WAILERS Catch a Fire LP 1973 UK 1st Press ZIPPO COVER

	£		77
	$		102

relisted AGAIN!!! due to ANOTHER non paying fake bidder!!!

For sale here is aVERY rare LP.THE  FIRST(especially in this condition) by BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS  called " CATCH A FIRE" and is an ORIGINAL 1973 UK STEREO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press ISLAND label.THIS LP IS MEGA RARE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS RAREST LP's EVER, AND HARDLY EVER TURNS UP FOR SALE... TRY AND GET HOLD OF ANOTHER ONE!..NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTLEY SUPERB CONDITION...(have a look at my photo's) THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK 1973 STEREO 1st PRESSING ON THE 1st PRESS ISLAND LABEL. 1st PRESS 3U / 4U MATRIXES, AND 1st PRESS ZIPPO LIGHTER SLEEVE. ...THIS LP IS MEGA RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE RECORD...this is the ORIGINAL ISLAND UK STEREO 1st pressing from 1973 and is in ABSOLUTLEY SUPERB condition!..The record is pressed on a slab of THICK black quality vinyl. The Cat no. is ILPS-9241 on the 1st press ISLAND label...(have a look at my photo's) and is a UK STEREO 1st Pressing..

Labels are the sensational Pink rimed ISLAND  format in as near as mint condition. With the ISLAND  logo below the central holes on both labels to confirm that this is the very first issue of this magnificent rarity. Has the odd very light minor spindle line but no damage of any kind. No graffiti , No rips No tears, and in virtually mint condition!!!

Vinyl

Thickly pressed heavy weight  vinyl pressing with jet black mirrior like surfaces That have that just pressed look!!. A magnificent vintage classic . Against a strong halogen light and angled at 45 degrees , There are NO surface marks NO scratches or blemishes at all!!! Only possibly 2 very tiny faint wispy lines are visible whatsoever. A remarkable visual and impossible to locate  in this in this condition! and would therefore grade as excellent+++ /  near as mint!!

Sleeve

First issue zippo lighter sleeve is showing some signs of wear at the corners and edges. The sleeve has No rips, tears and absolutley No graffitti whatsoever,and is a pleasure to view.The sleeve is in very good++ / excellent condition and a Fantastic collectors item . The Spine hinge is perfectly straight This is a fine example of this sensational ISLAND classic .

Matrix Numbers  ILPS 9241-A3U   ILPS 9241-B4U

Catch a Fire is the major-label-debut album for Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, released on Island Records in 1973. The album established the band as international superstars. Leader Bob Marley in particular became world-famous. The socially aware lyrics and militant tone surprised many listeners, but others were attracted to songwriters Marley and Peter Tosh's confrontational subjects and optimistic view of a future free from oppression.

Catch a Fire peaked at #171 and #51 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums and Black Albums charts respectively. It is number 123 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the second highest placement of the four Bob Marley albums on the list

 Remixing the "English" version

On completion, the master tapes were taken to the UK for remixing, and Chris Blackwell enlisted the help of two US musicians - making an "English" version of the album. Wayne Perkins re-did some of the rhythm/ lead guitar, whilst John "Rabbit" Bundrick added some organ, electric piano, clavinet and synthesizer.

 Cover art

The first 20,000 copies of the original 1973 vinyl release were encased in a sleeve depicting a Zippo lighter. The sleeve functioned as a Zippo lighter case would, opening at a side hinge to reveal the record within. However, producers soon realized that this operation would require hand-manufacture, as machinery available was not sufficient to rivet the upper and lower halves of the sleeve together. Copies of the record from these original pressings have since become collectors' items, and subsequent pressings are recognizable by their alternative cover art (pictured).

Track listing

 Side one

1. "Concrete Jungle" (Marley) – 4:13
2. "Slave Driver" (Marley) – 2:53
3. "400 Years" (Marley/Tosh) – 2:45
4. "Stop That Train" (Tosh) – 3:55
5. "Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby)" (Marley) – 3:57

 Side two

1. "Stir It Up" (Marley) – 5:32
2. "Kinky Reggae" (Marley) – 3:37
3. "No More Trouble" (Marley) – 3:50

comes with original black die-cut inner sleeve in good condition

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