Bob Marley's 70th birthday year-long celebration
(2015) continues with the release of two new box sets, The Complete Island
Recordings and The Complete Island Recordings: Collector's Edition. These two stunning vinyl collection sets will
release September 25th, 2015, and feature 11 albums on 180-gram vinyl spanning
a decade's worth of Bob Marley & The Wailers releases on Island Records.
The Complete Island Recordings will include 11-LPs packaged in a rigid card box
with lift top lid, and wrapped in silver paper that simulates the brushed metal
finish of a hinged lighter. The Complete Island Recordings: Collector's Edition
will included 11-LPs, a 70th anniversary slip mat and two photos in glassine
envelopes, all packaged in a unique metal box set, numbered and lined with
velvet and connected to truly emulate a hinged lighter. Both boxes will include Bob's 70th Birthday
logo and all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for
Island Records, featuring some of their most celebrated releases, including
"Catch A Fire," their 1973 label debut, and "Rastaman
Vibration," their 1976 breakthrough album in the United States, along with
two live albums "Live!" and "Babylon By Bus."
The 11 LP's
from the box set will also be broken out and released individually on 180-gram
vinyl beginning September 25th. Apart from the actual disc labels which will
feature more recently reissued artwork, the LP's will faithfully replicate the
original album pressings. The
"Live!" album will include the original poster with the vinyl, while
the "Exodus" album will feature the original gold metallic jacket
with embossed lettering. The
"Babylon By Bus" album will feature the die-cut cover with the color
printed inner sleeves showing through.
Bob 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 five 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.
Today, 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 74 million fans,
ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity
pages. Marley's music catalog has sold millions of albums worldwide
Thirty years
after its original release, Bob Marley & The Wailers', LEGEND, shared the
top of the charts, holding the No. 5 spot on Billboard's 200 Album Chart among
Maroon 5 (#1), Jeezy (#2), Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack (#3), and Ariana
Grande (#4). LEGEND also holds the distinction of being the longest-charting
album in the history of Billboard magazine's Catalog Albums chart and remains
the world's best-selling reggae album. Marley's 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).
LP'S INCLUDED IN BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - THE COMPLETE ISLAND RECORDINGS & THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION:
•Catch A Fire
•Burnin'
•Natty Dread
•Live!
•Rastaman Vibration
•Exodus
•Babylon By Bus
•Kaya
•Survival
•Uprising
•Confrontation
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