{"title":"Peter Tosh","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatching a stranger play one song for half a day, Tosh memorised every movement of the man's fingers, then performed it straight back. That self-taught ear turned him into the Wailers' original guitarist and keyboardist, the musician his bandmates learned from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he slowed the group from ska to rocksteady, then cut early reggae with Lee \"Scratch\" Perry. He co-wrote 'Get Up, Stand Up' but quit in 1974 when Island boss Chris Blackwell refused to issue his solo album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfterwards he made militant, Rastafari-rooted music: the title track of \u003cem\u003eLegalize It\u003c\/em\u003e became a cannabis anthem, and \u003cem\u003eBush Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e featured a duet with Mick Jagger. At the 1978 One Love Peace Concert he lit a spliff onstage and berated Jamaica's political leaders. \u003cem\u003eNo Nuclear War\u003c\/em\u003e, his final record, won a Grammy in 1987, the year he was shot dead during a robbery at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Peter Tosh you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bob-marley-the-wailers-vinyl\"\u003eBob Marley \u0026amp; The Wailers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lee-scratch-perry-vinyl\"\u003eLee \"Scratch\" Perry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/upsetters-vinyl\"\u003eThe Upsetters\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/max-romeo-vinyl\"\u003eMax Romeo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/king-tubby-vinyl\"\u003eKing Tubby\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scientist-vinyl\"\u003eScientist\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bad-brains-vinyl\"\u003eBad Brains\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fela-kuti-vinyl\"\u003eFela Kuti\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cymande-vinyl\"\u003eCymande\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/curtis-mayfield-vinyl\"\u003eCurtis Mayfield\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peter-tosh-mystic-man-green-vinyl-lp-1978-reggae","title":"PETER TOSH 'Mystic Man' GREEN Vinyl LP (1979 Reggae)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1979\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003ePeter Tosh's second album for Rolling Stones Records mixes roots reggae with sharper, rockier edges. The title track is a statement of faith, and 'Buk-In-Hamm Palace' is a sly protest song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47908686954717,"sku":"GM06057","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3872.jpg?v=1778568795"},{"product_id":"peter-tosh-bush-doctor-red-vinyl-lp-1978-reggae","title":"PETER TOSH 'Bush Doctor' RED Vinyl LP (1978 Reggae)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eHis first album for the Rolling Stones' label includes 'Don't Look Back', a duet with Mick Jagger. Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare drive the rhythm, and 'Bush Doctor' is a defiant call to legalise ganja.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47908687577309,"sku":"GM06054","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3874.jpg?v=1778568919"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/peter-tosh-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}