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The WailersThe Best Of The Wailers

Genre:

Reggae

Style:

Reggae

Year:

Tracklist

Soul Shake Down Party
Stop The Train
Caution
Soul Captives
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Can't You See
Soon Come
Cheer Up
Back Out
Do It Twice

Credits (3)

Notes

Originally released in August 1971, this record, despite its title, is not a compilation but an album that was recorded in 1970 with Leslie Kong.
Since its original release, it was also released by various labels from all over the world with various titles.

Versions

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    Cover of The Best Of The Wailers, 1971-08-00, VinylThe Best Of The Wailers
    LP, Album
    Beverley's Records – BLP-011, Beverley's Records – BLP 011Jamaica1971Jamaica1971
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Wailers , 1973, VinylWailers
    LP, Album
    Power ? – P.W.2UK1973UK1973
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1978, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Disques Espérance – ESP 165 513France1978France1978
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Bob Marley And The Wailers, 1978, VinylBob Marley And The Wailers
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Vogue – DIA 318Belgium1978Belgium1978
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Shakedown, 1978, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Disques Espérance – ESP 165 513France1978France1978
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1978, CassetteShake Down
    Cassette, Album
    Disques Espérance – ESP C 165 513France1978France1978
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1979, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album
    Splash Records (4) – SH-8002Canada1979Canada1979
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Shakedown, 1979, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album
    ALA – ALA 1982US1979US1979
    Cover of Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1979, VinylBob Marley & The Wailers
    LP, Album
    Hammer Records (2) – HMR 9006UK1979UK1979
    Recently Edited
    Cover of In The Beginning..., 1979, VinylIn The Beginning...
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Psycho (3) – PLP 6002UK1979UK1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1979, VinylShake Down
    LP, Album
    7 Records – MLF 252Australia1979Australia1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1979, VinylShake Down
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Fonit Cetra International – ILS 9061Italy1979Italy1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1979, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album
    Splash Records (4) – SH-8002Canada1979Canada1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1979, VinylShakedown
    LP, Album
    ALA – ALA 1982US1979US1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1979, CassetteShakedown
    Cassette, Album
    Splash Records (4) – SH4-8002Canada1979Canada1979
    New Submission
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    LP, Album, White Label
    Hammer Records (2) – HMR 9006UK1979UK1979
    New Submission
    Cover of The Best Of Bob Marley And Peter Tosh With The Wailers, 1980, VinylThe Best Of Bob Marley And Peter Tosh With The Wailers
    LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue
    Disques Espérance – ESP 165 537France1980France1980
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Reggae!, 1980, VinylReggae!
    LP, Compilation
    Band – BR 33058Brazil1980Brazil1980
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Soul Shakedown, 1980, VinylSoul Shakedown
    LP
    Kessler Records – AG 5308US1980US1980
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1980, VinylShake Down
    LP, Album
    Music-Box – SMB 127, Music-Box – MB 127Greece1980Greece1980
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Shake Down, 1980, VinylShake Down
    LP, Album
    Tangerine (4) – TALP-1200Spain1980Spain1980
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1980, CassetteShake Down
    Cassette, Album
    Tangerine (4) – TAC 201Spain1980Spain1980
    New Submission
    Cover of The Best Of Bob Marley And Peter Tosh With The Wailers, 1981, VinylThe Best Of Bob Marley And Peter Tosh With The Wailers
    LP, Album, Unofficial Release
    Splash Records (4) – SH-8002Canada1981Canada1981
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Roots I, 1981, VinylRoots I
    LP, Compilation
    Hammer (9) – H 1002Norway1981Norway1981
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1981, VinylShake Down
    LP, Album
    Fonit Cetra – PL 579Italy1981Italy1981
    New Submission
    Cover of Shake Down, 1981, CassetteShake Down
    Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo
    Fonit Cetra – PM 579Italy1981Italy1981
    New Submission
    Cover of With The Wailers, 1981, VinylWith The Wailers
    LP, Album
    Star-Bag – Bag 1502South Africa1981South Africa1981
    New Submission
    Cover of Cheer Up, 1982, VinylCheer Up
    LP, Compilation, Mono
    Bellaphon – 230·07·001Germany1982Germany1982
    Cover of Do It Twice, 1982, CassetteDo It Twice
    Cassette, Album
    CTV Records – L4 TEAM 33 (EV) 109South Africa1982South Africa1982
    New Submission
    Cover of Do It Twice, 1982, VinylDo It Twice
    LP, Compilation
    Music Team – TEAM 33 (V) 109South Africa1982South Africa1982
    New Submission
    Cover of Shakedown, 1982, VinylShakedown
    LP, Promo, White Label
    ALA – ALA 1982USA & Canada1982USA & Canada1982
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Cheer Up, 1982, VinylCheer Up
    LP, Compilation, Mono
    Bellaphon – 230 07 001Germany1982Germany1982
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Bob Marley And The Wailers, 1983, VinylBob Marley And The Wailers
    LP, Compilation, Picture Disc
    All Round Trading – AR 30034Denmark1983Denmark1983
    New Submission
    Cover of Soul Captives, 1983, VinylSoul Captives
    LP, Compilation, Reissue
    Breakaway – BWY 64UK1983UK1983
    New Submission
    Cover of Bob Marley, 1984, CassetteBob Marley
    Cassette, Compilation, Unofficial Release
    Star Line – KS 512Spain1984Spain1984
    Cover of Bob Marley, 1984, CassetteBob Marley
    Cassette, Compilation
    Star Line – KS-512Spain1984Spain1984
    New Submission
    Cover of Soul Captives, 1986, VinylSoul Captives
    LP, Album
    ALA – ALA 1986US1986US1986
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Soul Captives, 1987, CassetteSoul Captives
    Cassette, Album
    Design (2) – DSK 13319871987
    New Submission
    Cover of Soul Captives, 1988, CDSoul Captives
    CD, Compilation
    Design Records (2) – XCD 133UK1988UK1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Soul Captives, 1994, CDSoul Captives
    CD
    Esoldun – RB 3010France1994France1994
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • nmesen's avatar
      nmesen
      Any reason to grab this if one already has the 2017 DOL version?
      • elmiragevinyl's avatar
        Original mono mix, very good pressing. Unlike the recent Culture Factory reissue, this reissue on Jamwax does include the correct (vocal) version of Soul Shake Down Party. Highly recommended.
        • elmiragevinyl's avatar
          elmiragevinyl
          Does this include the correct (vocal) version of Soul Shake Down Party? Or does it include the wrong (instrumental) version like the recent Culture Factory reissue?
          • McHomie's avatar
            McHomie
            A collection of songs recorded for Leslie Kong, this isn't as essential as the stuff the Wailers did for Lee Perry, but it's still a crucial piece of the puzzle if you want a good sampling of Marley's pre-Island material. This particular pressing sounds a bit muffled, but not too bad. My copy plays nice and clean with faint surface noise at times.
            • slectafefe78's avatar
              slectafefe78
              Same remark as the two previous comments, it's not the vocal version of "Soul Shake Down Party" that's pressed on this record.
              Very disappointing, because they did it very well otherwise (cover, labels, quality of pressing).
              However, I doubt that they used the master tapes but rather the CD Jet Set Records - 44 403-2, Beverley's Records - BLP 011, Culture Press - 44 403-2 which features the instrumental "Soul Shake Down version" as a bonus track on the CD. The packaging notes state: Licensed from Licensemusic.com Aps Courtesy of Culture Press Sarl An original Beverley's recording. I've compared it with my original pressing and I can see the difference, despite a job well done.
              • slectafefe78's avatar
                slectafefe78
                Edited 9 months ago
                Same remark as the two previous comments, it's not the vocal version of "Soul Shake Down Party" that's pressed on this record.
                Very disappointing, because they did it very well otherwise (cover, labels, quality of pressing).
                However, I doubt that they used the master tapes but rather the CD Jet Set Records - 44 403-2, Beverley's Records - BLP 011, Culture Press - 44 403-2 which features the instrumental "Soul Shake Down version" as a bonus track on the CD. The packaging notes state: Licensed from Licensemusic.com Aps Courtesy of Culture Press Sarl An original Beverley's recording. I've compared it with my original pressing and I can see the difference, despite a job well done.

