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Get Up, Stand Up: Bob Marley and The Wailers' "The Capitol Session '73" Comes to CD, LP, DVD

August 18, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Bob Marley Capitol Session

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1973 was a landmark year for Bob Marley.  His band, The Wailers, released their sixth studio album in October to critical acclaim and commercial success.  Burnin' earned a Gold sales certification in the U.S. and eventually an induction into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.  The album introduced "Get Up, Stand Up" as well as the future Eric Clapton hit "I Shot the Sheriff."  But Marley and The Wailers weren't resting on their laurels around the time of the album's release.  On October 24 - five days after Burnin' hit stores - producer Denny Cordell (Leon Russell, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers) recorded the band live at Hollywood's Capitol Tower.  Now, that long-lost concert is coming to CD, DVD, and vinyl from Tuff Gong and Universal's Mercury Studios.

Bob Marley and The Wailers' The Capitol Session '73 arrives on September 3 in multiple formats including CD, DVD/CD, 2LP pressed on green marble vinyl, and digitally.  "Stir It Up" is streaming now on YouTube.

Cordell received Marley's blessing to record a dozen songs at Capitol, and shot the concert with four cameras.  The recently-discovered footage has been restored for this release, preserving Marley, co-founder Peter Tosh, Joe Higgs, Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett, and Earl "Wya" Lindo at the peak of their powers.  While The Wailers had the clout of Island Records behind them, they had suffered a blow when Sly and the Family Stone dropped them from a touring slot.  Their power was unmistakable, however, and The Capitol Session preserves their powerfully charged performances of a number of songs from Burnin' ("Get Up Stand Up," "Burnin' and Lootin'," "Put It On," "Duppy Conqueror," "Rasta Man Chant") as well as its equally remarkable predecessor, 1973's Catch a Fire ("Slave Driver," "Midnight Ravers," "Stop That Train," "Kinky Reggae," "No More Trouble").

The Capitol Session '73 looks to be another worthwhile addition to the Bob Marley canon.  Not long after the session was recorded, Peter Tosh left the group; Marley relaunched the band as Bob Marley and The Wailers for 1974's Natty Dread.  It was their first LP without Tosh and Bunny Wailer (who also left in the wake of Burnin').  It's due on September 3 from Tuff Gong and Mercury Studios.  You'll find pre-order links below.

Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Capitol Session '73 (Tuff Gong/Mercury Studios)

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2LP Green Marble Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

  1. You Can't Blame the Youth
  2. Slave Driver
  3. Burnin' and Lootin'
  4. Rastaman Chant
  5. Duppy Conqueror
  6. Midnight Ravers
  7. Put it On
  8. Stop that Train
  9. Kinky Reggae
  10. Stir It Up
  11. No More Trouble
  12. Get Up Stand Up
  13. Duppy Conqueror (DVD-Only Bonus)
  14. Rastaman Chant (DVD-Only Bonus)

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Reggae Tags: Bob Marley and the Wailers

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. gradese says

    August 18, 2021 at 11:33 am

    Nice.
    Pity it's DVD instead of Blu Ray. Perhaps the film quality wasn't so great to begin with, or not enough to make it to BR.

    Reply
    • BillyD says

      August 18, 2021 at 12:36 pm

      Maybe it was shot on videotape.

      Reply
    • Toozie says

      August 18, 2021 at 3:35 pm

      It was shot on NTSC video so it's not worth the cost of offering a blu-ray edition too.

      Reply
  2. BillyD says

    August 18, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    How did this stay unreleased for so long?
    Ordered. Thx

    Reply
  3. Rob M says

    August 18, 2021 at 1:24 pm

    Shocked this is coming, and so soon too. Ordering!

    Reply
  4. Paul E. says

    August 18, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    Just listen to the live version of “Stir It Up” from this upcoming release on Spotify and try to hold back from ordering! Bet you can’t- I’m all in DVD + CD.

    Reply

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