2004-06-03 Bob Marley: The Complete Guide To His Music - Ian Mc Cann & Harry Hawke

Title : Bob Marley: The Complete Guide To His Music
Author : Ian Mc Cann and Harry Hawke
Publisher : Omnibuss Press
ISBN : 0 7119 9884-1
Year : 2004-06-03


To start this page i need to told you dear readers, that this book is the updated version
of a book with the same name and it's from the same author.

This 144 pages hand sized book hit the shelves in 2004

Ian Mc Cann wrote for severals magazines such as the 'New Music Express', 'Q', 'Vox' to name a few

Harry Hawke ,he wrote for music magazines 'Q','Billboard'
he's also the author of "the complete lyrics of Bob Marley"
also he did several liners notes for cds like for the 'Trojan UK Hits' Box Set
or 'Rough & Tough: The Story Of Ska '60-'66'

The book is an album by album (lp and cd) , tracks by tracks overview of the works of the Wailers
from obscure and hard to find releases to the well know Island/Tuff Gong albums.

the book is cut into chapters like the following :

Introduction to 2004 edition by Harry Hawke
Introduction to 1993 edition by Ian Mc cann
Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Music
Studio One recordings
Leslie Kong Productions
Lee Perry Productions
Island/Tuff Gong Productions
Posthumous Compilations
Aknowledgements (nice references to others writers )

Index by song and crosslinkin' (nice features)
it includes as well nice photo's not credited

the noticeable updates includes :

the remasters Island/Gong series
the deluxe boxset
the complete bob marley and the wailers series
the upsetter boxset

albums used for the book :

the wailing wailers (lp and cd)
best of bob marley and the wailers
marley tosh livingstone and associates
one love
simmer down at studio one
the wailing wailers at studio one
the toughest (peter tosh)
destiny rare ska sides from studio one
wailers and friends
climb the ladder
greatest hits at studio one
the birth of a legend
chances are
soul rebel
jamaican storm
bob bunny peter and rita
the best of the wailers
soul rebels (lp and cd)
soul revolution
soul revolution 2
soul revolution I & II
african herbsman
rasta revolution
the complete upsetter collection (worth the read in my eyes)
the rarities volume 1 and 2
rebel revolution
catch a fire (normal , remasters serie and deluxe boxset)
burnin' (normal , remasters serie, not the deluxe because it was released at the time of the book release)
natty dread (normal,remasters series)
a taste of the wailers
live! (normal , remasters serie)
rastaman vibration (normal , remasters series , deluxe boxset)
exodus (normal , remasters series , deluxe boxset)
kaya (normal,remasters series)
babylon by bus (normal,remasters series)
survival (normal,remasters series)
uprising (normal,remasters series)
confrontation (normal,remasters series)
oiriginal soundtrack of countryman
the box set (bob marley and the wailers)
reggae greats
legend (normal,remasters,deluxe)
rebel music (normal,remasters series)
talkin' blues (normal,remasters series)
songs of freedom
songs of freedom sampler
natural mystic (normal,remasters series)
dreams of freedom
chant down babylon
one love live at the roxy
all the hits
nice time
in a trechtown
the upsetter record shop (part 1)
the upsetter record shop (part 2 the rarities)
in the begining
the very best of the early years 1968-1974
the early years 1969-1973
in memoriam
roots of a legend
tribute to bob marley
bob marley and friends box set
trenchtown rock
solomonic presents the never ending wailers
the complete wailers (really nice , including comments about the underestimated lonesome feeling)
jungle dub 1
jungle dub 2
soul almighty
war album (Bruno Blum)
cry for freedom



Additional Informations And Comments :

- on my top 5 books about Bob Marley And The Wailers

- Thanks to Harry , Ian