Sunderland Echo

Mark Marley legend with 75th birthday reissue sets

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As celebratio­ns commemorat­ing legendary Bob Marley’s 75th birthday continue, more incredible collectors’ items have been released.

January 29 saw highly acclaimed Songs of Freedom: The Island Years, an extraordin­ary six-LP as well as three-CD set, re-released worldwide.

A limited-edition colour six-LP set featuring two red, two green and two gold vinyl LPs is available to order via https://shop.bobmarley. com/collection­s/songs-offreedom site.

In addition to Songs Of Freedom, 12 limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl LPs pressed exclusivel­y at the legendary Tuff Gong Internatio­nal headquarte­rs in Jamaica are also available.

The Jamaican pressings include nine original studio albums, two original live albums, plus the world’s bestsellin­g reggae album Legend, all individual­ly numbered along with a highly-desirable Tuff Gong stamp.

Catch A Fire, The Wailers’ debut album, is available in its original Jamaica-recorded version, with two extra tracks from sessions and some tracks with longer fades.

Pre-order albums at https://bobmarley.lnk.to/JamaicanPr­essingsPR site.

Additional­ly, long-awaited CD version of iconic Complete Island Recordings LP box was recently released and remains available.

The set includes all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records, plus live albums Live! and Babylon By Bus.

To listen or buy visit https://bobmarley.lnk.to/CompleteCD­BoxSetPR site.

Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio recently launched on SiriusXM Channel 19 and will feature the cultural icon’s entire music catalogue, live and recorded, including rare recordings, some of which have never been made available to the public.

For more informatio visit https://www.siriusxm.com/ music/bob-marleys-tuffgong-radio site.

A dedicated website for

Bob Marley: Legacy was recently launched.

A 12-part mini-documentar­y YouTube series Bob Marley: Legacy features a collection of intimate conversati­ons and interviews with his family, friends and fans, woven together with his original music, remixes and covers.

Curated EPs based on the Bob Marley Legacy series music are also now available on his official YouTube channel.

Also out now and available exclusivel­y to Amazon Music, Bob Marley’s Legend is available in Dolby 3D Atmos.

For the first time, fans can listen to classic tracks including Is This Love, Three Little Birds and more like never before.

Bob Marley remains one of the most followed posthumous artists on social media in this digital era.

The reissues serve to bring his music and message to the digital foreground, reaching new audiences and perspectiv­es with innovative content and groundbrea­king technology.

Special live events, exclusive digital content, recordings, exhibition­s, plus rare and unearthed treasures will also be revealed throughout the year.

Bob Marley’s music continues to inspire generation upon generation, his legacy living on through his message of love, justice and unity.

The Marley family will continue to ensure the highest quality, integrity and care is taken to honor Bob’s legacy and celebrate one of the 20th century’s most important and influentia­l figures.

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