BillBoard Online

February 9, 1998

Twenty-eight unreleased songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers are the centerpiece of "The Complete Wailers:1967-72 part 1, "a 3-CD boxed set forthcoming on JAD Records. Concentrating on recordings the band made during it's early days, the package collects both newly discovered material and extreme rare 7-inch singles, such as "selassie Is The Chapel," of which only 26 copies were pressed. Music historian Roger Steffens , along with French reggae critic Bruno Blum, penned the set's extensive liner notes, placing the songs within the social and political context of the times. "This boxed set is a musical journey representing a time in our lives when we were free to explore musical styles and lyrical content," comments Bunny Wailer, the last living Wailer, on the discs. "Collectively, Bob, Peter [Tosh], Rita [Marley], and myself were creating a unique vision that would one day become a musical anthem for unity and freedom.

Pulse -

April, 1998

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Bob Marley: The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 part I (JAD) This three-volume set of rare tracks chronicles the beginnings of the Jamaican group - 3 stars

USA Today

April 17, 1997

Reggae hero Bob Marley , who died in 1981, is No 3 on Billboard's catalog ranking and the subject of a new 10-disc series The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 , which kicked off in March with a three-CD set.