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v/a - solomonic singles, pt. 1: tread along (1969-1976) - dubstore records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Reggae / Dub

1. Bunny Wailer - Tread Along
2. Bunny Wailer - Bide Up
3. Bunny Wailer - Searching For Love
4. Tuff Gong All Stars - Must Skank
5. The Wailers - Life Line
6. The Wailers - Pass It On
7. Solomonic All Stars - Trod On
8. The Wailers - Arabs Oil Weapon
9. Solomonic All Stars - Dubd
10. Bunny Wailer - Amagideon
11. Solomonic All Stars - Amagideon (dub)
12. Bunny Wailer - Dream Land
13. Bunny Wailer - Battering Down Sentence
14. Solomonic All Stars - Battering Down Sentence (dub
15. Bunny Wailer - Rasta Man

At the same time that Neville 'Bunny Wailer' Livingston recorded his debut solo long playing masterpiece, 'Blackheart Man', he was also creating a series of singles for his own Solomonic label. These records were every bit as good, at times even better, but they have never been released outside of Jamaica. Until now...;

It is next to impossible to ever overstate the importance of The Wailers to the history of Jamaican music and, as the last surviving member of the group, Bunny Wailer rightly regards himself as the sole keeper of their history ever mindful of the group's exalted position in the story of reggae music and the importance of their legacy. In 2010 Dub Store were able to work with Bunny on re-releasing a selection of his earliest recordings for the Solomonic label, lovingly restored and presented in reproduction sleeves and labels, on limited edition seven and twelve inch singles. Now, taking another step forward, here's Bunny's timeless music on two beautifully packaged double LP's