From The Guardian
Live recordings of Bob Marley and the Wailers, which were found by chance after spending 40 years in a damp hotel basement, are to appear at auction.
The reel-to-reel analogue tapes were recovered during the clearance of a hotel in Little Venice, west London, but, with water damage, mould and grime oozing out, they looked beyond repair and were going to be binned.
But after a two-year restoration by a sound engineer, Martin Nichols, the 10 tapes will be auctioned off next month.
The recordings were of 1970s gigs at the Lyceum theatre in the West End of London, the Rainbow theatre in Finsbury Park, and the Pavillon Baltard in Paris. They include some of Marley’s greatest hits including No Woman No Cry, Is This Love and Jamming.
Read the full story over at The Guardian
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- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - 1st - Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $40.20, €34.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 17-Dec-2025 17:00)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Exodus (1977 UK first issue 10-track vinyl LP on the orange 'Sunrise' label, gold embossed picture sleeve with matching lyric inner which retains its open factory shrinkwrap. The inners metallic gold finish is unforgiving & the panels show some prints from handling [very common with this album] but the the vinyl remains in fine condition with few signs of play ILPS9498) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration - Blue Label - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.10, €17.10 (Back In Stock) (arrived 17-Dec-2025 17:00)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Rastaman Vibration (80s US blue label issue of the 1976 10-track LP, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl has little sign of play ILPS9383)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival - Italian - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.50, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2025 17:00)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Survival (1979 Italian 10-track LP featuring some of Marley's most militant-themed work with tracks such as Ambush In The Night & Africa Unite, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The shows minimal wear & the vinyl gradesExcellent with just a few light paper hairline scuffs to show play ILPS19542)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival - Italian - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.50, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2025 13:07)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Survival (1979 Italian 10-track LP featuring some of Marley's most militant-themed work with tracks such as Ambush In The Night & Africa Unite, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The shows minimal wear & the vinyl gradesExcellent with just a few light paper hairline scuffs to show play ILPS19542)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration - Blue Label - US - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.10, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 14-Dec-2025 10:38)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Rastaman Vibration (80s US blue label issue of the 1976 10-track LP, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl has little sign of play ILPS9383)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus - 1st - Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $40.20, €34.20 (New Item) (arrived 14-Dec-2025 10:33)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Exodus (1977 UK first issue 10-track vinyl LP on the orange 'Sunrise' label, gold embossed picture sleeve with matching lyric inner which retains its open factory shrinkwrap. The inners metallic gold finish is unforgiving & the panels show some prints from handling [very common with this album] but the the vinyl remains in fine condition with few signs of play ILPS9498) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend The Best Of - Picture Disc Edition - Sealed - US - picture disc LP - £29.99, $40.19, €34.19 (New Item) (arrived 09-Dec-2025 17:00)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Legend The Best Of (2020 US limited Picture Disc Edition 14-track compilation LP, originally released in 1984 and featuring classic recordings released between 1972 and 1981 including Is This Love, No Woman No Cry, Buffalo Soldier, Get Up Stand, I Shot The Sheriff, Jamming, and more. As greatest hits packages go this one is all killer-no filler! Picture record reproducing the original cover artwork image of Bob, housed inside a die-cut display sleeve, brand new & factory sealed. Essential) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend The Best Of - Picture Disc Edition - Sealed - US - picture disc LP - £29.99, $40.19, €34.19 (New Item) (arrived 09-Dec-2025 16:04)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Legend The Best Of (2020 US limited Picture Disc Edition 14-track compilation LP, originally released in 1984 and featuring classic recordings released between 1972 and 1981 including Is This Love, No Woman No Cry, Buffalo Soldier, Get Up Stand, I Shot The Sheriff, Jamming, and more. As greatest hits packages go this one is all killer-no filler! Picture record reproducing the original cover artwork image of Bob, housed inside a die-cut display sleeve, brand new & factory sealed. Essential) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Reggae Greats - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.10, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2025 17:00)
THE WAILERS Reggae Greats (1985 UK 10-track LP compilation, filled with early to mid seventies classics including Concrete Jungle, Burnin' & Lootin', Get Up Stand Up & Stop That Train. The picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played IRG15)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Reggae Greats - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.10, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2025 15:25)
THE WAILERS Reggae Greats (1985 UK 10-track LP compilation, filled with early to mid seventies classics including Concrete Jungle, Burnin' & Lootin', Get Up Stand Up & Stop That Train. The picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played IRG15)
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