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Hey guys, i was curious as to how difficult it would be to obtain or how "rare" the "knotty vision" "calling rastafari" and "wiser dread" compilations are? Im tryin to get other peoples opinon on this, Thanks!

the owner Bob Schoenfeld died not long ago so the stock will become more and more difficult to find as you'd expect. check ernie b's for what they have, if i'm not mistaken they obtained some itals albums and calling rastafari among others. possibly wiser dread too, but knotty vision is as rare as hens teeth (almost)

These albums are out of print for a long time now, they weren't re-issued due to licensing issues (they include Bunny Wailer and Burning Spear tracks...).
Most appear regularly on eBay and elsewhere for reasonable prices.

N.

Thanks a lot you guys, i was wondering becuase i won the bid on ebay for knotty vision and i was wondering how hard i should fight for wiser dread, it ends in about 4 hours and i think ill try to grab it if they are becoming scarce, and they seem like they would be pretty solid albums. thanks again for your input!

Calling Rastafari is available on CD.

Other two only on vinyl.

Dave

Righteous fellas, i won the bid for wiser dread, im all stoked, i cant wait to listen to both of them, especially pass it on by bunny, im hoping its a different version from the other ones from burnin' and countryman. thanks again.

Wiser Dread is a great album.

"Calling Rastafari" is a fine album. Crisp quality and all tracks are killer.

I do recall having an email conversation with Bob a few years back as I was chasing some of the back catalog. He sent me the "Calling Rastafari" LP but did tell me that along with one of the Itals LP's was all he had left in stock.

You do still see them pop up on ebay as mentioned above but what is out there in peoples collections is probably all there is to be found.

Wiser dread and Calling rastafari are wicked albums/compilations , I'll also advice it to each and every roots lover. Didn't find knotty vision till now, is it as good ?
bless up

Knotty Vision is an excellent album.

In all honesty, there is nothing to choose between all 3 of them. They all contain some wicked tunes and all are worthy additions in any collection.

Dave