2011-02-01 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Live Forever Deluxe Edition

2011-02-01 - Bob Marley Live Forever Normal Edition - Island / Tuff Gong Records

Title : Bob Marley Live Forever Deluxe Edition
Format : Compact Disc And LP
Origin : United States Of America
Numbers Of Trax : 2 CD | 3 LP
Detailled Liner Notes : Patrizia Meschino
Label : Tuff Gong / island
Release Date : 2011-02-01
Catalogue : B0014689-02

Released in 2011, ment to honor the glory, memory of the wailers band.
Its a live performance release, it's unusual since only a few of those lives are existing into official release (live!, babylon by bus, the roxy)

the show was held inside the Stanley Theater located inside Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States of America

The one used to make this page being the deluxe edition, note that a simple 2 CD edition exist as well.
To summarize a little the back story of this release, this one being the last official live performance of the wailers band with bob marley.
the official date of it being 1980-09-23

To devellop a little bit about the theater itself :

The Stanley Theater was built in 1927 at a cost of $3 million and opened on February 27, 1928.
James Bly Clark, an early theater tycoon who assisted in the founding of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer financed its creation.

The theater was purchased and remodeled by the Cinemette Corporation in 1976, and in 1977
DiCesare Engler Productions bought the Stanley to present rock and roll concerts through 1982.

The building is registered with the National Register of Historic Places.
The climate surrounding this performance was as you know, you can guess , a sad one.
Its being rumored for years that the band, aware of bob marley illness played a little fast this night.

CD 1 :

01 - greetings 0:32
02 - natural mystic 4:41
03 - positive vibration 4:47
04 - burning and looting 3:36
05 - them belly full 3:48
06 - the heathen 4:25
07 - running away 2:51
08 - crazy baldhead 5:03
09 - war-no more trouble 6:04
10 - zimbabwe 3:38
11 - zion train 3:50
12 - no woman no cry 6:05

CD 2 :

01 - jamming 4:31
02 - exodus 7:02
03 - redemption song 4:08
04 - coming in from the cold 3:37
05 - could you be loved 7:41
06 - is this love 3:38
07 - work 4:15
08 - get up stand up 6:38

Additional Informations And Comments:

2 CD , a mixture of soundboard recording and audience recording , especifically the last tracks of the album.
besides of a real differences between the tracks , its a solid mix, some will moan about the sounding being in some part not natural, that's not entirely false.

A second note, the mastering, mixing of the second cd, may sounds different, i wont critize about the inclusion of audience tracks to complete the set.
but i will moan about a marketing fact, it seems that island/Tuff Gong will release in japan, in SHMCD format and will add bonus made of 4 tracks , i3's introduction..why not here then ? deluxe no ?

Its nice to see this one being released, it will makes casual fans happy, hard die one will surely says: well it exist and its good

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2011-02-01 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Live Forever Deluxe Edition

2011-02-01 - Bob Marley Live Forever Normal Edition - Island / Tuff Gong Records

2011-04-27 SHMCD Live Forever - UICY-15017 - Tuff Gong / Island Records