50th Anniversary Edition 3LP + 12" Vinyl Box Set
Original LP, Live Album & Alt. Extended & Instrumental Jamaican Versions
12" Vinyl Features 3 Tracks Only Previously Available on Bootleg + Etched
Image of the Iconic Zippo Lighter
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Catch a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers' seminal first release on Island Records, is re-issued to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its original release in 1973. The album is regarded as one of the greatest, most important and influential albums, across all genres, of all time.
The 3LP+12" black vinyl package contains:
LP1 – The studio album
LP2 – Live at The Paris Theatre London (previously only ever bootlegged)
LP3 – Alternate, extended and instrumental Jamaican versions of "Slave Driver," "400 Years," "No More Trouble" and "Stop That Train"
12" – 3 tracks live from the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, North London. With an etched image of the iconic Zippo lighter illustration on the reverse.
Marley would continue to achieve great critical and commercial success during the 1970s, but Catch a Fire is one of the finest reggae albums ever. This album is essential for any music collection.
The boxed set includes a disc of alternate takes of the album tracks — including some only issued in Jamaica — but the jewel is live recording of the band in London, tearing up the stage of the Paris Theatre with poise and collective strength.
Features
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- 3LP & 12" Vinyl Box Set
- Black Vinyl
- LP 1: Full Final Studio Recording
- LP 2: Full Paris Theatre, London Gig for the First Time Ever
- LP 3: 8 Never-Before-Heard Alternative, Extended Instrumental Jamaican Versions of the Original LP Tracks
- 12" Vinyl: 3 Classic Tracks Recorded Live at the Sundown Theatre in London, Previously Available Only as a Bootleg
- Vinyl Etching on Reverse Side of 12" feat. Iconic Zippo Lighter Illustration
- 24-Page Book
- Classic Images of Marley from Photo Shoots with Adrian Boot, Arthur Gorson, Dennis Morris & Neville Garrick
- Press Clippings from the Era
- Brand New Sleeve Notes by Music Journalist & Author Chris Salewicz
- Slipcase
- Made in Germany
Track Listing:
LP One (Original Album)
Side A:
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Concrete Jungle
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Slave Driver
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400 Years
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Stop That Train
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Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby)
Side B:
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Stir It Up
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Kinky Reggae
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No More Trouble
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Midnight Ravers
LP Two (Paris Theatre London, 24th May 1973)
Side A:
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Rastaman Chant
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Slave Driver
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Stop That Train
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No More Trouble
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400 Years
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Midnight Ravers
Side B:
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Stir it Up
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Concrete Jungle
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Get Up, Stand Up
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Kinky Reggae
LP Three (Sessions)
Side A:
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Slave Driver (Jamaican Extended Version)
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400 Years (Jamaican Extended Version)
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High Tide or Low Tide (Jamaican Alternate Version)
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Stir It Up (Jamaican Alternate Version)
Side B:
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No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Instrumental)
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Stir It Up (Jamaican Extra Organ Version)
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No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Version)
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Stop That Train (Working Mono Version)
LP Four (Live at the Sundown Theatre, Edmonton, UK, May 1973)
Side A:
- Slave Driver
- Get Up, Stand Up
- Stop That Train
Side B:
Etching