Small Axe

Name: Small Axe
Duration: 3 min 59 s

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#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.2	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	African Herbsman	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US1973-06
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	GB1973-10-19	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	ILPS 9256
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	JM1973-10-19	Tuff Gong, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	210849
1.6	Small Axe	?:??	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	GB1973	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	ZCI 9256
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	CA1973	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	ISM 9256
1.6	Small Axe	4:00	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	US1973	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	SMAS 9338
2.6	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Box Set	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	DE1982	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	BMSP100
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	US1983	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	90031-1
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Reggae Greats	The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US1985	Mango Records	162-539 795-2
1.2	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley and The Wailers	African Herbsman	Bob Marley and The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE1988	Trojan Records	CDTRL 62
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	US1990-05-31	Tuff Gong	422-846 200-2
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	DE1990	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	260849
1.6	Small Axe	4:00	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	XE1990	Tuff Gong	260 849, 260849
1.10	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Very Best of the Early Years 1968-74	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB1991	Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)	MCCD 033
2.6	Small Axe	3:58	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Celebration: The Best of Reggae	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992-06-29	Trojan Records, Quality Television	QTV010, QTVCD 010
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Songs of Freedom	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US1992-10-06	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	512 280-2
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Songs of Freedom	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	CA1992	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	512 280-2, TGCBX 1
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Songs of Freedom	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	74321 104702
1.15	Small Axe	3:54	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Best Reggae Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 8 39699 2 0
1.4	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Roots of a Legend	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	DE1996	Charly Records	CPCD 8246-2
3.6	Small Axe	3:51	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Bob Marley Collection	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	CA1996	Madacy Records	5633
2.10	Small Axe	3:58	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Bustin' Out of Trenchtown	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB1997-08-01	Recall 2cd (UK 2cd re-issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)	SMD CD 108
1.1	Small Axe	3:58	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Wisdom	Peter Tosh & Bob Marley	Album + Compilation	GB1998-08-17	Recall 2cd (UK 2cd re-issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)	SMDCD220
2.2	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Trench Town Rock	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	DE1998	Charly Records	CDDIG 22
2.1	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Sun Is Shining	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB1999-07-27	Trojan Records	CDTRD 422
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley	Songs of Freedom	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US1999	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	314-514 432-2, TGXBX1
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	The Wailers	Songs of Freedom (BMG music club release)	Bob Marley	Album + Compilation	US1999	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	314-514 432-2, 314‐514 432‐2, D 207493
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley	Songs of Freedom	Bob Marley	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	512 281-2, 512 282-2, 512 283-2, 512 284-2
1.6	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley	The Best of the Upsetter Years 1970-1971	Bob Marley vs. Lee “Scratch” Perry	Album + Compilation	US1999	Cleopatra Records (US label, predominantly industrial/goth, and low budget compilations), Cult Records (US label)	CLP 0481-2
1.13	Small Axe	4:01	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-07-17	Trojan Records	CDTAL 904, CDTAL 904 Z
3.3	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Complete Upsetter Collection	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2000 US2002-10-22	Trojan Records	TBOXCD 013, TBOXCD 013 Z
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	JP2001-05-11	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	UICY-9542
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	US2001-06-12	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	314 548 894-2
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	XE2001-06-25	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	548 894-2
1.11	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Trenchtown Rock	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	DE2001-06-29 NL2001	Disky	SI 645792
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	GB2001-07-02	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	548 894-2
1.2	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	African Herbsman	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2001-09-11	Trojan Records	06076 80200-2
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	GB2001	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	548 894-1
1.1	Small Axe	3:58	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Reggae All Stars	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2001	Virgin France S.A. (not for release label use!)	7243 8106572 3
1.22	Small Axe	3:57	Bob Marley	Songs of Freedom (reissue)	Bob Marley	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	514 532 2
2.1	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Trenchtown Rock: The Anthology 1969-1978	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2002-01-28	Trojan Records	TJDDD018
2.1	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Trenchtown Rock: The Anthology 1969-1978	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2002	Trojan Records	06076-80261-2
1.2	Small Axe	3:54	Bob Marley & The Wailers	African Herbsman	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2003-04-21	Trojan Records	TJCCD064
1.2	Small Axe	3:54	Bob Marley & The Wailers	African Herbsman	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2003	Silverline	284537-2
1.3	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2004-04-20	Hip‐O Records
1.2	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Original Cuts	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2004-08-31	JAD Records	0602498671092
1.5	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Roots of a Legend	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2004-09-14	Trojan Records	06076-80481-2
1.6	Small Axe	3:59	The Wailers	Burnin’ (deluxe edition)	The Wailers	Album	XW2004-09-28	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’ (deluxe edition)	The Wailers	Album	US2004-09-28	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Tuff Gong	B0003359-02
