Collection Gold (1994)

About this title: Collection Gold brings together on one CD Peter Tosh's two Virgin albums (Columbia in the U.S.), 1976's Legalize It and the following year's Equal Rights. Both appear in their entirety, with the bizarre, inexplicable, and inexcusable exclusion of "Stepping Razor" from the latter set. And although Legalize was a bit unfocused, both these albums are acknowledged masterpieces and easily Tosh's best full-length work. The seething rhythms, militant production, and the singer's biting performances created two of the most ferocious rocker albums in Jamaican history. Even the updates of such older ... read more

Tracks:

1. Get up, Stand Up [Tosh]
2. Legalize It [Tosh]
3. Equal Rights [Tosh]
4. African [Tosh]
5. Apartheid [Tosh]
6. Why Must I Cry [Tosh/Marley]
7. Burial [Tosh]
8. What'cha Gonna Do? [Tosh]
9. No Sympathy [Tosh]
10. Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) [Tosh]
11. Ketchy Shuby [Tosh]
12. Till Your Well Runs Dry [Tosh/Livingston]
13. Brand New Second Hand [Tosh]
14. Jah Guide [Tosh]
15. Downpresser [Tosh]
16. I Am That I Am [Tosh]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.