Live! (Bob Marley & the Wailers album)
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| Live album by Bob Marley and The Wailers | ||||
| Released |
5 December 1975 (LP) 2001 (CD) 2016 (3LP) | |||
| Recorded | 17-18 July 1975 | |||
| Venue | Lyceum Theatre, London | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label |
Island (LP: ILPS 9376) Tuff Gong (CD: 314 548 896-2) | |||
| Producer |
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Steve Smith, Chris Blackwell | |||
| Bob Marley and The Wailers chronology | ||||
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Live! is a 1975 album by Bob Marley and the Wailers which was recorded live in concert during July 1975 at the Lyceum Theatre, London. The performance remains one of Marley's most famous. No Woman, No Cry was released as a single.
Production
The album was recorded 17-18 July 1975 at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Danny Holloway, an Island Records employee, recorded the performances using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. The majority of the songs were recorded during the 17 July performance; "Lively up Yourself" and "No Woman, No Cry" were recorded during the 18 July performance.
Production of the album was credited to Bob Marley and the Wailers, Steve Smith, and Chris Blackwell.
Release
The album was released on 5 December 1975 by Island Records as a vinyl LP. In 2001 it was released on CD. In 2016 a three disc release called the "Live! Deluxe Edition", became available in vinyl and CD formats, with recordings of both the 17 July and 18 July performances.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Trenchtown Rock" | Bob Marley | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Burnin' and Lootin'" | Bob Marley | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" | Leon Cogill, Carlton Barrett | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Lively Up Yourself" | Bob Marley | 4:33 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "No Woman, No Cry" | Vincent Ford | 7:07 |
| 6. | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Bob Marley | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Get Up, Stand Up" | Bob Marley, Peter Tosh | 6:28 |
| The Definitive Remastered edition (2001) | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 8. | "Kinky Reggae" (bonus track; originally the B-side of "No Woman, No Cry") | Bob Marley | 7:35 |
Musicians
- Bob Marley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Carlton Barrett – drums
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass
- Tyrone Downie – keyboards
- Al Anderson – lead guitar
- Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion
- the "I Threes": (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths) – backing vocals Note : Marcia Griffiths missed this tour because of pregnancy.
Personnel
- Recorded at the Lyceum, London, 18 July 1975
- Live sound mixing: Dave Harper
- Live Monitor Engineer: CHIP CHASE (Eric Chipchase)
- Live recording by Rolling Stones Mobile
- Recording engineer: Steve Smith
- Mixed at: Basing Street Studios
- Mixing engineer: Phill Brown
- Many thanks to Don Taylor and Dave Harper for making everything happen.
- Bob Marley and the Wailers - produced the music
- Steve Smith & Chris Blackwell - produced the record
- Reissue supervised by Bill Levenson and Maxine Stowe with special thanks to the Marley Family and Chris Blackwell.
- Mastered from the original two track analog master tapes by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, 2001.
- Tape research by Jane Hitchin, David Lascelles, and Zoe Roberts at Universal Tape Library, London.
- LIVE! (Island ILPS 9376) was originally released 5 December 1975.
