STARTING THIS BOB MARLEY SET WE celebrate what would have been Bob Marley's 75th birthday last year, Island Records reissued the albums that the reggae legend released with the British label from 1973 to his death in 1983, with the addition of Legend, the greatest hits compilation that is one of the best selling albums of all time. And these fresh pressings were cut using half-speed mastering techniques WITH VERIFIED MARKETING STRIP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF EACH TITLE, which help beef up the sound of these already spectacular recordings. As Marley's fanbase has only grown and deepened over the years, all 12 albums sold out online quickly. But if you have an abiding interest in his work and want to hear it with clarity and intensity, you'd do well to hit your local shop or online resellers to find these. The sound of Marley and his crack backing band, which included Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in its earliest incarnation, is bulbous and thick on these reissues. The basswork of Aston 'Family Man' Barrett is given room to rumble, and the balance of elements, particularly the interplay between Marley and backing vocalists the I-Threes, is well-preserved. With the centenary of Marley's birth right around the corner, this won't be the last time Island finds a way to repackage and resell his work. But I'm skeptical that those future reissues will sound as good as these.

-Robert Ham, Paste Magazine

 Bob Marley & The Wailers Rastaman Vibration Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

After conquering England on tour, Bob Marley returned to Jamaica to record Rastaman Vibration with his band. The album, released in 1976, reached the Top 10 in the U.S.

Abbey Road's world-renowned engineers have been cutting grooves into discs since the studios first opened their doors in 1931. These records were pressed from master cuts using a precision technique known as half-speed mastering. The procedure requires the source master and the cutting lathe to run at half speed on a specially adapted Neumann VMS-80 lathe. This rare and specialised technique transforms difficult to cut highend frequencies into relatively easy to cut mid-range frequencies. The result is a cut with excellent high frequency response and very solid and stable stereo images. In short, half-speed mastering produces a master of the highest quality that enables the pressing plant to produce a superlative record. - Miles Showell, Mastering Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

 

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Gatefold jacket

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side 1:

Positive Vibration

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Johnny Was

Cry To Me

Want More

Side 2:

Crazy Baldhead

Who The Cap Fit

Night Shift

War

Rat Race

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Confrontation Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Confrontation (1983) is a posthumous collection produced by Rita Marley, based on work left behind by Bob upon his death. Some of his best post Wailers work is here, with songs like "Buffalo Soldier", "Chant Down Babylon" and "Blackman Redemption"

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Gatefold jacket

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

Chant Down Babylon

Buffalo Soldier

Jump Nyabinghi

Mix Up, Mix Up

Give Thanks & Praises

Side B:

Blackman Redemption

Trench Town

Stiff Necked Fools

I Know

Rastaman Live Up!

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Catch A Fire Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 140/500!

Catch A Fire was the major label debut for Bob Marley and the Wailers, and it was an international success upon its release in 1973. Although Bob Marley may have been the main voice, every member of the Wailers made valuable contributions and they were never more united in their vision and sound.

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

Concrete Jungle

Slave Driver

400 Years

Stop That Train

Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby)

Side B:

Stir It Up

Kinky Reggae

No More Trouble

Midnight Ravers

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Live! Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Bob Marley And The Wailers were at the peak of their artistic powers when they arrived at the Lyceum London for two shows on July 17 and 18, 1975, having just released Natty Dread the year before and about to unleash Rastaman Vibration on the world. The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio was on hand to record both shows, with seven songs from the second show released as Live! in December of that same year.

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side One:

Trenchtown Rock

Burnin' And Lootin'

Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)

Lively Up Yourself

Side Two:

No Woman, No Cry

I Shot The Sheriff

Get Up, Stand Up

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Uprising Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Uprising (1980) would be the final studio album featuring Bob Marley & The Wailers to be released during Marley's lifetime. Prophetically, it also contains some of the band's finest crafted material, as if they were cognizant that this would be their final outing. The album's blend of religious and secular themes likewise creates a very powerful and singular quest for spirituality in a material world.

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

Coming In From The Cold

Real Situation

Bad Card

We And Dem

Work

Side B:

Zion Train

Pimper's Paradise

Could You Be Loved

Forever Loving Jah

Redemption Song

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Survival Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Containing what is considered Marley's most defiant and politically charged statement to date, Survival (1979) concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship.

