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Soul Revolution Part II Dub (1971)

Where the lyrics of Soul Revolution Part II Dub take you, and where it was really made.

The dub album was pressed in a very limited run in Jamaica, and the band later complained that its producer put it out without paying them.

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Album story

Overview

• Soul Revolution Part II Dub: dub companion set to Soul Revolution Part II by Bob Marley and the Wailers
• The original Soul Revolution Part II album with the vocals stripped off
• Originally released only in Jamaica, in 1971
• Instrumental version pressed in a very limited run on Upsetter Records
• Part of the pressing came in plain sleeves, part in Soul Revolution Part II sleeves
• Later known as Upsetter Revolution Rhythm after a 2004 CD reissue

Background

• The source album was produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry
• Aston and Carlton Barrett played bass and drums on the source album
• After the album came out, the band met Perry to complain that they were getting less money than agreed
• The band said Perry released dub versions without paying them
• The band never worked with Perry again

Recording

• Made by removing the vocals from the tracks of Soul Revolution Part II
• Memphis originally had no vocals, so Peter Tosh's lead melodica solo was removed to make its instrumental version
• The 2004 CD reissue added one bonus track, the Kaya alternate mix

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Artist

Formation

• Formed in 1963 in Jamaica around Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, initially as the Teenagers before becoming the Wailers.
• The band had a ska and rocksteady origin and their 1964 hit "Simmer Down" recorded at Studio One shifted Jamaican music toward its own voice.

Members

• Founding members were Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer; Tosh and Wailer left in 1974.
• Marley continued with a new lineup including Aston and Carlton Barrett and the female backing trio the I-Threes.

Career

• Signed to Island Records in 1972; albums Catch a Fire and Burnin' followed in 1973.
• Released Exodus (1977) and Uprising (1980), and Marley died of cancer in 1981, after which the group disbanded.
• Legend (1984) became the biggest-selling reggae album ever.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released only in Jamaica, as the instrumental companion to the vocal album
• Pressed in a very limited run on Upsetter Records
• Part of the pressing came in plain sleeves, part in Soul Revolution Part II sleeves
• Perry was the producer of the source album and of the dub versions

Reappraisal

• Dating to as late as 2004, the album has also become known as Upsetter Revolution Rhythm
• The Discogs release note describes it as the original Jamaican instrumental dub album to Soul Revolution Part II, digitally remastered with one bonus track

Records

• Both the vocal and dub versions were released as one set in 1988
• The 2004 CD (Hip-O Records / Universal Music / JAD) reissued the instrumental album with one added bonus track
• The original 2004 press was by Universal M & L, and a later repress was by EDC

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Trivia

• Memphis had no vocals to begin with, so its dub version came from removing Peter Tosh's melodica solo.
• The album's vocal and dub versions were sold together as one set in 1988.
• After the album came out, Perry put out dub versions without paying the band, which led to a near-fight at the meeting between them.
• The dub album became known as Upsetter Revolution Rhythm after a 2004 CD.
• The 2004 CD added the Kaya alternate mix as a bonus track.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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