3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP/12": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One of reggae's most enduring international releases gets the deluxe treatment this fall, with a new reissue of Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch a Fire. The 50th anniversary set (available on three CDs or three LPs with a single-sided bonus 12") brings together Marley's first album for Island Records along with an unreleased 1973 concert at London's Paris Theatre, unreleased session versions
Bob Marley and The Chineke! Orchestra
This 10-song set, recorded at Abbey Road Studios under the aegis of producer Nick Patrick, merges Bob Marley's original vocal tracks with new orchestrations played by The Chineke! Orchestra, an adventurous ensemble dedicated to increasing diversity in music. The album features many of the reggae pioneer's most beloved compositions including "Get Up, Stand Up," "Is This Love," "One Love," and "I Shot the Sheriff." Available on CD, LP, and digital formats. as well as in a Target-exclusive 2-CD
The Capitol Session '73
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Green Marble Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Five days after Bob Marley and The Wailers' landmark Burnin' hit stores in October 1973, producer Denny Cordell (Leon Russell, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers) took the band into Hollywood's Capitol Tower for a live session. Now, that long-lost concert is coming to CD, DVD, and vinyl from Tuff Gong and Universal's Mercury
Songs of Freedom: The Island Years
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Color: Artist Store / uDiscover Music Store A new edition of the 1992 Bob Marley box set Songs of Freedom will be released on CD and vinyl. While that original collection spanned Marley's entire recording career, including a decade's worth of pre-Island material, this set eschews those licensed tracks; Songs of Freedom: The Island Years drops from four CDs to three, but offers a similar
2 Tone: The Albums
A new box set will anthologize most of the output of influential ska/punk label 2 Tone Records. 2 Tone: The Albums collects on CD eight major long-playing albums issued by the British label between 1979 and 1984: The Specials' Specials (1979), More Specials (1980) and In The Studio (1984, issued under a revised line-up and new name, The Special AKA); The Selecter's Too Much Pressure (1980); Cuban-born Rico Rodriguez's That Man Is Forward (1981) and Jama Rico (1982); and two compilations: Dance
Darling Ooh!
Errol Dunkley was already a reggae star by the time this debut album was released in 1972. With producer Sylvia Pottenger at the helm, Dunkley served up 12 cuts that are pure roots reggae. Originally released as Presenting Errol Dunkley on the Gay Feet label, the album was repressed later on Trojan's Attack imprint as Darling Ooh! with an expanded track list and distinctive artwork. To make things more confusing for collectors, the album was also reissued by Trojan in 1979 with the shorter
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers [Picture Disc]
The classic 1984 compilation from Bob Marley and The Wailers returns to picture disc vinyl, with a previously unseen photo on the flipside.
Scientist and Jammy Strike Back! [Lightsaber Vinyl]
The 1982 sci-fi-themed dub album from Scientist and Jammy, originally released on Trojan Records, returns to vinyl from Real Gone in a yellow-green "lightsaber vinyl" pressing limited to 700 units! Tracks include "Storming the Death Star," "The Death of Mr. Spock," "Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker," and "The Son of Darth Vader."
You Can Get It If You Really Want (Limited Black and Blue "Marble" Vinyl Edition)
Real Gone has a 1,000-unit limited edition vinyl release of You Can Get It If You Really Want from reggae legend Desmond Dekker. Originally released in 1970, it was Dekker's first original album on the Trojan label. (His first album, 1969's This Is Desmond Dekker, was a compilation of earlier material.) The title song, a cover of the Jimmy Cliff tune, would go to No. 2 on the British charts. Both artists also shared a producer in Leslie Kong. The album produced another hit with "Pickney