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quasi-biblical prophecy. The Wailers did well in Jamaica
during the mid-1960s with their ska records, even during
Marley’s sojourn to Delaware in 1966 to visit his relocated
mother and fi nd temporary work. Reggae material created
in 1969 –71 increased the contemporary stature of the
Wailers; and, once they signed in 1972 with the (by that
time) international label Island and released Catch a Fire ,
their uniquely rock-contoured reggae gained a global audi-
ence. It also earned the charismatic Marley superstar
status, which gradually led to the dissolution of the original
triumvirate about early 1974. Although Peter Tosh would
enjoy a distinguished solo career before his murder in 1987,
many of his best solo albums (such as Equal Rights [1977])