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Catch A Fire [Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued, Extra tracks]

Bob Marley, The Wailers, Bob Marley and The Wailers | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (25 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued, Extra tracks
  • Label: Tuff Gong/Island
  • ASIN: B00005KB9T
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,583 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Concrete Jungle (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 4:15£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Slave Driver (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 2:54£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. 400 Years (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 2:46£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Stop That Train (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 3:56£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby) (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 3:58£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Stir It Up (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 5:34£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Kinky Reggae (Original Album Version)Bob Marley 3:39£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. No More Trouble (Original Album Version)The Wailers 4:00£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Midnight Ravers (Original Album Version)The Wailers 5:10£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. High Tide Or Low Tide (Jamaican Version)Bob Marley 4:44£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. All Day All Night (Jamaican Version)The Wailers 3:29£0.69  Buy MP3 

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BBC Review

Already big names in their native Jamaica, it took until this 1973 release for Marley and Co. to finally go global. This was due, in no small part, to the intervention of the man once dubbed a 'vampire' by Lee Perry (the former Wailers producer) - Chris Blackwell. It was the label boss (who'd made his initial fortune importing Jamaican hits to these shores) who recognised that, while Marley, Tosh etc. had song writing and performing skills in abundance, they needed to be put through the equivalent of a 'rock' blender to make them palatable to UK ears.

Thus, when the tapes were handed to Blackwell he saw to it that the keyboards of John 'Rabbit' Bundrick and guitar of Wayne Perkins bolstered the righteous skank of Catch A Fire. And it worked! Perkins' steel combined with Bundrick's washes (and a whole host of contemporary studio filters) to flesh out the originals perfectly. From this point on Marley would be the hippest name to drop in reggae.

But of course, without the original diamonds in the rough, Blackwell and Island couldn't have succeeded. This was still very much still a group effort at this point. Peter Tosh's contributions (400 Years and Stop The Train), both sung by him, show how he was easily the match of Marley, making his solo career an inevitability. What's more, the band, propelled by the airtight rhythm section of the Barrett brothers, could turn their hand to both slinky love songs (Stir It Up) and politically charged diatribes (Concrete Jungle) with ease.

Reggae, up until this point, was a niche genre, bought in the UK by ex-pat West Indians (and the occasional skinhead); it was even less widespread in the States. Catch A Fire changed all that. Without it Bob Marley would never have become a figurehead and no one outside of the Caribbean would have heard of Bunny Wailer or Peter Tosh either. For this alone Chris Blackwell should be canonised. --Chris Jones

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An epoch in the history of Reggae! 6 July 2001
By "c21_ronin"
Format:Audio CD
Released in early 1973, this album was the Wailers first for Island records. Recorded in a very short period of time, in which tension was already beginning to show between Bob & Peter.

In my opinion this is still their best work, raw, fresh and uninhibited. Standout tracks include Concrete Jungle, Stir it up and Slave Driver but their are no bad tracks.

The familier 'Wailing Wailers' sound is here to enjoy with the classic bouncy reggae rhythems. For me a classic album of a classic period of time were reggae would reach heights never before accomplished.

JAH RASTAFARI!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic marley, unbeatable 19 Dec 2004
By Marty
Format:Audio CD
If your up for a taste of Bob like you've never heard him before this is it. It was his first album with Island Records and probably his best. With Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer still in the band they created a master piece, it sounds more raw and simple than the later Marley albums with some beautiful male harmonys. The opening song 'Concrete jungle' is probably my favourte Marley tune ever with an awesome intro and beautiful groove throughout along with one of the best guitar solo's of all time.

High tide or low tide is the most under appreciated Marley song ever. Its soooo nice it deserves to be a world wide sing along and should have been on legend. The rest of the album is amazing, never over produced and always tasteful. A MUST have for any Marley fan, reggae fan or human being.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BUSINESS!!! 1 May 2001
By Remaster Bob
Format:Audio CD
Best price is here, because this marvellous double-act sells at a much higher price retail in other countries. Even at around 20 quid in Hong Kong its still worth every cent and penny. The re-master of the one you know and love sounds great to me. But what you really do need to buy is the original Jamaican release, remastered here with the original running order and two tracks removed for release elsewhere. Everyone will have their favourite comparison to draw. For me its "Stop That Train", now cut back to the Jamaican studio version and blows me away. The new track 3 "High Tide Or Low Tide" is a beautiful tribute to the mainstream black music the Wailers must have been listening to on their radio, is my guess. Chris Blackwell, in the also-superb "Classic Albums in Rock History" documentary, agrees this is a wonderful song but not what he wanted for the non-Jamaican release. Why the second new song - track 8 - didn't make Blackwell's cut is more of a mystery. Perhaps the harmonies were just a little too sweet, even though he used a fair amount of saccahrine in the overdubbs in London. "All Day All Night" however is another perfectly-welcome driving mid-tempo reggae beat. "The Feel" as various people on the documentary call it. Even if you are not a die-hard Marley/Wailers fan, this Jamaican version is an absolute gem that you should own. Every so often you may revert to the western release to check, but you'll be right back to Kingston afterwards.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars as good as it gets
forgot just how good early bob marley & the wailers material really is.
have listened to this album 20-30 times since arriving and the lyrics are right there
Published 21 days ago by stewpot
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic!
Watched a documentary on him and was great to be able to immediately get this album and start listening. Cheers!
Published 1 month ago by MR C V ALDRED
3.0 out of 5 stars Tried to like it when it came out and still trying but failing
A couple of goodies but not one to brag about. 10 more words required it says ; OK but probably wont listen to it again so if you want it then let me know, you pay for the postage.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Flossie
5.0 out of 5 stars Catch a Fire - The Wailers
Best Album that Wailers made - I love it!
I grew up on this music, wonderful memories, I was at school when this album came out, I am 54 yrs old
Published 6 months ago by A. Mcknight
5.0 out of 5 stars conversion
Had album with original Zippo lighter cover but no equipment to play it on. Bob Marley and the Wailers raw and new - fantastic
Published on 31 Mar 2011 by Victoria E Courage
5.0 out of 5 stars #5. The Top 100 Albums in Reggae Music: A Critical Review
I don't know what grabs you most about CATCH A FIRE, the first studio album that Bob Marley and The Wailers made for Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1973. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2011 by Andre Lawrence
5.0 out of 5 stars SRIR IT UP
One of the all time classics its a must for any marley or reggae fan its one of the best and i love it. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2008 by CRAZE
5.0 out of 5 stars MY FAVOURITE ALBUM EVER
The Wailers recorded numerous classics and this for me is the best. Some reggae purists don't like it because of some of the overdubs of rock style guitar etc. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Rudy
5.0 out of 5 stars Reggae's missing link
Catch a Fire was the first Reggae album I became aware of... OK I knew about Desmond Decker, and Jimmy Cliff, but to my mind, at that time they were singles artists. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2007 by John Tree
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the best!
After listening to the original mix of this great piece of music I am pleased to echo the feelings of other reviewers. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2006 by F. D. Burns
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