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

So Much Trouble In The World

Zimbabwe

Top Rankin'

Babylon System

Survival

Side B:

Africa Unite

One Drop

Ride Natty Ride

Ambush In The Night

Wake Up And Live

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Babylon By Bus Half-Speed Mastered 2LP

Double LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Arguably the most influential live reggae album ever, Babylon By Bus captures Bob Marley and the Wailers during the European leg of their Kaya tour in the spring of 1978.

Features

Double LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

Positive Vibration

Punky Reggae Party

Exodus

Side B:

Stir It Up

Rat Race

Concrete Jungle

Kinky Reggae

Side C:

Lively Up Yourself

Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)

War / No More Trouble

Side D:

Is This Love

Heathen

Jamming

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Kaya Half-Speed Mastered LP

Vinyl LP Half-Speed Mastered at Abbey Road Studios!

Kaya (1978) continued what become an unspoken tradition in the evolution of Bob Marley & The Wailers' discography, blending western sounds and motifs with the icons and traditions from the very core of Jamaican society. Themes of commonality and unity replace politics more than on previous albums.

Features

Vinyl LP

Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road

Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip

Made in Germany

Selections

Side A:

Easy Skanking

Kaya

Is This Love

Sun Is Shining

Satisfy My Soul

Side B:

She's Gone

Misty Morning

Crisis

Running Away

Time Will Tell

 

 PLUS THESE ADDITIONS VINYL PRESSINGS

 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' - 180 GRAM VINYL ANNIVERSARY ISSUE BACK TO BLACK SERIES THIS TITLE IS SEALED BUT ON THE RIGHT BOTTOM SIDE OF THE JACKET THERE IS ONE INCH FLAW ON THE BACK OF THE GATEFOLD JACKET OTHER THEN THAT PRISTINE NEW

NOTE THESE ORIGINAL 2008 BACK TO BLACK products have the best collectors heavy duty protective packaging of the product in the business. This deluxe REUSABLE packaging allows the owner a tremendous way to store that item once opened so it stays in pristine condition for the life of the product. Every few companies ever put this much expense into their packaging for collectors. THE LATER EDITIONS WERE TIGHT WRAPPED WITH A RED MARKETING STICKERS NOT SILVER LIKE THE ORIGINAL 2008 RELEASES. Released just six months after Catch A Fire, Burnin' is the equal of its predecessor in its musical focus and passion, yet it contains – arguably – an even better batch of songs. Leaner, tighter and simultaneously more hard-hitting and hook-oriented than the songs on Catch A Fire, the set list here dazzles.

                              Get Up, Stand Up

                              Hallelujah Time

                              I Shot The Sheriff

                              Burnin' And Lootin'

                              Put It On

                              Small Axe

                              Pass It On

                              Duppy Conqueror

                              One Foundation

                              Rastaman Chant

 

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - Birth Of a Legend - CALLA/CBS RECORDS ISSUE PZ34759

 Limited Edition - ONE AND ONLY COPY FOREVER OF THIS OUT OF PRINT LIMITED EDITION

These 10 songs were originally issued on the late-'70s LPs Birth of a Legend and Early Music; this puts all of them on one, with the addition of liner notes on The Wailers' early years by Marley biographer Timothy White. Great heart and energy on these harmony-filled early ska stompers and soul ballads, and about half of these tracks are not included on the more comprehensive early Wailers retrospective One Love, making this a recommended addition to the library of both Wailers and general early ska/reggae fans.

    Track Listings

               1.            I Made A Mistake

               2.            One Love

               3.            Let Him Go

               4.            Love and Affection

               5.            Simmer Down

               6.            Maga Dog

               7.            I Am Going Home

               8.            Donna

               9.            Nobody Knows

               10.         Lonesome Feeling

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus 180 GRAM LP

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 169/500!

He was a zealous follower of the Rastafarian religion. And he was an unwilling political figure in the tumultuous politics of Jamaica. But to most, Bob Marley was the undisputed sovereign of reggae music, playing the primary role in the international popularization of the style. Exodus was released on Island Records in 1977, and became one of Marley's first albums to receive widespread attention in the United States. The tracks include some of his biggest international hits, such as the title track, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready, Three Little Birds and Waiting In Vain.

Released at the time when reggae was gaining worldwide attention, Exodus is a prime example of the political and cultural nature of the art form that became a mouthpiece for both the Rastafarian religion and the cultural struggles of the Jamaican people. Subtitled Movement Of Jah People, the album carries a strong thematic religious message of the Rastas, and preaches of the glorious end to the suffering of all Jah's people.

