Honorary Citizen
The Columbia label finally answers Peter Tosh fans' prayers with this seminal three-CD box set. Working backwards, disc three succinctly sums up Tosh s post-Wailers career, honing in on the Legalize It Equal Rights and Bush Doctor sets, tossing in a couple of numbers from Wanted Dread & Alive and the title track from the Grammy-winning No Nuclear War album as well. Nothing new for aficionados here, but a decent roundup nonetheless. Disc two is exclusively comprised of live performances, drawn from a variety of different shows. Again, it doesn't add much to what's already available; however, by leaving in Tosh s between-song patter, for the first time fans can experience or relive the true fire and fury of his stage presence. Which leaves the first disc, and the one that alone makes the set worth the price of admission. This compiles 19 songs that Tosh cut alone or taking the lead with the Wailers none of which was previously available in the States. And although most were released in the U.K., this is the first time they've been rounded up on a full-length album, as well as their debut on CD. These numbers were all recorded between 1968 and 1976, after the Wailers departed Studio One and following Tosh s own solo work with Bunny Lee During this period, Tosh on his own or with the Wailers recorded for Joe Gibbs Leslie Kong and Lee Perry (among others), while the Wailers as a group and Tosh on his own took on self-production duties. The sequencing runs in generally chronological order, but it's a pity the disc didn't also sequence the productions; however, that's a bit of a quibble considering what's on offer here. Only the cover of the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" breaks the militant mood of the entire disc; everything else shreds the grooves with barely contained anger, and even the silky "Pound Get a Blow" is wreathed with suppressed rage. While EMI continues to release compilations showcasing Tosh s lightest material, this set is a vivid reminder of the artist's true revolutionary stature. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Joe Gibbs - Producer
Adam Block - Project Director
Gary Katz - Compilation Producer
Michael Wilson - Photography
Roger Steffens - Discography
Steve Miller - Design
Peter Tulloch - Mixing
Lisa Dubois - Photography
Fikisha Cumbo - Photography
Mark Caparosa - Design
Mark Caparosa - Art Direction
Ritch Barnes - Photography
Irving Grunbaum - Design
Horace James - Mixing
Pauline Morris - Photography
Pauline Morris - Executive Producer
Pauline Morris - Performer
Pauline Morris - Producer
Danny Sims - Remastering
Roger Steffens - Assistant Producer
Roger Steffens - Photography
Roger Steffens - Liner Notes
Steven Miller - Design
The Wailers - Performer
The Wailers - Producer
Robbie Shakespeare - Producer
Peter Tosh - Main Performer
Peter Tosh - Producer
Leroy Jodie Pierson - Liner Notes
Chuck Krall - Photography
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Producer
Lee Jaffe - Photography
Lee Jaffe - Associate Producer
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