Soul Rebel tracklist:
 
 1. Kaya
 2. Rainbow Country
 3. Put it on
 4. Fussin' Fightin'
 5. Duppy Conqueror
 6. Memphis
 7. Small Axe
 8. Soul Rebel
 9. Try Me
 10. Stand Alone
 
 Hope this helps...

[ggw]

Here's what you want:
 
 Soul Revolutionaries; which includes the Soul Rebels album plus two other early albums - "The Best of The Wailers" and "Soul Revolution" plus a disc of the alternate version of the Lee Perry-produced "Soul Revolution"

[Frank Gallagher]

To Morrissey, "reggae is vile"
 
 And what Morrissey says is 'the word'

[kosmo vinyl]

Weller trumps Morrissey because he's the Modfather and has nicer threads...

[kosmo vinyl]

Guess I'd better cancel the order for this one...
 
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