Small Axe (song)

Upsetter Records single release in 1971[1]

"Small Axe" is a song now credited to Bob Marley though the first releases credited Lee "Scratch" Perry and Bob Marley. Perry said it was a collaboration.[2] It was initially released in 1970 as a single by Perry on his Upsetter Records label, then later rerecorded for 1973's Burnin'. It has since been covered by several artists, among others Buju Banton, Deerhoof, Andrew Tosh, Greensky Bluegrass, The Aggrovators, U Roy, UB40, Trey Anastasio, and Peps Persson who made a Swedish version called "Liden såg" (little saw).

  1. ^ "Small Axe". upsetter.smokeyroom.net.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Kevin; Wayne Chen Chang (1998). Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music. Temple University Press. p. 139. ISBN 9781566396295.