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Wail 'n Soul'm ("WAILers aNd SOULettes Music“) records was a record label created by Bob Marley in 1966 for distribution of recordings by, most notably, the Wailers, and other Jamaican musicians. Marley named the label Wail 'n Soul'm due to the fact that it's first two artists were the Wailers and the Soulettes.

History
After returning from the United States in late 1966, Bob Marley opened up a small record store in front of his aunt's house on Greenwich Park Road in Kingston, Jamaica. He had very little money, but gained the capital with the help of the rest of the Wailers, his wife Rita and his mother Cedella. In the store Bob sold records on consignment from Coxone Dodd's Studio One record label, and vinyl's from his own label, Wail 'n Soul.

The first single on Wail 'n Soul was "Bend Down Low" with a B-side of "Mellow Mood", by the Wailers. These tracks were recorded at Dynamic Studios in Kingston and produced by Clancy Eccles. The record was given nuff respect, but due to minimal cash flow, Bob could not keep up with demand causing restricted airplay and stopped distribution. During this time the Wailers put out a few more singles on the Coxone label, but were not as focused on recording as they were in a transition phase musically, from ska to rock steady.

By the spring of 1967 the Wailers not only didn't have the money to record, but barely had enough money to live. This prompted Marley to move to St. Ann parish in the countryside of Jamaica where he cultivated a farm only for trade and basic needs. He also started to write more seriously during this time and returned to Kingston after about six months. In the fall The Wailers then gathered enough money to record two more singles, "Thank You Lord"/"Nice Time" and "Hypocrites"/"Pound Get a Blow", at Dynamic Studios. Marley attempted to sell the albums by going door to door to different outlets in Kingston, but gave up after being hit by a bus.

After this, the Wailers cut one more single for Wail 'n Soul called "Bus Dem Shut(Pyaka)". Shortly thereafter Bunny Wailer was imprisoned until September 1968 for a drug charge. Although they did not record any more singles for Wail 'n Soul, Bunny Wailer took it upon himself after his release from prison to distribute repressings of earlier recordings. The label eventually faded away, but records were sold under the Wail 'n Soul name up until 1969.

References:
1,2. White, Timothy. Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley (1998)

External Links:
http://www.soulrebels.org/wailers/f_facts_01.htm http://www.wailer.de/?page_id=110 http://web.bobmarley.com/index.jsp