Bob Marley &
the Wailers' classic Exodus album, the ninth studio album of the band, was
released on June 3, 1977, featuring a new backing band including brothers
Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass, Tyrone
Downie on keyboards, Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion, and the I
Threes, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Rita Marley on backing vocals, and
newest member Julian "Junior Marvin" on guitar. The album was
released on June 3, 1977, just six months after an assassination attempt was
made on Bob Marley's life in Jamaica in December, forcing him to flee to
London, where Exodus was recorded.
This June, The Marley Family, Island Records and UMe will
mark the 40th anniversary of Exodus – named the "Best Album of the 20th
Century" by Time magazine in 1999 – with a series of four separate
reissues, three of which will feature Exodus 40 - The Movement Continues, son
Ziggy Marley's newly curated "restatement" of the original album.
As part of the celebration, Ziggy Marley has intimately
revisited the original session recordings, uncovering unused and
never-before-heard vocals, lyric phrasing and instrumentation, incorporating
and transforming these various elements into brand-new session takes.
On June 2, UMe will release a version of Exodus 40 - The
Movement Continues in a two-CD package that includes the original album and the
Ziggy Marley "restatement"; a three-CD set (and digital equivalent)
that includes the original Exodus, Exodus 40 - The Movement Continues and
Exodus Live. A limited edition gold vinyl version of the original 1977 album
will also be available.
A Super Deluxe, four-LP, two-7" single vinyl version
includes the original LP, Ziggy Marley's restatement Exodus 40 – The Movement
Continues, an Exodus Live set recorded at London's Rainbow Theatre the week of
the album's release, Punky Reggae Party LP which includes a previously
unreleased extended mix of "Keep On Moving", and a pair of vinyl
7" singles, including "Waiting in Vain" b/w "Roots"
and "Smile Jamaica (Part One)" b/w "Smile Jamaica (Part
Two)."
Ziggy approached the "restatement" project with
the utmost respect for his father's music and the message. Exodus 40 - The Movement Continues is his vision of how
his father might have accessed these songs today. Ziggy's respectful, but
experimental approach places them in a brand-new context, like listening to
this classic album again, for the first time.
Ziggy uncovered 10 lead vocal outtakes for "One
Love," proceeding to piece together a dazzling, new lead vocal from the
outtakes, which includes vocal booth lyric ad libs near the end of the
song. He also assembled a noteworthy
roster of musicians to record a new music bed for "Turn Your Lights Down
Low" - which leads the song into deeper elements of R&B. Bob's
original vocals sit atop this fresh music bed, creating a new soulful
experience with this iconic song. Ziggy
and his hand-chosen musicians provide subtle instrumental textures throughout
this knowledgeable reimagining from the multiple Grammy® winning heir to his
father's legacy.
Ziggy Marley will be embarking on a summer tour beginning
June 12 in San Diego, CA. In addition to
his own lauded catalog, Ziggy will also be incorporating music from Exodus into
his set.
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. 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. His iconic collection LEGEND 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).
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