Help with early Wailers

[Jimmy Jazz]

Hearing "Mr Chatterbox" in Inder's muxtape playlist brought about this question. What are the best compilations for pre-Catch A Fire material? I have the Soul Revolutionaries box set for the early 70s jamaican albums and a CD called Trenchtown Days: Birth Of A Legend with some 60s stuff. But there seems to be still a lot out there.

There are too many to chose from on Amazon - the Mr. Chatterbox CD, a few different "rarities from studio 1" type things, the One Love 2CD set. Is there not one or two that would be all inclusive?

[Inder]

I've got this one, which is quite good:

[Flex]

I've got this one, which is quite good:

Oh, word. I have the two volumes of that set and I think they're about as good as anything else (they're out of print, so I think they've been supplanted by other stuff - but really, it's all basically the same music).

I wonder if any of the new comps have been lovingly remastered... might be worth an upgrade.

[Jimmy Jazz]

That one looks pretty good, as does it's second volume. Not too many repeat tracks from the one I have either. Then I have to get this one because the clip of Whats New Pussycat sounds great:

I'm probably just going to end up buying them all.

[Marky Dread]

Disc one of the Box set "Songs of Freedom" is ace with Judge Not, One Cup of Coffee, Simmer Down, or any of the early Studio One comps are great.