Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread

1LP Vinyl - 600753600665

Natty Dread is Bob Marley's finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marley's first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, and the first released as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Wailers' rhythm section of bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and drummer Carlton "Carlie" Barrett remained in place and even contributed to the songwriting, while Marley added a female vocal trio, the I-Threes (which included his wife Rita Marley), and additional instrumentation to flesh out the sound. The material presented here defines what reggae was originally all about, with political and social commentary mixed with religious paeans to Jah.

Considering that popular rock music was entering the somnambulant disco era as Natty Dread was released, the lyrical and musical potency is especially striking. Marley was taking on discrimination, greed, poverty, and hopelessness while simultaneously rallying the troops as no other musical performer was attempting to do in the mid-'70s.

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Lively Up Yourself 5:11
A2. No Woman, No Cry 3:46
A3. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) 3:13
A4. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block) 6:45
B1. So Jah Seh 4:28
B2. Natty Dread 3:35
B3. Bend Down Low 3:19
B4. Talkin' Blues 4:07
B5. Revolution 4:20