LP - ILS-81231 - Survival - Japanese Pressing - Island Records / Toshiba EMI

Title : Survival
Label : Island Records / Toshiba EMI
Year : 1979
Origin : Japan
Matrice : ILPS-9542-A 1S 10 X-6 / ILPS-9542-B 1S 5
We Are Reggae Generation Serie



In Japan, there was a license deal between Island Records and Toshiba regarding the Wailers music distribution.

This one is the very first original pressing . at the start the album was ment to be named 'Black Survival' and latter renamed to 'Survival'

Note that this one was released inside the Toshiba Emi Serie named : 'We Are Reggae Generation'


Album Tracklist :

A Side :

01 - So Much Trouble In The World 4:00
02 - Zimbabwe 3:49
03 - Top Rankin' 3:09
04 - Babylon System 4:23
05 - Survival 3:54

B Side :

01 - Africa Unite 2:54
02 - One Drop 3:52
03 - Ride Natty Ride 3:50
04 - Ambush In The Night 3:12
05 - Wake Up And Live 4:55


Credits :

Lead Vocals, Rythmn Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion : Bob Marley
Backing Vocals : Ithrees
Bass : Aston Barrett
Drums : Carlton Barrett
Guitar: Al Anderson
Keyboards : Earl Wya Lindo, Tyrone Downie
Lead Guitar : Julian 'Junior' Marvin
Percussions : Alvin Seeco Patterson
Production, Mixes : Alex Sadkin
Audio Engineer : Alex Sadkin, Dennis Thompson , Errol Brown, Chiao NG, Philip Zadie.
Album cover and design : Neville Garrick


Recorded at Tuff Gong Studio, Kingston , Jamaica


Additional Informations And Comments :

- Original Japanese pressing with OBI Strip, this is the counter part of the tuff gong original press LPS 9542

- The sounding quality of this one, especially the bass, is just stunning making this release really excellent as LP