1978-1987

"In 2011 Sony reissued baritoned Wailers bad boy Peter Tosh's initial solo albums Legalize It and Equal Rights - including demos, outtakes and dub-specials. A year later EMI has assembled this remastered six-disc set comprising his subsequent five studio LPs, one previously released and one unreleased live recording, plus some bonus mixes. This was a less consistent period for Tosh, whose cutting voice and lyrics weren't always suited to the heavily produced fare his Rolling Stones/EMI tenure yielded. But for every misstep there are gems - most powered by the drum-and-bass of Sly & Robbie, fearlessly pushing reggae's sound barriers ... Unlike Sony's outtakes, most bonus tracks have been released on previous individual album reissues. But both 1983's Captured Live at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre and the officially unheard BBC-recorded Dominion Theatre show demonstrate the power of Tosh and his band away from the slickness of the studio".

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