Yet another repackaging of the material
Bob Marley & the Wailers recorded with
Lee "Scratch" Perry between August 1970 and April 1971 at Randy's in Kingston, this two-disc set also includes sides attributed to
Perry's studio band,
the Upsetters (who would end up being the core of
Marley's stage band during his later Island era), that were essentially
the Wailers' cuts with the vocals removed (it wouldn't be quite accurate to call these "versions" dubs, although they function in much the same way). The music itself is wonderful, and many would argue convincingly that this was
Marley's finest hour in the recording studio, but this material has been issued countless times under an infinite variety of titles over the years, and while this set is as fine as any, it's simply one among many.