LP - 1996 - HB 150 - Peter Tosh The Toughest - Yellow Labels - Heartbeat Records

Title : Peter Tosh The Toughest
Label : Heartbeat Records
Year : 1996
Origin : United States
Production : Coxsone Dodd, Lee Perry
Matrice : HB 150



Released in 1996 , this one is just excellent to discover the coxsone and lee perry collaboration with peter tosh.


This edition is coming with yellow labels, while the other one do have reddish orange labels, contents and cover are identical
the yellow one seems like a USA pressing while the redder one an european one



Album tracklist :

A Side : The Coxsone Years : 1963-1966

01 - hoot nanny hoot 3:09
02 - maga dog 2:59
03 - amen 2:33
04 - jumbie jamboree 3:33
05 - shame and scandal 3:01
06 - sinner man 3:05
07 - rasta shook them up 2:15
08 - the toughest 3:09
09 - dont look back 1:50
10 - when the well runs dry 2:36


Recorded at Studio One, Kinsgston Jamaica.

Musicians :

Lead vocals : Peter Tosh

Harmony : Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Junior Braithwaite, Rita Marley, Marlene Gifford, Constantine Walkers Beverly Kelso, Clement Dodd, BB Seaton, Winston Stewart, Maurice Roberts

Drums : Lloyd Knibbs

Bass : Lloyd Brevette, Brian Atkinson

Guitar : Peter Tosh, Jah Jerry, L.Taitt

Keyboards: Jacky Mittoo

Horns : Roland Alphonso, Tommy Mc Cook, Lester Sterling, H.Bennett, Johnny Moore, Don Drummond, Ska Campbell


B Side : The Lee Perry Years :

01 - making love 3:11
02 - cant you see 2:19
03 - treat me good 1:53

The Lee Perry Years :

04 - 400 years 2:31
05 - no sympathy 2:13
06 - second hand (brand new second version 1) 3:56
07 - second hand (brand new second version 2) 4:24
08 - downpresser 3:12


Musicians :

Lead vocals : Peter Tosh

Harmony : Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer

Drums : Carlton Barrett

Bass : Aston Barrett

Guitar : Alva Lewis, Peter Tosh, LLoyd Willis

Keyboards : Glen Adams, Gladstone Anderson

Percussions : Sticky



Album Credit :


Liner Notes: Leroy Jodie Pierson, Roger Rojah Steffens
Compiled by Coxsone Dodd and Chris Wilson
Album Design : Anne Murdock


Additional Informations And Comments :

- Original pressing yellow labels

- 18 tracks, original pressing heartbeat records

- CD version do have a bonus track not present here : Lee Perry production : Rightful ruler for a lenght of : 2:33