
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 - Kaya - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 26-Feb-2021 12:38)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Kaya (1978 German 10-track LP, picture sleeve. Classic late period Marley showcasing a softer, less overtly political than previous releases. The sleeve shows only minor shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs evident and few signs of play 25821XOT)
- Bob Marley - Kaya - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 15:04)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Kaya (1978 German 10-track LP, picture sleeve. Classic late period Marley showcasing a softer, less overtly political than previous releases. The sleeve shows only minor shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs evident and few signs of play 25821XOT)
- Bob Marley - 30 Years Ago - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.99, €27.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 24-Feb-2021 08:54)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 30 Years Ago (2011 UK limited edition 24-track double vinyl compilation LP, gatefold picture sleeve. Essential round-up of the pre- Island years recordings, many tracks date from '67-'71 and are produced by the legendary Lee 'Scratch' Perry and are often early [and better] versions of songs they would go on to re-record for Island. Picture sleeve factory sealed from new CHARLYLP0001-2)
- Bob Marley - 30 Years Ago - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.99, €27.99 (New Item) (arrived 22-Feb-2021 16:12)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 30 Years Ago (2011 UK limited edition 24-track double vinyl compilation LP, gatefold picture sleeve. Essential round-up of the pre- Island years recordings, many tracks date from '67-'71 and are produced by the legendary Lee 'Scratch' Perry and are often early [and better] versions of songs they would go on to re-record for Island. Picture sleeve factory sealed from new CHARLYLP0001-2)
- Bob Marley - Burnin' - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.32, €13.44 (Back In Stock) (arrived 11-Feb-2021 10:35)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Burnin' (1990 UK Tuff Gong/Island 10-track digital remaster issue of the 1973 vinyl LP, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl remains in near as new condition TGLLP2)
- Bob Marley - Burnin' - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.32, €13.44 (New Item) (arrived 09-Feb-2021 11:36)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Burnin' (1990 UK Tuff Gong/Island 10-track digital remaster issue of the 1973 vinyl LP, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl remains in near as new condition TGLLP2)
- Bob Marley - Songs Of Freedom: The Island Years - Sealed - UK - vinyl box set - £124.99, $169.99, €139.99 (New Item) (arrived 06-Feb-2021 11:29)
BOB MARLEY Songs Of Freedom: The Island Years (2021 UK/EU limited edition 6-LP box set, a newly revised ‘Island Years’ edition of the classic Bob Marley set, first time on vinyl outside Jamaica and on vinyl anywhere in nearly 30 years. Featuring Marley’s many classics from Concrete Jungle through Redemption Song, plus rare 12” mixes, B-Sides, Jamaican singles, and alternates. This 6-LP set is pressed on 180g black vinyl with custom labels. Also includes a 20-page booklet with rare photos, several essays and track information. Factory sealed box, inside its original shipping carton. Essential)
- Bob Marley - Natty Dread - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Feb-2021 13:17)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Natty Dread (1990 UK Tuff Gong/Island 9-track digital remaster issue of the 1974 vinyl LP, picture sleeve. The vinyl and sleeve are both in 'as new' mint condition TGLLP3)
- Bob Marley - Babylon By Bus - German - vinyl LP - £27.00, $36.72, €30.24 (New Item) (arrived 01-Feb-2021 11:23)
BOB MARLEY Babylon By Bus (Scarce Original 1978 West German Island label 14-track double live vinyl LP set complete with full colour fold-out poster and original photo inners in die-cut embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear and the vinyl shows light signs of play, especially disc 2)
- Bob Marley - So Much Trouble In The World + Sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2021 17:18)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS So Much Trouble In The World (1979 UK 7" vinyl single with an intact four-prong centre, also including the Instrumental Version. Issued within the original flipback card picture sleeve which displays some light shelf wear especially at opening, the vinyl appears in excellent condition WIP6510)
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