Originally released on May 8, 1984, Bob Marley’s
Legend illustrates the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae
music’s most important figures. This iconic collection not only serves as the
perfect introduction to the music of Bob Marley, it has become an essential
part in every Marley collection. It remains the world’s best-selling reggae
album and continues to be one of the best-selling catalog albums, exceeding 15
million RIAA®-certified copies in the U.S. alone and over 27 million worldwide.
On July
1, 2014, Universal Music Enterprises celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Legend
with the release of the CD/Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc™ combo set Legend 30th
Anniversary Edition (Island Records/Tuff Gong/UMe). Coupled with the original
release of Legend, this deluxe version features this iconic collection entirely
mixed in 5.1 by the GRAMMY® Award winning producer Bob Clearmountain on Blu-ray
Pure Audio Disc™ and now includes the original, early studio version of “No
Woman No Cry,” in lieu of the previous live version. Also featured are two,
previously unheard alternate takes of “Easy Skanking” and “Punky Reggae Party”
recently discovered in the Marley vault. Classic Marley anthems include “Three
Little Birds,” “Get Up Stand Up,” “One Love/People Get Ready,” “No Woman No
Cry” and “I Shot The Sheriff,” which was later a No. 1 hit for Eric Clapton, as
well as “Jamming,” “Exodus,” “Redemption Song” and “Is This Love.”
Both the
CD and Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc™ are housed in a 28-page, casebound book
featuring extended liner notes, unseen photos and forewards written by Sir Paul
McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and liner notes by author of the book Marley,
Christopher Farley. Legend 30th Anniversary Edition will also be made available
on tri-color vinyl (yellow, green and red) and pressed as a double gatefold LP
allowing for a higher fidelity sound quality that is closer to the original
source.
More
than 30 years after its release, Legend continues to top the Billboard charts
hitting No. 1 on the Top Reggae Albums in 2002, No. 1 on the Top Pop Catalog
charts in 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014, No. 26 on The Billboard 200 in 2009, Top
10 on the Top Digital Albums chart in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and Top 20 on
The Billboard 200 in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Legend
holds the distinction of being the longest-charting album in the history of
Billboard magazine’s Catalog Albums chart, 1110 weeks (and counting). It’s been
on the Billboard 200 or Catalog chart since 1988.
Bob
Marley remains one of the 20th century’s most important and influential
entertainment icons. Marley’s lifestyle and music continue to inspire new
generations as his legacy lives on through his music. In the digital era, he
has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with
the official Bob Marley Facebook page drawing more than 60 million fans,
ranking it among the Top 25 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity
pages. Marley’s music catalog has sold millions albums worldwide and his
accolades include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994) and
ASCAP Songwriters Hall of Fame (2010), a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award
(2001), multiple entries in the GRAMMY® Hall Of Fame, and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame (2001). Legend 30th Anniversary Edition now expands on
an album that has become a rite of passage and an essential for every
generation.
Blu-ray
Pure Audio Disc™ TRACK LISTING:
1. IS
THIS LOVE
2. NO
WOMAN NO CRY (studio version)
3. COULD
YOU BE LOVED
4. THREE
LITTLE BIRDS
5.
BUFFALO SOLDIER
6. GET
UP STAND UP
7. STIR
IT UP
8. EASY
SKANKING (alternate version/additional track)
9. ONE
LOVE / PEOPLE GET READY
10. I
SHOT THE SHERIFF
11.
WAITING IN VAIN
12.
REDEMPTION SONG
13.
SATISFY MY SOUL
14.
EXODUS
15.
JAMMING
16.
PUNKY REGGAE PARTY (alternate version/additional track)
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