Bob Marley and the Wailers announce 50th anniversary release of Catch A Fire

it was the first LP released by the group under long-time label Island.

Bob Marley and the Wailers' classic record Catch A Fire is receiving a very special new re-issue for its 50th anniversary.

Catch A Fire was the fifth album released by the Wailers, but was their first under long-time record label Island. It's now regarded as a touchstone LP for the emerging reggae movement, spearheaded of course by Marley.

While Catch A Fire never charted in the UK upon its original release, Marley's compilation record Legend is one of the longest-charting albums in Official Charts history, having a presence on the Official Albums Chart for more than 1,000 weeks and is one of the best-selling LPs of all time in the UK.

The landmark re-release also arrives ahead of the much-anticipated biographical film celebrating Marley's life and legacy, produced by his family and starring Kinglsey Ben-Adir (Marvel's Secret Invasion) as the man himself.

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Catch A Fire will be available on two special formats; a 3 x Vinyl LP + 12” set, a 3 CD set, as well as digitally across all platforms. LP1/CD1 features the full final studio recording, LP2/ CD2 is the 10-song live album, “Live From The Paris Theatre London”, while LP3/CD3, entitled Sessions, features alternative, extended and instrumental Jamaican versions of the original album tracks. The additional 12”, available with the vinyl offering, and also included on CD3, features 3 classic tracks, Slave Driver, Get Up, Stand Up & Stop That Train, recorded live at the Wailer’s legendary performance at the Sundown Theatre in the village of Edmonton, North London. These historic recordings have only previously been available as a bootleg. The reverse side of the 12” has an etched image of the iconic Zippo lighter illustration.

Both LP & CD packages will include a book comprised of classic images of Marley, from photo shoots with long time collaborators Adrian Boot, Arthur Gorson, who shot images of Bob for 2 weeks in Jamaica, Dennis Morris, & Neville Garrick.

The full tracklist for Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch A Fire 50th anniversary re-issue

LP1 - Studio Album

Concrete Jungle
Slave Driver
400 Years
Stop That Train
Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby)
Stir It Up
Kinky Reggae
No More Trouble
Midnight Ravers

LP2 - Paris Theatre London / 24th May 1973

Rastaman Chant
Slave Driver
Stop That Train
No More Trouble
400 Years
Midnight Ravers
Stir it Up
Concrete Jungle
Get Up, Stand Up
Kinky Reggae

LP3 - Sessions

Slave Driver (Jamaican Extended Version)
400 Years (Jamaican Extended Version)
High Tide Or Low Tide (Jamaican Alternate Version)
Stir It Up (Jamaican Alternate Version)
No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Instrumental)
Stir It Up (Jamaican Extra Organ Version)
No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Version)
Stop That Train (Working Mono Version)
12" - Edmonton Sundown May 1973
Slave Driver (The Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, England. May 1973)
Get Up, Stand Up (The Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, England. May 1973)
Stop That Train (The Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, England. May 1973)

3CD

CD1 - Studio Album

Concrete Jungle
Slave Driver
400 Years
Stop That Train
Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby)
Stir It Up
Kinky Reggae
No More Trouble
Midnight Ravers

CD2 - Paris Theatre London / 24th May 1973

Rastaman Chant
Slave Driver
Stop That Train
No More Trouble
400 Years
Midnight Ravers
Stir it Up
Concrete Jungle
Get Up, Stand Up
Kinky Reggae

CD3 - Sessions + Edmonton Sundown May 1973

Slave Driver (Jamaican Extended Version)
400 Years (Jamaican Extended Version)
High Tide Or Low Tide (Jamaican Alternate Version)
Stir It Up (Jamaican Alternate Version)
No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Instrumental)
Stir It Up (Jamaican Extra Organ Version)
No More Trouble (Jamaican Extended Version)
Stop That Train (Working Mono Version)
Slave Driver (The Sundown Theater in Edmonton, England. May, 1973)
Get Up, Stand Up (The Sundown Theater in Edmonton, England. May, 1973)
Stop That Train (The Sundown Theater in Edmonton, England. May, 1973)

Catch A Fire's landmark 50th anniversary re-issue drops November 3 2023.