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Soul Revolution

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Released
  
1971

Length
  
34:24

Label
  
Trojan Records

Genres
  
Reggae, Dub

Recorded
  
1970-1971

Release date
  
1971

Producer
  
Lee "Scratch" Perry

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Soul Revolution (1971)
  
The Best of the Wailers (1971)

Artist
  
Bob Marley and the Wailers

Similar
  
Bob Marley and the Wailers albums, Reggae albums

Bob marley the wailers soul revolution


Soul Revolution is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Wailers. A "dub" version with the vocals removed was released as Soul Revolution Part II. In 1988 both versions were released as one set.

Contents

Bob marley and the wailers keep on moving


Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Side One

  1. "Keep on Moving" (Rainford Hugh "Lee" Perry, Curtis Mayfield) 3:09
  2. "Don't Rock my Boat" 4:33 (an earlier version of the song called "Satisfy My Soul" on Kaya album)
  3. "Put it On" 3:34
  4. "Fussing and Fighting" 2:29
  5. "Duppy Conqueror" 3:25
  6. "Memphis" 2:09

Side Two

  1. "Riding High" (Neville Livingston, Cole Porter) 2:46
  2. "Kaya" 2:39
  3. "African Herbsman" (Richie Havens) 2:24
  4. "Stand Alone" 2:12
  5. "Sun Is Shining" 2:11
  6. "Brain Washing" 2:41

"Riding High" and "Brain Washing" - lead vocals by Bunny Wailer.

CD releases (bonus tracks)

  1. "Mr. Brown" aka "Dracula" (Gregory Isaacs, Bob Marley) 3:35
  2. "Duppy Conqueror" (alternative version) 3:48 — some editions only
  3. "Kaya" (alternative version) 2:37 — some editions only

Soul Revolution Part II

Soul Revolution Part II is a "dub" companion set to Soul Revolution, being the original Soul Revolution album with the vocals stripped off. In the case of "Memphis", which originally contained no vocals, Peter Tosh's lead melodica solo was removed to create the new instrumental version. This album was originally released only in Jamaica. The instrumental version of the album was originally released in a very limited pressing on Upsetter Records, "part of which was jacketed in plain sleeves and part of which was jacketed in Soul Revolution Part II sleeves." Dating to as late as 2004, this album has also become known as "Upsetter Revolution Rhythm," because of a CD by that name released in 2004 (HIP-O RECORDS / Universal Music / JAD cat#B0003300-02) which was a reissue of the original instrumental album, with the addition of one bonus track: "Kaya (version alternate mix)".

In 1988, Trojan Records released a double-LP reissue of both albums, catalogue number TRLD 406, called "Soul Revolution I & II". This release included four extra tracks as compared with the original two LPs, which were "Soul Rebel" and "Mr. Brown" along with the instrumental 'dub' versions, "Soul Rebel version 4" and "Dracula". The cover of this Trojan Records release had a two-tone close-up photo-based image of Bob Marley in a square in the middle, surrounded on all four sides by repeated images of Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh and another image of Bob Marley himself, as well as multi-coloured text reading "BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS SOUL REVOLUTION 1 AND 2". This cover of this Trojan reissue should not be confused with the cover of the original vocal Soul Revolution LP, which had a turquoise background, with dark blue text, and featured an octagonal-shaped picture in the middle, surrounded by six square-shaped photos.

Bonus tracks

  1. "Mr. Brown" (Gregory Isaacs, Bob Marley) 2:53
  2. "Soul Rebel (dub instrumental)" (Lee "Scratch" Perry) 2:46
  3. "Soul Rebel version 4"
  4. "Dracula" 2:55

Personnel

The Wailers
  • Bob Marley – vocals
  • Peter Tosh – vocals, melodica
  • Bunny Livingstone – vocals
  • Additional musicians
  • Alva Lewis – guitar
  • Glen Adams – keyboard
  • Aston Barrett – bass
  • Carlton Barrett – drums
  • Production
  • Lee Perry – producer
  • Errol Thompson – engineer
  • Songs

    1Keep on Moving3:09
    2Don't Rock My Boat4:34
    3Put It On3:34

    References

    Soul Revolution Wikipedia