Bob Marley and the Wailers, Shakedown, 1979 on ALA

This was originally released in August 1971 with the title The Best of the Wailers on Beverley’s Records – but it is not a greatest hits album. It was recorded in 1970 with Leslie Kong and has been reissued many times with many different labels. Here it is called Shakedown on the cover and Shake Down on the labels.

This was the fourth studio album by the Wailers.

ALA was a label co-founded by Lou Drozen in LA, who also founded Laff records. The credit here says it is “leased to ALA Records & Tapes by San Juan Record & Tape Club LTD” – which is a Michael Chernow company that does license a lot of back catalog recordings including Marley.

My copy via Academy Records in NYC doesn’t carry a date of release but seems to be from 1979.

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Bob Marley & The Wailers:
🎵 Easy Skanking

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The Wailers, Burnin’, 1973 on Island

Sixth LP from Marley and the Wailers, recorded at the same time as Catch a Fire. The front cover credits The Wailers, but this modern reissue credits Bob Marley & The Wailers on the labels.

This was the last album before Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer all pursued solo careers.

What a fantastic album, opening with “Get Up, Stand Up” and including “I Shot the Sheriff” as well as “Small Axe.” A definite must-have.

My copy—via uDiscover—is a 2024 gatefold reissue with Tuff Gong. Island, and Universal logos on the labels, pressed at MPO.

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Bob Marley & The Wailers:
🎵 Exodus

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Bob Marley and The Wailers, Live!, 1975 on Island / Tuff Gong

Recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London, July 1975, and released by Island Records. Fantastic live album.

The only thing wrong with this album is that isn’t a 2xLP or longer.

My copy—not sure where I picked this up—is a post 2015 reissue by UMe on Tuff Gong labels, including a fold-out poster.

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