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Peter Tosh & The Wailers

Session date, January, 1971

  • Peter Tosh, lead vocal
  • Bob Marley, harmony vocals
  • Bunny Wailer, harmony vocals
  • Carlton "Carly" Barrett, drums
  • Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bass
  • Alva "Reggie" Lewis, guitar
  • Glen Adams, keyboards
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Percussion

Recorded at Randy's Studio 17 in Kingston, 4 track
Engineer, Errol Thompson
Producer, Lee "Scratch" Perry

Also titled "Oppressor Man," they are versions of the traditional song
"Sinner Man."

You can hear or buy this song on:
Grooving Kingston 12 (cd)
In the Beginning (cd)
In the Beginning (lp)
Man To Man (cd)
Soul Rebels (cd)
Soul Rebels (lp)
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 volume 6 - More Axe (cd)
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 volume 7 - Keep On Skanking  (cd)
Trenchtown Rock (cd)

The song sounds best on:
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 volume 6 - More Axe (cd)

Learn more about the album on Discogs
Grooving Kingston 12
In the Beginning
Man To Man
Soul Rebels
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 volume 6 - More Axe
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 volume 7 - Keep On Skanking
Trenchtown Rock

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