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to work on an official first album.



                                                                                                                                         During this era, the political climate




                                                                                                                                         in Jamaica was very heated and



                                                                                                                                         hostile, and the people working class



                                                                                                                                         was suffering greatly. Bob wanted to




                                                                                                                                         write songs about these conditions.



                                                                                                                                         He wanted to make political



                                                                                                                                         statements and for The Wailers to be




                                                                                                                                         a voice for those who felt they were



                                                                                                                                         not being heard. He remembered the




                                                                                                                                         living conditions of  his old home in



                                                                                                                                         Trenchtown and thought that music




                                                                                                                                         was a good way to highlight it.
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