Peter Tosh's roots were intertwined with Bob Marley's, and like Marley, his very earliest efforts had much more to do with ska than with the reggae popularized by the Wailers.
That doesn't mean that Tosh's earliest work wasn't very enjoyable and accomplished, although his spiritual and political concerns had yet to surface.
This is a near-complete, 19-song retrospective of his Studio One recordings, two-thirds of which were produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the mid-'60s, with the remainder produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at some later point.
Exact source documentation is vague: some, if not all of the Dodd tracks were certainly Wailers discs, not Tosh solo outings (some appear on compilations of Bob Marley & the Wailers' '60s material).
At any rate, the Dodd sides are good cuts in the ska vein, with some flashes of developing diversity and sophistication: the rock-influenced "Can't You See," "Rasta Shook Them Up" (the first Wailers tune to refer to Rastafarianism), and a cover of the Temptations' "Don't Look Back" (which Tosh would record as a duet with Mick Jagger in 1978).
The Lee Perry material, from an uncertain vintage, is much more identifiable as reggae entering its prime.
"Rightful Ruler" has an early appearance by U Roy, and a reverb-soaked version of "Downpresser," which Tosh would recut on his Equal Rights album, is the highlight of the disc.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoot Nanny HootClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| 2 | Maga DogClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| 3 | AmenTraditional | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | Jumbie JamboreeClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Sinner ManTraditional | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Rasta Shook Them UpClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| 7 | The ToughestClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 7 MB |
| 8 | Don't Look BackSmokey Robinson, Ronald White | Peter Tosh | Play | 01:52 | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| 9 | When the Well Runs DryClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Carlton Livingston | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| 10 | Making LoveClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Can't You SeePeter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| 12 | Treat Me GoodClement "Coxsone" Dodd, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 01:56 | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| 13 | Rightful RulerGlen Adams, Lee "Scratch" Perry | Peter Tosh, U-Roy | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| 14 | 400 YearsBob Marley, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| 15 | No SympathyLee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 16 | DownpresserLee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 7 MB |
| 17 | Shame And Scandal | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 18 | Secondhand Version 1 | Peter Tosh | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| 19 | Secondhand Version 2 | Peter Tosh | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 11 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 158 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd | Composer |
| 3 | Carlton Livingston | Composer |
| 4 | Bob Marley | Composer, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Composer |
| 6 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 7 | Peter Tosh | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Traditional | Composer |
| 9 | U-Roy | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Bunny Wailer | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Ronald White | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |