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Scrolls of the Prophet is the first single-disc Tosh best-of to contain tracks from his Columbia, Rolling Stones, and EMI albums. Since the set originates with Columbia, the material from the other two labels is limited; there are five tracks from Equal Rights and four from Legalize It, with two from Bush Doctor and one from Wanted Dread & Alive, plus three rare or previously unreleased tracks. But the bulk of Tosh's most memorable tracks appeared on those first two Columbia albums, including his solo remake of the Wailers song "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Stepping Razor," "Equal Rights," and "Legalize It." Tosh was intense and directed, but not prolific. His tunes are sometimes borrowed; "Downpressor Man" is a rewrite of the folk-gospel tune "Oh Sinner Man." His themes are also repetitive, as the sequencing here -- which follows "Legalize It," his ode to the legalization of marijuana extolling the drug's medicinal qualities, with "Bush Doctor," a song that bears much the same message -- tends to emphasize. Nevertheless, he managed a surprising variety within the sometimes constricted reggae form, speeding things up on his hit remake of the Temptations' "Walk and Don't Look Back" (a duet with Mick Jagger) and slowing them down for the ballad "Fools Die," which has a haunting flute line.
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Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Bob Marley, Composer - Bob Marley, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Pauline Morris, Executive Producer - JOE HIGGS, Lyricist - JOE HIGGS, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Bunny Waller, Background Vocal - Carlie Barrett, Drums - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Skully, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Dirty Harry, Tenor Saxophone - Abdul Wall, Guitar - Karl Pitterson, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Vocal - Peter Tosh, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Keyboards - Peter Tosh, Performer - Al Anderson, Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Earl Lindo, Keyboards
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Abdul Wall, Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - Pauline Morris, Executive Producer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Karl Pitterson, Guitar - Skully, Percussion - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Earl Lindo, Keyboards - Carlie Barrett, Drums - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Vocal - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Keyboards - Peter Tosh, Performer - Dirty Harry, Tenor Saxophone - Bunny Waller, Background Vocal - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Al Anderson, Guitar
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Pauline Morris, Executive Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Bunny Waller, Background Vocal - Carlie Barrett, Drums - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Skully, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Patti Matteny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Dirty Harry, Tenor Saxophone - Abdul Wall, Guitar - Karl Pitterson, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Vocal - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Keyboards - Peter Tosh, Performer - Al Anderson, Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Earl Lindo, Keyboards
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Abdul Wall, Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass - Pauline Morris, Executive Producer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Karl Pitterson, Guitar - Skully, Percussion - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Earl Lindo, Keyboards - Carlie Barrett, Drums - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Vocal - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Guitar - Peter Tosh, Keyboards - Peter Tosh, Performer - Dirty Harry, Tenor Saxophone - Bunny Waller, Background Vocal - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Al Anderson, Guitar
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer
(P) 1976, 1977, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer
(P) 1976, 1977, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Performer - Peter Tosh, Producer
(P) 1976, 1977, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Peter Tosh, Vocal - Peter Tosh, Background Vocal - Peter Tosh, Guitar - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Vocal - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Background Vocal - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Guitar - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Performer - Jackie Mittoo, Keyboards - Lloyd Spence, Bass - Seymour Walker, Alto Saxophone - Lloyd Robinson, Drums - Constantine Walker, Vocal - Constantine Walker, Background Vocal - Carlton Samuels, Baritone Saxophone - Desi Miles, Bass - Tommy McCook, Tenor Saxophone - Lloyd Depratt, Keyboards - Headley Bennett, Alto Saxophone - Dwight Pinkney, Guitar - Berly Kelso, Background Vocal - Roland Alphonso, Tenor Saxophone - Vin Gordon, Trombone - Bryan Atkinson, Bass - Jah Jerry, Guitar - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Ska Campbell, Baritone Saxophone - Hux Brown, Guitar - Lester Sterling, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Johnny Moore, Trumpet - Don Drummond, Trombone - Bunny Wailer, Vocal - Bunny Wailer, Background Vocal - Bunny Wailer, Percussion - Lloyd Knibbs, Drums - Esmond Jarret, Drums - Fred Crossley, Bass - Looyd Brevett, Bass - Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Producer - Carl McCloud, Drums - Junior Braithwaite, Vocal - Junior Braithwaite, Background Vocal - Richard Ace, Keyboards - Lynn Tait, Guitar - Trummie Ellis, Trumpet - Ernest Ranglin, Guitar - Danny McFarlane, Keyboards - Tony Wilson, Tenor Saxophone - Bob Marley, Composer - Bob Marley, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Keith Sterling, Keyboards - Donald Kinsey, Guitar - Bob Marley, Lyricist - Bob Marley, Composer - George Fullwood, Bass - Peter Tosh, Lyricist - Peter Tosh, Composer - Peter Tosh, Producer - Peter Tosh, Performer - Carlton Davis, Drums - Peter Tulloch, Mixing Engineer - Constantine Walker, Vocal - Constantine Walker, Percussion - Horace James, Mixing Engineer - The Tamlins, Background Vocal
(P) 1976, 1977, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Scrolls of the Prophet is the first single-disc Tosh best-of to contain tracks from his Columbia, Rolling Stones, and EMI albums. Since the set originates with Columbia, the material from the other two labels is limited; there are five tracks from Equal Rights and four from Legalize It, with two from Bush Doctor and one from Wanted Dread & Alive, plus three rare or previously unreleased tracks. But the bulk of Tosh's most memorable tracks appeared on those first two Columbia albums, including his solo remake of the Wailers song "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Stepping Razor," "Equal Rights," and "Legalize It." Tosh was intense and directed, but not prolific. His tunes are sometimes borrowed; "Downpressor Man" is a rewrite of the folk-gospel tune "Oh Sinner Man." His themes are also repetitive, as the sequencing here -- which follows "Legalize It," his ode to the legalization of marijuana extolling the drug's medicinal qualities, with "Bush Doctor," a song that bears much the same message -- tends to emphasize. Nevertheless, he managed a surprising variety within the sometimes constricted reggae form, speeding things up on his hit remake of the Temptations' "Walk and Don't Look Back" (a duet with Mick Jagger) and slowing them down for the ballad "Fools Die," which has a haunting flute line.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:25
- Main artists: Peter Tosh
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: World
1978, 1981 EMI Records, UK, 1982, 1997 Pauline Morris, (P) 1976, 1977, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
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