1.6	Small Axe	3:59	The Wailers	Burnin’ (deluxe edition)	The Wailers	Album	XE2004	Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	0602498233375
1.4	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Classic Bob Marley & The Wailers (The Universal Masters Collection)	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	DE2004	JAD Records	0602498201541
1.5	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Feel Alright	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2004	JAD Records	0602498134276
2.7	Small Axe	4:01	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Grooving Kingston 12	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2004	Hip‐O Records, JAD Records	B0002093-02
1.5	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Roots of a Legend	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Trojan Records	TJODX176
1.5	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Roots of a Legend	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2004
3.12	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960 to 1975	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	Trojan Records, Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	06076-80470-2
1.22	Small Axe	3:54	Bob Marley & The Wailers	I Am the Upsetter	Lee “Scratch” Perry	Album + Compilation	GB2005-02-21	Trojan Records	TJNBX225
2.3	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Essential Bob Marley & The Wailers	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2005-04-05	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	06076-80515-2
1.1	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley	This Is Ska and Reggae Roots	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005-07-04
1.17	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	1967-1972 Gold	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2005-09-23	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	0602498737071
1.17	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	1967-1972 Gold (different CD-Matrix)	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2005-09-23	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
1.6	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Africa Unite: The Singles Collection	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2005-11-07	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	983 491-9, BMWCDX 4
1.6	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Africa Unite: The Singles Collection	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2005-11-10	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.2	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Natural Mystic	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Weton-Wesgram	PC203, PC203B
3.12	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960 to 1975	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Trojan Records	TJNBX254
1.7	Small Axe	4:01	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Everything’s Gonna Be Alright	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	US2006-08-01	Hear Music	B0007144-02 CDS-021
2.6	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Catch a Fire (box set)	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	JP2006	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	UICY-93118
1.6	Small Axe	4:00	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	JP2007-10-10	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	UIJY-9045
1.4	Small Axe	4:02	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Classic Bob Marley & The Wailers	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2008	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	5314919
3.6	Small Axe	3:51	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Bob Marley Collection, Vols. 1-3	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	-2009-04-02	Madacy Entertainment
1.13	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2011-02-08 AT2011-02-08 (show 12 more) CH2011-02-08	Fontana, Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)
1.4	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Marley	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Soundtrack	XE2012-04-16	Tuff Gong, Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	2798598
1.4	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Marley	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Soundtrack	JP2012-07-25	USM JAPAN (read the annotation before using!), Tuff Gong, Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	UICY-15178, UICY-15179
1.4	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Marley	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Soundtrack	XE2012	Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), Tuff Gong	276 876-6, 279 876-8, 2799776
1.4	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Marley (The original Soundtrack)	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Soundtrack	US2012	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	B0016736-02
1.1	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Original Wailer	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	-2012	Impogram (Sublabel of Impogram B.V.)
1.6	Small Axe	4:03	The Wailers	Burnin’ (Remastered) (iTunes)	The Wailers	Album	GB2013-01-01	Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records)
1.6	Small Axe	4:02	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	XW2013-12-09	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
2.6	Small Axe	4:03	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Complete Collection: The Island Years	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XW2013-12-10	The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)
1.16	Small Axe	3:59	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Masterpiece: Created by David Rodigan	David Rodigan	Album + Compilation	GB2014-01-26	Ministry of Sound
1.16	Small Axe	4:00	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Masterpiece: Created by David Rodigan	David Rodigan	Album + Compilation	GB2014-01-27	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD336
2.6	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	The Complete Island Recordings	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2015-09-25	Tuff Gong	5360252
2.6	Small Axe	4:03	The Wailers	The Complete Island Recordings	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	XE2020-12-04	Island Records Group (UK label run by Universal Island Records), Tuff Gong, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)	00602435081243
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin'	The Wailers	Album	DE-	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)	203 202, 203 202-320
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	GB-	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	846 200-2, TGLCD 2
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’ (made in France by PMDC)	The Wailers	Album	XE-	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	846 200-2, TGLCD 2
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	The Wailers	Album	XE-	Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong	846 200-2, TGLCD 2
Promotion
1.6	Small Axe	4:01	The Wailers	Burnin’	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album	IT2008	Sorrisi e Canzoni TV	GAI 05 03
Bootleg
1.10	Small Axe	3:56	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Lively Up Yourself	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB1994
1.6	Small Axe	3:55	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Rebel Soul	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Album + Compilation	GB2002	One Stop Records	ROXS 6 CD

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recording engineer:	Sylvan Morris
producer:	Chris Blackwell (Island Records) Lee “Scratch” Perry The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican Reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:	Phill Brown (UK engineer) Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)

recording of:	Small Axe

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lyricist and composer:	Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)

publisher:	Fifty Six Hope Road

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