| Artist: Bob Marley & Wailers |
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Positive Vibration ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
2. Roots, Rock, Reggae ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
3. Johnny Was ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
4. Cry To Me ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. Want More ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
6. Crazy Baldhead ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
7. Who The Cap Fit ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
8. Night Shift ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
9. War ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
10. Rat Race ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. Jah Live - (original mix) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
12. Concrete ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. Roots, Rock, Reggae - (single mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
14. Roots, Rock, Dub - (single dub mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Want More - (alternate album mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
16. Crazy Baldhead - (alternate album mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
17. War - (alternate album mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
18. Johnny Was - (alternate album mix, previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Introduction - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
2. Trenchtown Rock - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
3. Burnin' And Lootin' - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
4. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block) - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
6. I Shot The Sheriff - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
7. Want More - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
8. No Woman No Cry ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
9. Lively Up Yourself - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
10. Roots, Rock, Reggae - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. Rat Race - (previously unreleased) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
12. Smile Jamaica (Part One) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. Smile Jamaica (Part Two) ~ Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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| Bob Marley & The Wailers: Bob Marley (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Aston "Family Man" Barrett (guitar, bass, percussion); Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar, percussion); Al Anderson, Donald Kinsey (guitar); Tyrone Downie (keyboards, bass, percussion, background vocals); Carlton Barrett (drums, percussion); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion). | |
| Additional personnel: The I Threes (background vocals). | |
| Reissue producers: Bill Levenson, Maxine Stone. | |
| Recorded at Harry J Studios and Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Originally released on Island (59383). | |
| All tracks have been digitally remastered. | |
| Personnel: Bob Marley (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion); Aston Barrett (guitar, electric bass, percussion); Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar, percussion); Donald Kinsey, Al Yasha Anderson (guitar); Tyrone Downie (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Carlton "Carly" Barrett (drums, percussion); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion); Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley (background vocals). | |
| Audio Mixers: Chris Blackwell; Ray Thompson; Aston Barrett. | |
| Recording information: Harry J Studios, Kingston, Jamaica (1975-1976); Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica (1975-1976); Kingston, Jamaica (1975-1976); The Roxy, Hollywood, CA (1975-1976); Wally Heider's Mobile Recording Truck (1975-1976). | |
| Photographers: Kim Gottlieb-Walker; Neville Garrick. | |
| RASTAMAN VIBRATION's burlap-esque jacket design couldn't be more appropriate packaging-this is a load of Natty knowledge delivered in simple, raw fashion. And there's a real beauty in the weave. This 1976 release finds Bob dropping ever more lyrics on human entanglements both local and global, his transcendent voice threading wisdom through it all. | |
| "Positive Vibration" and "Roots, Rock, Reggae" are anthemic in character, inviting all listeners to quit their negativity and start a-dancin'. "Want More" is a promise of bad karma for back-biters everywhere, leadened fearfully by solemn bass lines and seamless production. Perhaps most compelling here is "War," a musical setting of a 1968 speech on global justice by the Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Bob's echoing fade with the words, "Good Over Evil" is positively haunting. While Peter Tosh's voice is absent, the classic exchange between Marley and the I-Threes (backing vocal divas, for those not in the know) shines all the more brightly in the spotlight. Funky organs are everywhere. Every track on RASTAMAN VIBRATION is an excellent piece of vintage roots reggae, proving just how powerful and tight Bob's studio sessions could be. | |
Engineer: Errol Thompson; Jack Nuber; Alex Sadkin; Ray Thompson; Sylvan Morris |
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Musical Guests | |
| Rita Marley | |
| Judy Mowatt | |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
| Release Date : 11/26/2002 | |
| Original Release Date : 1976 | |
| Catalog ID : 0634462 | |
| Label : Island (Label) | |
| Number of Discs : 2 | |
| Studio/Live : Studio | |
| Mono/Stereo : Stereo | |
| SPAR Code : n/a | |
| UPC : 00044006344621 |
Professional Reviews
Q (9/01, p.135)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Marley as superstar..."
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Marley as superstar..."
Mojo (Publisher)
(8/02, p.85)
- "...The most complete and uncompromised studio album that The Wailers made..."
(8/02, p.85)
- "...The most complete and uncompromised studio album that The Wailers made..."












