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Thirty years ago the album, "Exodus" was released by Island Records and this masterpiece from Bob Marley and The Wailers has been lauded by many and even labeled, "the album of the 20th century," by Time Magazine.
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of this album's release Island Records has released Exclusive Exodus Music and Memorabilia that includes a Special Edition CD/DVD combo; "Live At The Rainbow Concert," and a new hardback book. College tours of the screening of, "Live At The Rainbow," will also ensue across the US. Exodus was released on Friday June 3, 1977 while Marley was in a self imposed exile.
In December, 1976 Bob Marley, his wife and manager suffered gunshot wounds after an assassination attempt at their Hope Road residence. Injured and bandaged Bob Marley and his wife joined the rest of The Wailers at a scheduled concert in Kingston shortly after the attack, performing - despite the lurking danger.
Following that political concert, Bob Marley left Jamaica for the UK; and with The Wailers went on to produce the album "Exodus." It was a time when the reggae loving world's appetite for Bob Marley and The Wailers was becoming insatiable with Exodus actually catching Marley at his most introspective, rebellious and creative period. His creative maturity resulted in heightened global recognition; and then later on in that same year a deadly cancer diagnosis became the beginning of Bob's physical end.
Recently becoming historical with a limited edition version of the album being released on USB Memory Stick this year at www.bobmarley.com. "Exodus" is the first artist-specific album to be released using this groundbreaking format and Marley is the first major label catalog artist to have music available via this new technology.
