Peter M. Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 Oct 1944 – 11 Sept 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. He was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion.
Tosh had written many of the Wailers' hit songs such as 'Get Up, Stand Up', '400 Years', and 'No Sympathy'. Tosh released his solo debut, 'Legalize It', in 1976 with CBS Records and Island Records. 'Equal Rights' followed in 1977, featuring his recording of a song co-written with Marley, 'Get Up, Stand Up,' and a cover of 'Stepping Razor' that would also appear on the soundtrack to the film Rockers.
In 1978 Tosh signed with Rolling Stones Records, who released the album ‘Bush Doctor', introducing Tosh to a larger audience, with lead single – a cover version of The Temptations song ‘Don't Look Back' – performed as a duet with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. The LPs 'Mystic Man' (1979) and 'Wanted Dread and Alive' (1981) followed, both released on Rolling Stones Records. Tosh tried to gain some mainstream success while keeping his militant views, but was only moderately successful, especially when compared to Marley's achievements.
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Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor (Audio)
Peter Tosh took part in both the celebrated Peel sessions of Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1973, although he left the group soon afterward, following the departure of fellow co-founder Bunny Wailer.
The DJ took an interest in the early solo careers of both former members of the original Wailers trio, with ‘Stepping Razor' by Tosh winning a spot in the self-chosen 1977 Festive Fifty (at #53).
Peel, however, largely seemed to lose interest in Tosh soon after the musician signed with Rolling Stones Records the following year. On 27 March 1979, before a fresh outing for ‘Stepping Razor’, originally recorded with the Wailers, the DJ commented:
"This is an oldie but goodie from Peter Tosh, to show you that he did make good records once."
Subsequent plays of Tosh solo material by the DJ appear to have been limited to occasional airings of vintage material, even before the artist's untimely death in 1987.
In 2012, eleven LPs credited simply to the Wailers[1] were among the first 100 albums by artists beginning with W, alongside several Bob Marley & The Wailers releases also featuring Tosh, when details of Peel’s record collection were initially released via TheSpace website. (See Record Collection: W.)
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1977 Festive Fifty: Stepping Razor #53
Sessions[]
- None under own name.
- Two sessions with Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973).
Other Shows Played[]
- 1970s
- 07 September 1976: Legalize It (7") Columbia Peel's Big 45
- 08 September 1976: Legalize It (7") Columbia
- 09 September 1976: Legalize It (7") Columbia
- 10 September 1976: Legalize It (7") Columbia
- 13 September 1976: Legalize It (7") Columbia
- 17 May 1977 with Words, Sounds & Power: African (7") Virgin VS 179
- 07 June 1977: unknown
- 22 December 1977: Stepping Razor (LP – Equal Rights) Virgin FF#53
- 26 September 1978: (You’re Got To Walk And) Don’t Look Back (single) Rolling Stones
- 24 October 1978: Don't Look Back (Dub) (promo for 12") Rolling Stones unreleased as yet
- 27 March 1979: (JP: "This is an oldie but goodie from Peter Tosh, to show you that he did make good records once, anyway.")
- Stepping Razor (LP - Equal Rights) Virgin - 11 April 1979: Babylon Queendom
- 1980s
- 22 January 1980: Brand New Second-Hand (v/a LP - Creation Rockers Volume 2) Trojan
- 07 February 1980: Return of Al Capone
- 21 September 1981: Soon Come (v/a album - The Best Of Beverley's Records (Or Masterpieces From The Works Of Leslie Kong)) Trojan
- 27 September 1981 (BFBS): Soon Come (v/a album - The Best Of Beverley's Records (Or Masterpieces From The Works Of Leslie Kong)) Trojan
- 22 February 1983: Peace Treaty (7" - Peace Treaty / Glass House) Intel Diplo
- 26 February 1983 (BFBS): Peace Treaty (7" - Peace Treaty / Glass House) Intel Diplo
- 25 May 1983 (Mark Ellen sitting in): Where You Gonna Run (single) EMI
- 1990s
- 08 April 1998: You Can't Fool Me Again (7") Impact
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- ↑ These include LPs by the US garage rock band of the same name, aka the Fabulous Wailers.