This is seriously another quintessential classic album which needs to be in everyone's collection.

"The Album of the Century" - Time Magazine

"As the title suggests, this album wasn't recorded in Jamaica; after Marley took a bullet in a 1976 assassination attempt, he relocated the Wailers to London. But tracks such as "Jammin'" are still suffused with the deep essence of reggae and life at home. "Three Little Birds," for example, had been written on the back step of Marley's home in Kingston, where he would sit and smoke herb. Each time Marley rolled a spliff, he would discard the seeds — the birds of the song's title would pick them up. "The music have a purpose," Marley said, and his spiritual intent was never clearer than on the anthem "One Love." -

Selections:
1. Natural Mystic
2. So Much Things To Say
3. Guiltiness
4. The Heathen
5. Exodus
6. Jamming
7. Waiting In Vain
8. Turn Your Lights Down Low
9. Three Little Birds
10. One Love/People Get Ready

Bob Marley & The Wailers Easy Skanking in Boston '78 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION  2 LP SET

New Unreleased Performances on 180g Vinyl Double LP!

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Easy Skanking In Boston ’78, features two historic live shows from Boston’s Music Hall on June 8, 1978. This new and unreleased performance is from the Marley family giving unprecedented access for the first time to their personal material from their private collections and their vaults.

Highlights of the performance include a lively “Jammin’” and “The Heathen,” a song Marley and the band didn’t perform during the second set. The show features them at their most comfortable, truly enjoying themselves in the spotlight, basking in the appreciation of the audience.

Marley, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is notable not only as the man who put reggae on the global map, but, as a statesman in his native Jamaica, he famously brought together the country’s warring factions — symbolized by rival politicians Michael Manley and Edward Siega joining hands on-stage — during his legendary “One Love Peace Concert” in Kingston, which took place on April 22, 1978, less than six weeks before this Music Hall performance in Boston. 

It was two years since Marley and the band arrived from Jamaica, with the 1977 release of Exodus recorded in London just after an assassination attempt on his life, turned into not just a socio-political statement, but one which included such hits as the title track, “Waiting In Vain” and “One Love,” paving the way for their next release Kaya and a world tour in ’78. Together with his music’s theme of liberation, Marley’s own rags-to-riches story brought inspiration to subjugated people around the world, where he was revered as a larger-than-life leader.

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections:
LP 1 - Side 1:
1. Slave Driver
2. Burnin’ + Lootin
3. Them Belly Full
4. The Heathen
LP 1 - Side 2:
1. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
2. I Shot the Sheriff
3. Easy Skanking

LP 2 - Side 3:
1. No Woman, No Cry
2. Lively Up Yourself
3. Jamming
LP 2 - Side 4:
1. War/No More Trouble
2. Get Up Stand Up
3. Exodus

 

 -Bob Marley & The Wailers Rasta Revolution - 180 GRAM EUROPEAN ISSUE

While Rasta Revolution contains the duplicate cuts "400 Years" and "Duppy Conqueror" from African Herbsman and is from roughly the same early-'70s period, there is a distinctly mellow feel to the record. Souful and subdued bass-led roots tracks are the foundation here, as exemplified by the pulsing "Try Me" and the playful yet stinging "Rebel's Hop." Produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rasta Revolution contains some tracks that rank among the best music Bob Marley & the Wailers were to produce. Most notable is the stirring "Soul Rebel," which features a beautiful blending of Marley's plaintive singing accompanied by the Wailers' tight backing harmonies. Also excellent are "Reaction," the very danceable "It's Alright," and of course, the almost psychedelic "Mr. Brown." While not quite as consistent as African Herbsman and Catch a Fire, Rasta Revolution captures Bob Marley & the Wailers at their peak. - All Music Guide

 

       Mr. Brown

                              Soul Rebel

                              Try Me

                              It's Alright

                              No Sympathy

                              My Cup

                              Duppy Conqueror

                              Rebel's Hop

                              Corner Stone

                              400 Years

                              No Water

                              Reaction

                              Soul Almighty

                              Lively Up Yourself

                              Trench Town Rock

                              African Herbsman

 

- Bob Marley & The Wailers Soul Rebels

Soul Rebel

                              Try Me

                              It's Alright

                              No Sympathy

                              My Cup

                              Soul Almighty

                              Rebel's Hop

                              Corner Stone

                              Four Hundred Years

                              No Water

                              Reaction

                              My Sympathy

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