'Catch A Fire' - Bob Marley/The Wailers

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Bob Marley/The Wailers - Catch A Fire Catch a Fire is the major label debut album for Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, released on Island Records in 1973. The album established the band as international superstars. Leader Bob Marley in particular became world-famous. The socially aware lyrics and militant tone surprised many listeners, but others were attracted to songwriters Marley and Peter Tosh 's confrontational subjects and optimistic view of a future free from oppression. The first 20,000 copies of the original 1973 vinyl release, designed by graphical artists Rod Dyer and Bob Weiner, were encased in a sleeve depicting a Zippo lighter. The sleeve functioned like a real Zippo lighter case, opening at a side hinge to reveal the record within. As machinery available was not sufficient to rivet the upper and lower halves of the sleeve together, the assembly operation required hand-manufacture and was deemed too expensive to mass-produce. Hence, subsequent pressings are recognizable by their alternative cover art containing a portrait of Marley smoking a joint. Copies of the record from these original pressings have since become collectors' items. The original cover art was used again in 2001 for the Deluxe CD edition. Album cover has wear around the edges, but no tears . Please refer to photos . Vinyl is in excellent condition. read more

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