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The Marley Family Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus

06/03/2022 by Press Release

THE MARLEY FAMILY, ISLAND RECORDS, AND UMe CELEBRATE THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EXODUS WITH A SERIES OF DIGITAL RELEASES
Three Highly Lauded and Previously Unreleased Bob Marley & The Wailers Concerts From London’s Rainbow Theatre To Be Released On June 3, 10, And 17. Revised Exodus: Deluxe Edition Releasing June 24.

[LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 3, 2022] Beginning today and throughout June, The Marley Family, Island Records, and UMe mark the 45th anniversary of Exodus – named the “Best Album of the 20th Century” by Time magazine in 1999 – with the digital premiere of three of the four nights from Bob Marley & the Wailers’ historic run at London’s Rainbow Theatre and a consolidated, revised digital Exodus:Deluxe Edition.

Following an assassination attempt in Kingston, Jamaica, in December 1976, Bob Marley and his band moved to London – in “exodus” from their home country – and recorded tracks for what became both the Exodus and Kaya albums. Marley’s Exodus, featuring the timeless tracks Jamming, Three Little Birds, One Love/People Get Ready, and the epic title song, came first, which led to early positive reviews, ten early dates around Western Europe and shows at the Rainbow Theatre in London’s Finsbury Park during release week. But an injury to Bob led to the abrupt cancellation of the rest of the Exodus tour, including expected U.S. breakthrough shows scheduled for late summer, leaving June 1-2-3-4 the final performances by the Wailers that year.

“London was one of Daddy’s favorite places to be; it’s the city where his songwriting and creativity thrived. The Exodus album and his shows at The Rainbow are incredible examples of that. I’m so excited that his fans will finally be able to hear all four shows, in their entirety, the way they were meant to be heard, for generations to come.” - Cedella Marley

A select number of tracks from each of the four nights of the Live at the Rainbow recordings have been included on previously released Deluxe Editions of Exodus, and audio and video of the full concert on June 4 was released during the year-long 75th Birthday Celebration, #Marley75, in 2020. Most of the legendary performances from the previous three nights, however, feature slightly different setlists – as well asalternate arrangements – that have never been heard until now. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 1st June 1977 will debut June 3 [LISTEN HERE], the exact 45th anniversary of the original album’s release; Live at the Rainbow: 2nd June 1977 will follow on June 10; and Live at the Rainbow: 3rd June 1977 will conclude the series on June 17. Across the three dates are 29 previously unreleased performances combined – that’s more than 75% of the shows.

To round out the 45th Anniversary celebration, a revised and newly remastered Exodus: Deluxe Edition will also be released digitally on June 24. The Deluxe Edition features the ten original tracks from the album, plus 18 Singles & Sessions tracks;13 of them are culled from two previous Deluxe Editions and adds previously unreleased tracks Natural Mystic (Alternate Version), and The Heathen (Alternate Version), and the rare 7-inch versions of Exodus, Jamming and Punky Reggae Party,’ the original B-side to Jamming. In addition to the unreleased tracks, the last two cutswere previously unavailable at all streaming services. Closing the deluxe are two additional bonus tracks: the edited live versions of So Much Things To Say from the June 1st show, previously released on the Deluxe Edition of Exodus 40 – The Movement Continues in 2017, and Exodus, the finale from the Rainbow’s June 2nd set, previously featured on the album’s 2001 Deluxe Edition. Each performance is otherwise presented unedited within their respective live set.

Exodus 45th Anniversary Track Lists

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW: 1ST JUNE 1977 [LISTEN HERE]

1. Natural Mystic 5:12 *
2. So Much Things To Say 4:25 *
3. Guiltiness 7:23 *
4. The Heathen 8:02
5. I Shot the Sheriff 5:27
6. War/No More Trouble 9:55
7. Positive Vibration 5:35 *
8. No Woman, No Cry 6:11
9. Lively Up Yourself 14:03
ENCORE
10. Jamming 7:58
11. Get Up, Stand Up 8:15
12. Exodus 16:06

All tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except * issued on Exodus 40: The Movement Continues - Deluxe Edition

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW: 2ND JUNE 1977

1. Rebel Music 5:26
2. Burnin’ and Lootin’ 5:08
3. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) 3:25
4. The Heathen 4:58
5. I Shot the Sheriff 4:41
6. Crazy Baldhead/Running Away 5:49
7. War/No More Trouble 7:44 **
8. No Woman, No Cry 7:34
9. Lively Up Yourself 9:25
ENCORE
10. Jamming 7:08 **
11. Get Up, Stand Up 8:30
12. Exodus (unedited) 12:55

Al tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except ** issued on Exodus: Deluxe Edition

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW: 3RD JUNE 1977

1. Trenchtown Rock 5:41
2. Rebel Music 4:59
3. Burnin’ and Lootin’ 6:15 ***
4. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) 4:11
5. The Heathen 5:16
6. I Shot the Sheriff 4:40
7. War/No More Trouble 9:16
8. Crazy Baldhead/Running Away 7:01
9. No Woman, No Cry7:35
10. Lively Up Yourself 8:58
ENCORE
11. Jamming 6:24 ***
12. Get Up, Stand Up 7:30
13. Exodus 11:35 ***

All tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except *** issued on Exodus 40: The Movement Continues - Deluxe Edition

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - EXODUS: DELUXE EDITION

ORIGINAL LP
1.   Natural Mystic 3:27
2.   So Much Things To Say 3:08
3.   Guiltiness 3:20
4.   The Heathen 2:32
5.   Exodus 7:40
6.   Jamming 3:32
7.   Waiting In Vain 4:03
8.   Turn Your Lights Down Low 3:40
9.   Three Little Birds 3:01
10.   One Love / People Get Ready 2:52

SINGLES & SESSIONS
1. Natural Mystic (Horns Mix) 3:35 previously unreleased ^
2. The Heathen (Alternate Version) 2:24 previously unreleased ^
3. Exodus (7”) 3:59
4. Exodus (Version) 3:08
5. Jamming (7”) 3:20 ^
6. Jamming (12”) 5:52
7. Jamming (Dub) 3:04
8. Punky Reggae Party (7” B-side) 4:25 ^
9. Punky Reggae Party (12” B-side) 6:50
10. Punky Reggae Party (12”) 9:18
11. Punky Reggae Party (12” Dub) 8:48
12. Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix) 3:59
13. Waiting In Vain (Alternate Version) 4:44
14. Roots (7” B-side) 3:43
15. Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) 2:58
16. Keep On Moving 6:25
17. Keep On Moving (Dub) 7:15
18. Exodus LP Radio Ad 1:07
19. Exodus (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977 - edit) 11:46