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(ACE Records) 20 Tracks - Golden Crest, 1959-1960 (many in stereo!) -  Although... more

The Wailers: The Original Golden Crest Masters (CD)

(ACE Records) 20 Tracks - Golden Crest, 1959-1960 (many in stereo!) - 

Although their musical career extended right through until the late 60s, the Wailers were originally very much a product of the 50s. Formed in the north-west corner of America in 1958, they spent 18 hectic months learning the basics of their trade, scrambled a recording contract with New York label Golden Crest, and by May 1959 had scored a Top 40 hit with Tall Cool One. The sad fact is though, mention the name the Wailers to most mainstream musical types and the chances are that the name of reggae king Bob Marley will come back to you. For rock'n'roll folk, however, the real Wailers will always be the boys from Tacoma, who stirred it up real good many years before Bob had even arrived.


Think about the crop of top rock instrumentalists of 1959 and your mind automatically goes to people like Duane Eddy, Johnny & the Hurricanes and the Champs. The Wailers had a rather different character to their more sound-of-the-moment rivals. The sound they seemed to be striving for was that which had regularly featured on the Specialty label circa 1956-58, and their big idol was Little Richard. The absence of a pukka electric bass on their Golden Crest recordings and the inclusion of pumping piano and raucous sax also serves to strengthen the comparison. Listen to Dirty Robber, the sole vocal track from their debut album, and the influence of the Georgia Peach is immediately obvious. Lyrically the track provides an interesting contrast too. Whilst songwriters in the encroaching world of pop were dreaming up female fantasy figures in the shape of teenage princesses, vocalist Kent Morrill was referring to his female companion as a dirty robber - who even stole my guitar! Fabian would have no doubt choked on the words.

The Wailers were not a one trick band either. Their other major source of inspiration, which greatly served to increase their unique-ness, was modern jazz. In fact the band's leader, Johnny Greek, was a trained trumpeter and had then only recently switched to guitar. Listen to Driftwood from their album and you are suddenly transported to a smoky Greenwich Village jazz club as Greek does his best to out-cool stylists such as Miles Davis and Chet Baker with his own low-down haunting trumpet blues.

Their talent did not stop there, as not only did they compose Tall Cool One themselves, but they also wrote their entire first album! This was extremely unusual at the time, especially from a band still in their teens. It was high quality material too, good enough to attract the attention of the Ventures who recorded no less than three of their compositions. Their #68 follow-up Mau-Mau was also an original composition and features John Greek on flugelhorn, surely a rare chart appearance by the instrument in a lead role. The band's final chart placing came in April 1964 when, with the second bite of the cherry, they re-ascended to an almost identical #38 position with the re-release of Tall Cool One.

Down the intervening years the Wailers have been appallingly treated by the bootleggers. The real sound of genuine Golden Crest masters is magic, but you would never know that by listening to the distorted, shrill junk that they have provided. Now, thanks to Ace's legendary care, we can all enjoy the true magnificence of the Wailers' sound as it was meant to be heard. Not only have Ace succeeded in locating the original master tapes, but there are also a further four never-before-issued tracks to enjoy! This high-class release deservedly puts the name of the Wailers back in the hands of its true originators.

by David Burke of Pipeline Magazine

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  • Interpret: The Wailers

  • Album titlle: The Original Golden Crest Masters (CD)

  • Genre Rock'n'Roll

  • Label Ace Records

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 0029667167529

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Wailers, The - The Original Golden Crest Masters (CD) CD 1
01 Tall Cool One The Wailers
02 Road Runner The Wailers
03 Mau-Mau The Wailers
04 Dirty Robber (45 version) The Wailers
05 Wailin' The Wailers
06 Shanghied The Wailers
07 Beat Guitar The Wailers
08 Driftwood (stereo) The Wailers
09 Lucille (stereo) The Wailers
10 Scratchin' (stereo) The Wailers
11 Long Gone (stereo) The Wailers
12 High Wall The Wailers
13 Gunnin' For Peter (stereo) The Wailers
14 Why Did It Happen To Me(prev.unissued stereo) The Wailers
15 Swing Shift (stereo) The Wailers
16 Beat Guitar #2 (prev.unissued stereo) The Wailers
17 Snake Pit (prev.unissued stereo) The Wailers
18 Driftwood #2 (prev.unissued stereo) The Wailers
19 Dirty Robber (stereo) The Wailers
20 Tough Bounce The Wailers
The Wailers  The Wailers a.k.a. The Fabulous Wailers The Wailers, often credited as... more
"The Wailers"

The Wailers 

The Wailers a.k.a. The Fabulous Wailers

The Wailers, often credited as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular around the United States Pacific Northwest around the late 1950s and the start of the 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry-ish Rock And

THE LENGENDARY WAILERS
It was a cool night in the city by the bay. with the fog billowing through the Golden Gate. to the foot of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the steps of the Maritime Hall, although inside it was another experience altogether. The house had already been warmed up by Northern California's Reggae Angels and the international Michael 'Grammy' Rose. Anticipation was high for the performance of the
legendary Wailers.

The Wailers have traveled many roads on their long journey to the Maritime Hall. Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, the anchoring foundation member of the band, has been there through it all. From the 60's with Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Hippy Boys and the Upsetters, his great accomplishments with Bob Marley. Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, to Bob's solo career as the Wailers' musical director holding the group together after Bob's passing. carrying the flame through musically mentoring Ziggy and Stephen Marley. continuing on even after the tragic loss of his brother, original Wailers drummer, Carlton Barrett. Aston is the cornerstone of the musical family known as the Wailers and it is his bass playing that set the standard for all of the reggae that has followed. Replacing Carlton Barrett was impossible, so they got the next best thing in long time Jimmy Cliff drummer and session player, Mikey 'Boo' Richards, who's heavy hand and pounding foot is probably the only other drummer that could properly accompany and compliment Aston's devastating. cool and deadly bass grooves.

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