The Essential Collection

~ Release by Bob Marley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

All songs recorded between 1968 and 1969, and licensed courtesy of "San Juan music".
On CD”s: Made in the EU.

Annotation last modified on 2026-09-04 23:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Soul Rebel
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-09)
recording of:
Soul Rebel (in 1968-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Blue Mountain Music, Cayman Music Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Jamrec Music, Odnil Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Bob Marley43:44
2Do It Twice
engineer:
Carlton Lee (in 1970-05)
producer:
Leslie Kong (in 1970-05)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (in 1970-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1970-05) and Peter Tosh (in 1970-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1970-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-05) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Do It Twice (in 1970-05)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
Bob Marley4.352:41
3Trench Town Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
edit of:
Trench Town Rock by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
Bob Marley3.552:52
4400 Years
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Ranford “Rannie Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Four Hundred Years (in 1970-11)
writer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter) and Peter Tosh
publisher:
Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Bob Marley12:33
5Natural Mystic
recording of:
Natural Mystic (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Bob Marley Music Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1977), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1977) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1977)
Bob Marley3.255:43
6Soul Shakedown Party
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (on 1970-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (on 1970-05-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (on 1970-05-05) and Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (on 1970-05-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (on 1970-05-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (on 1970-05-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05) and Bunny Wailer (on 1970-05-05)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-05)
recording of:
Soul Shakedown Party (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Odnil Music
Bob Marley3.253:07
7Back Out
producer:
Leslie Kong (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Back Out (in 1970-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Primary Wave/Blue Mountain
Bob Marley42:11
8Small Axe
edit of:
Small Axe (1970 studio session) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Small Axe (in 1970-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
Bob Marley4.63:43
9Rainbow Country
recording of:
Rainbow Country (in 1975)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
Bob Marley35:46
10Keep on Moving
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-02)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-02)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-02) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1971-02)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1971-02)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-02)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-02) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-02)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-02)
recording of:
Keep On Moving (in 1971-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music, Cayman Music Inc and Ivan Mogull Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Gotta Keep On Movin’
Bob Marley23:05
11There She Goes
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
There She Goes (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
Bob Marley52:32
12Treat You Right
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bunny Wailer
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Treat You Right
writer:
Jimmy Norman and Al Pyfrom
Bob Marley2:11
13Hammer
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley (in 1968-06) and Peter Tosh (in 1968-06)
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Hammer (in 1968-06)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
Bob Marley42:51
14You Can't Do That to Me
recording of:
The World is Changing (in 1968)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist), Jimmy Norman and Al Pyfrom
Bob Marley2:49
15Chances Are
recording of:
Chances Are (in 1968-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
Bob Marley3:14
16Mellow Mood
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims, Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1968-06)
percussion:
Denzil Laing (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley and Peter Tosh
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Mellow Mood (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Irish Town Songs
Bob Marley52:33
17Don't Rock My Boat
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Don’t Rock the Boat (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
Bob Marley3.354:28
18Kaya
edit of:
Kaya (1971 studio session) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Kaya (Lee “Scratch” Perry song) (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and New Town Sound Ltd.
recording of:
Kaya (Bob Marley song)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Cayman Music Inc, Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
version of:
Kaya (Lee “Scratch” Perry song)
Bob Marley42:28
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