                • slectafefe78's avatar
                  slectafefe78
                  Même remarque que les deux précédents commentaires, ce n'est pas la version vocale de "Soul Shake Down Party" qui est pressée sur ce disque.
                  Très décevant, parce qu'ils ont fait ça très bien par ailleurs (Pochette, labels, qualité du pressage).
                  Cependant, je doute qu'ils aient utilisé les bandes master mais plutôt le CD Jet Set Records – 44 403-2, Beverley's Records – BLP 011, Culture Press – 44 403-2 où figure justement le version instrumentale "Soul Shake Down version" en bonus track du CD. Il est indiqué sur les notes d'emballage: Licensed from Licensemusic.com Aps Courtesy of Culture Press Sarl An original Beverley's recording. Je l'ai comparé avec mon pressage original et je constate la différence malgré un travail bien fait.
                  • elmiragevinyl's avatar
                    elmiragevinyl
                    The version of the first song (Soul Shake Down Party) included on this reissue is the wrong version of the song. The 1971 original includes the vocal version with the entire set of lyrics, while this reissue includes an instrumental version of the song (only the first two lines of the lyrics are sung) from the B-side of a 7" released in 1970. Very disappointing, because they got this so right otherwise (artwork, labels, pressing quality).
                    • casarico's avatar
                      casarico
                      Despite the claim this album is a faithful reproduction based on restored original tapes, this pressing contains an instrumental version of Soul Shake Down Party, unlike the original 1971 release.

                      Culture Factory website:
                      “The Best of The Wailers" was the first proper album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, recorded for Leslie Kong, Jamaica's most successful record producer of all time. These tapes have been restored by Nick Robbins in London and graded against all previous releases of "The Best of The Wailers" on vinyl.
                      • existential_records's avatar
                        Don't buy this! It's missing Soul Shakedown Party. Scratching my head...

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