The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 is a series of compilation albums by Bob Marley and the Wailers released in eleven volumes by JAD Records between 1997 and 2002.
Background
Released in 1998–2003, this 220-track series revealed more than one hundred rare Bob Marley & the Wailers recordings to the world, including major songs like "Selassie Is the Chapel", and many of them previously unreleased, such as "Rock to the Rock". Many of the rarest selections came directly from Roger Steffens' huge collection. Co-produced with partner Bruno Blum, the series revived the JAD label, a small company that had signed an exclusive contract with Marley and his wife Rita as well as original Wailers member Peter Tosh in 1967. Although many of the recordings have since been available on various compilations, the quality of the original ten releases, which include extensive liner notes and rare contemporary photographs, remains unmatched.
Track listings
Part I
Vol. 1: Rock to the Rock
"Rock to the Rock" – 2:25
"Rocking Steady" (alternate) – 2:03
"How Many Times" (also known as "Do You Remember") – 3:04
"Touch Me" – 3:01
"Mellow Mood" (alternate) – 2:35
"There She Goes" (alternate) – 2:32
"Soul Rebel" (original) – 3:52
"Put It On" (alternate) – 3:01
"Chances Are" (alternate) – 3:19
"Love" – 2:53
"Bend Down Low" (alternate) – 3:28
"The World Is Changing" – 2:36
"Nice Time" (alternate) – 2:46
"Treat You Right" – 2:16
"What Goes Around Comes Around" (original) – 4:14
Dub track: "What Goes Around Comes Around" (version) – 4:15
Vol. 2: Selassie Is the Chapel
"Don't Rock My Boat" (original) (later known as "Satisfy My Soul") – 2:32
"The Lord Will Make a Way" – 2:12
"Chances Are" (original) – 3:19
"Selassie Is the Chapel" – 3:52
"Tread Oh" – 2:49
"Feel Alright" (original) – 2:31
"Rhythm" – 2:31
"Rocking Steady" (original) – 1:49
"Adam and Eve" – 3:05
"Wisdom" (original) (also known as "Fools Die" and "Stiff Necked Fools") – 3:13
"This Train" (alternate) – 2:39
"Thank You Lord" (alternate) – 3:20
"Give Me a Ticket" (original) (also known as "The Letter") – 1:58
"Trouble on the Road Again" – 2:32
"Black Progress" (medley: "Black Progress"/"(Say It Loud) I'm Black and I'm Proud") – 2:30 Dub tracks: "Black Progress" (version) – 2:37 "Tread Oh" (version) – 2:25
Vol. 3: Best of The Wailers
"Sugar Sugar" – 2:46
"Stop the Train" – 2:18
"Cheer Up" – 2:01
"Soon Come" – 2:21
"Soul Captives" – 2:02
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" – 3:14
"Can't You See" (alternate) – 2:40
"Give Me a Ticket" (alternate) (also known as "The Letter") – 1:59
"Hold On to This Feeling" (also known as "Gotta Hold On to This Feeling") – 2:55
"Mr. Chatterbox" (alternate) (also known as "Mr. Talkative") – 2:37
Dub tracks: "Soul Shake Down" (version) – 3:06 "Soon Come" (version) – 2:24 "Mr. Chatterbox" (version) – 3:02 "Hold On to This Feeling" (version) – 2:50
Part II
Vol. 4: Soul Rebels
"Try Me" – 2:45
"It's Alright" – 2:34
"No Sympathy" – 2:13
"My Cup" (also known as "I Have to Cry, Cry, Cry") – 3:34
"Soul Almighty" – 2:41
"Rebel's Hop" (medley: "Keep On Moving"/"Cloud Nine"/"Rebel's Hop") – 2:38
"Corner Stone" – 2:27
"Four Hundred Years" – 2:31
"No Water" – 2:08
"Reaction" – 2:41
Dub tracks: "My Sympathy" ("Four Hundred Years" version) – 2:43 "Soul Rebel" (version) – 2:53 "Try Me" (version) – 3:01 "It's Alright" (version) – 2:29 "No Sympathy" (version) – 2:23 "My Cup" (version) – 3:12 "Soul Almighty" (version) – 3:20 "Rebel's Hop" (version) – 2:46 "Corner Stone" (version) – 2:23 "No Water" (version) (false start) – 0:11 "No Water" (version) – 2:34 "Reaction" (version) – 3:32 "Rebel Version" (also known as "Soul Rebel" version 2) – 2:40