TROJAN RECORDS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH SANCTUARY RECORDS,
ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS: THE LEGEND LIVE
CONCERT DVD
Features Footage From 1979 Santa Barbara, CA Concert,
The Final Recorded Performance Before His Death
Also Includes Previously Unreleased Documentary, Prophecies & Messages,
And Seven Bonus Songs
In Stores October 7th
Trojan Records, in association with Sanctuary Records, will release a live concert DVD culled from two concerts performed by Bob Marley & the Wailers in late 1979. In stores October 7th, Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Legend Live features the last concert footage taken of Marley before his death in 1981. Filmed in November 1979 at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA, the DVD also includes seven songs recorded a few days later at The Roxy nightclub in Los Angeles as well as a previously unreleased documentary, Prophecies & Messages, centered around a backstage interview with Marley.
Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Legend Live is a stunning record of Bob Marley’s captivating performance style, tempered with his strong political messages. Every song is met with euphoric response from the Santa Barbara audience, but the show turns spellbinding as night falls and the group bursts into the epic “Exodus.” By the time the concert concludes with the militant “Get Up Stand Up,” the entire auditorium is swaying along and mouthing the repeated lines of ‘Cos I never give up the fight,’ a defiant statement that brings the mesmerizing concert to a powerful close.
The Santa Barbara concert was originally released in VHS format in the early 1980s, but has long since been out of print. With remastered picture and audio, the original 70-minute version has been extended for this DVD by guest editor Don Letts to include an additional 7 songs not featured in the original VHS release. The bonus footage was shot a few nights later at the famed Roxy nightclub in Los Angeles, where the band performed at a fundraiser hosted by “Sugar” Ray Leonard. Also included as a DVD extra is another gem from the Trojan vaults: an archive documentary entitled Prophecies & Messages. Running at approximately 51 minutes, this includes 30 minutes of previously unseen interview footage with Marley and the Wailer's keyboard player Tyrone Downie discussing Rastafarianism.
This latest release from Trojan, via Sanctuary Records, is a result of a comprehensive program orchestrated to re-introduce the music of the legendary Jamaican record company. Since its inception in 1968, Trojan Records has become renowned for its classic reggae recordings, featuring the work of such celebrated figures as Bob Marley & The Wailers, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, and many more. In 2001, Sanctuary Records Group acquired the Trojan label, with a commitment to maintain Trojan’s position as one of the world’s most prestigious vintage record labels. More recently, Sanctuary has partnered with Ras Records, a leading contemporary reggae record company. As a result, Sanctuary now retains one of the largest reggae music archives in the world.
Tracklisting:
1. POSITIVE VIBRATION
2. WAKE UP AND LIVE*
3. I SHOT THE SHERIFF
4. AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT
5. CONCRETE JUNGLE*
6. RUNNING AWAY
7. CRAZY BALDHEAD
8. THEM BELLY FULL*
9. HEATHEN
10. RIDE NATTY RIDE*
11. AFRICA UNITE
12. ONE DROP
13. EXODUS
14. SO MUCH THINGS TO SAY*
15. ZIMBABWE
16. JAMMING
17. IS THIS LOVE*
18. KINKY REGGAE
19. STIR IT UP
20. GET UP STAND UP
*denotes track recorded at The Roxy
DVD Extras:
- Video introduction and sleeve notes by famed music biographer and Marley authority, Chris Salewicz
- Fan interviews from the Sugar Ray Robinson Foundation Benefit, Roxy Theatre, LA - November 27, 1979
Features Footage From 1979 Santa Barbara, CA Concert,
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