{"product_id":"soul_rebel","title":"Soul Rebel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoul Rebel (more commonly known as Soul Rebels) is a 1970 album by Bob Marley \u0026amp; The Wailers, produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry and recorded at Randy’s Studio in Kingston. It was the first full‑length collaboration between the Wailers and Perry and the first album credited to “Bob Marley \u0026amp; The Wailers” to be released outside Jamaica, capturing the group in a raw, roots‑leaning mode just as reggae was crystallizing as a distinct style. The 12‑track set—“Soul Rebel,” “Try Me,” “It’s Alright,” “No Sympathy,” “My Cup,” “Soul Almighty,” “Rebel’s Hop,” “Corner Stone,” “400 Years,” “No Water,” “Reaction,” and “My Sympathy”—pairs the vocal trio of Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer with backing from Perry’s Upsetters band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, the album is spare but powerful: slow‑to‑mid‑tempo rhythms, deep bass lines, clipped guitar chops, and occasional organ and percussion accents, with Perry’s production favoring a dry, intimate sound that leaves plenty of space around the vocals. The title track “Soul Rebel” has been described as an early mission statement—its easygoing groove and sweet harmonies carrying lyrics about spiritual defiance and self‑definition—while songs like “Corner Stone,” “400 Years,” and “No Sympathy” introduce themes of oppression, betrayal, and Black history that Marley would develop further in the Island era. Critics often treat Soul Rebel(s) as a formative document: not as polished as later classics, but a crucial bridge between ska\/rocksteady and the militant roots reggae of the 1970s, and one of the most revealing portraits of the Wailers under Perry’s experimental, stripped‑back guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":53314521432378,"sku":"37629","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-13_at_4.01.32_PM.jpeg?v=1776110589","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/soul_rebel","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}