BOB MARLEY & WAILERS w/PETER TOSH BURNIN' RARE ORIGINAL '73 ISLAND LP NEAR MINT

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BOB MARLEY & WAILERS w/PETER TOSH~BURNIN'~RARE ORIGINAL '73 ISLAND LP~NEAR MINT! BOB MARLEY & WAILERS w/PETER TOSH~BURNIN'~RARE ORIGINAL '73 ISLAND LP~NEAR MINT!

The Wailers ?– Burnin'
Island Records ?– SMAS-9338

RARE, original first U.S. pressing of "Burnin'" from 1973 - 44 years ago!!
There is no sheriff's star on the upper right as most copies pressed in the 1980s and beyond had.
Gatefold cover is in EXCELLENT condition with only light wear!
Includes inner sleeve which features mugshot-style pictures of The Wailers.
Vinyl is in NEAR MINT condition with only very light wear!
Early pink Island labels!!
If you bought the Wailers album immediately after it was released, this is the version you got!

Tracklist
A1     Get Up, Stand Up     3:15
A2     Hallelujah Time     3:27
A3     I Shot The Sheriff     4:39
A4     Burnin' And Lootin'     4:11
A5     Put It On     3:58
B1     Small Axe     4:00
B2     Pass It On     3:32
B3     Duppy Conqueror     3:44
B4     One Foundation     3:20
B5     Rasta Man Chant     3:43
Companies, etc.

    Mastered At – Sterling Sound
    Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
    Published By – Tuff Gong Music Ltd
    Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
    Mixed At – Island Studios
    Marketed By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Distributed By – Capitol Records, Inc.

Credits

    Design – Visualeyes
    Engineer – Phil Brown*, Tony Platt
    Photography By – Esther Anderson
    Producer – Chris Blackwell, The Wailers

The Wailers' fourth album overall, Burnin', was their second for Island Records, released only six months after its predecessor, Catch a Fire. Given that speed, it's not surprising that several tracks -- "Put It On," "Small Axe," and "Duppy Conqueror" -- are re-recordings of songs dating back a few years. But they fit in seamlessly with the newer material, matching its religious militancy and anthemic style. The confrontational nature of the group's message is apparent immediately in the opening track, "Get Up, Stand Up," as stirring a song as any that emerged from the American Civil Rights movement a decade before. The Wailers are explicit in their call to violence, a complete reversal from their own 1960s "Simmer Down" philosophy. Here, on "Burnin' and Lootin'," they take issue with fellow Jamaican Jimmy Cliff's song of the previous year, "Many Rivers to Cross," asking impatiently, "How many rivers do we have to cross/Before we can talk to the boss?" "I Shot the Sheriff," the album's most celebrated song, which became a number one hit in the hands of Eric Clapton in 1974, claims self-defense, admits consequences ("If I am guilty I will pay"), and emphasizes the isolated nature of the killing ("I didn't shoot no deputy"), but its central image is violent. Such songs illuminated the desperation of poor Jamaican life, but they also looked forward to religious salvation, their themes accentuated by the compelling rhythms and the alternating vocals of the three singers. Bob Marley was a first among equals, of course, and after this album his partners, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, quit the group, which thereafter was renamed Bob Marley and the Wailers. The three bonus tracks on the 2001 reissue are all by Tosh and Wailer, though recorded at the album's sessions, suggesting the source of their frustration.

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