Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus
Label: | Island Records – ILPS 9498 |
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Format: | |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Reggae |
Style: | Roots Reggae, Lovers Rock, Reggae, Soul |
Tracklist
| A1 | Natural Mystic | |
| A2 | So Much Things To Say | |
| A3 | Guiltiness | |
| A4 | The Heathen | |
| A5 | Exodus | |
| B1 | Jamming | |
| B2 | Waiting In Vain | |
| B3 | Turn Your Lights Down Low | |
| B4 | Three Little Birds | |
| B5 | One Love / People Get Ready |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Island Records Ltd.
- Published By – Bob Marley Music BVI
- Published By – Rondor Music Ltd.
- Published By – Essex Music Ltd.
- Licensed From – Media-Aides Ltd.
- Printed By – Robor Ltd.
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Island Records Manufacturing Ltd
Credits
- Backing Vocals [I Threes] – Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley
- Bass [Fender], Guitar, Percussion – Aston "Familyman" Barrett*
- Cover [Design], Graphics – Neville Garrick
- Drums, Percussion – Carlton Barrett
- Engineer – Karl Pitterson
- Engineer [Assistant] – Guy Bidmead, Terry Barham
- Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Tyrone Downie
- Lead Guitar – Julian (Junior) Marvin*
- Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Bob Marley
- Mixed By – Aston Barrett*, Chris Blackwell, Karl Pitterson
- Percussion – Alvin "Seeco" Patterson
- Photography By – Adrian Boot, Neville Garrick
- Plated By – EG*
- Producer – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Written-By – Bob Marley
Notes
First Island Records pressing with a custom printed golden card inner sleeve with square corners.
Issued on blue rim orange sunset labels in a golden sleeve with "BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS" in white letters.
The title "EXODUS" in red on front and the 'Lions of Judah' on rear are embossed.
On the cover back is an extension of the album title: "MOVEMENT OF JAH PEOPLE"
Rear cover with Robor printers credit and company address: Island Records Limited, 22 St. Peter's Square, London, W6
℗ & © 1977 Island Records Ltd
Cat.# ILPS 9498 printed on sleeve rear, spine, inner and on labels.
Track timings and channels (stereo) not indicated on release.
Matrix in runout area is etched, with the exception of stamper codes and STERLING.
A similar edition Exodus with diagonal cut corners and thumb cut on the inner sleeve appears otherwise identical.
Issued on blue rim orange sunset labels in a golden sleeve with "BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS" in white letters.
The title "EXODUS" in red on front and the 'Lions of Judah' on rear are embossed.
On the cover back is an extension of the album title: "MOVEMENT OF JAH PEOPLE"
Rear cover with Robor printers credit and company address: Island Records Limited, 22 St. Peter's Square, London, W6
℗ & © 1977 Island Records Ltd
Cat.# ILPS 9498 printed on sleeve rear, spine, inner and on labels.
Track timings and channels (stereo) not indicated on release.
Matrix in runout area is etched, with the exception of stamper codes and STERLING.
A similar edition Exodus with diagonal cut corners and thumb cut on the inner sleeve appears otherwise identical.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ILPS 9498-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ILPS 9498-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 1): I-160 ILPS 9498 A-2 F 4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 1): I-105 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 2): I-176 ILPS 9498 A-2 F 4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 2): I-133 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 3): I-137 ILPS 9498 A-2 F3 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 3): I-90 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 4): I-153 ILPS 9498 A-2 F3 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 4): I-110 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 5): I-204 ILPS 9498 A-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 5): I-171 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 6): I-218 ILPS 9498 A-2 F5 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 6): I-148 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 7): I-175 ILPS 9498 A-2 F4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 7): I-15 ILPS 9498 B EG 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 8): I-234 ILPS 9498 A-2 F4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 8): I-153 ILPS 9498 B EG 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 9): I-130 ILPS 9498 A-2 F3 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 9): I-61 ILPS 9498 B E.G. 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 10): I-109 ILPS 9448 A-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 10): I-101 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 11): I-108 ILPS 9448 A-2 F2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 11): I-69 ILPS 9498 B 1 E.G.
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 12): I-253 ILPS 9498 A-2 F4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 12): I-157 ILPS 9498 B EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 13): I-116 ILPS 9498 A-2 F2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 13): I-7 ILPS 9498 B 1 EG
Other Versions (5 of 358)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Exodus (LP, Album) | Island Records | 28819 XOT | Netherlands | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Exodus (LP, Album) | Island Records | L 36212 | Australia | 1977 | ||
New Submission | Exodus (Cassette, Album) | Tuff Gong | none | Jamaica | 1977 | ||
| Exodus (LP, Album, Stereo) | Island Records | 28 819 XOT | Germany | 1977 | |||
Recently Edited | Exodus (LP, Album) | Island Records | XILP 9498 | Canada | 1977 |
Recommendations
1984 UKVinyl —LP, Compilation, Stereo
Reviews
- Just scored this album. Second hand. Mint condition. The movie inspired me to go out and find it and find it I did.
Anyone know of a white label promo or test pressing of 4228462081? Came across a white label, in a VP Records sleeve.
Great Album. I used to own the deluxe edition at one point. I actually sold it but do regret it a lot. Now I purchased and own the CD with the track 11 and 12 as the bonus tracks. Any how, just noticed until now that the track 2 "so much things to say" cuts off by ending the song without any notice. Has anyone noticed that?
Heard this album 1000 times and I don't think i've ever heard it sound as good as it does on this pressing (STERLING A-2 / B EG). To echo lucaper, the soundstage is incredible. The bass is perfect (nice and fat like a reggae record should be but not overpowering) and the highs are nice and punchy. The pressing is fantastic and holds against any modern reissue. I give Eddy Gorecki some credit because for his work always ends up being notable.
I've gone through many older pressings and several modern day reissues and have yet to find anything that compares. The Lee Hulko
Santa Maria pressing is a nice alternative, but this is worth tracking down.
This pressing (Sterling A-2 / B ) is the best i have ever heard, and i have had more than 10 different pressings in the last 35 years, including the ridiculous expensive MFSL version from 1995, ( which is not bad at all, but the vocals , by the I - Threes, are more clear an present on the UK 1st, and the overall sound feels more natural, with big Bass and crispy highs and great soundstage)- My copy of this pressing is an improvement on the '77 repress https://www.discogs.com/Bob-Marley-The-Wailers-Exodus/release/2888171
The vocals are clearer and feel more present. 
Edited 10 years agoA classic album that contains much of Bob Marley's most familiar work. This is Bob Marley international superstar. Even with the religious/political overtones of the songs on side one, it's a fairly mainstream product; side two in particular has a pretty light message on all the tunes. "Three Little Birds" is a bit too light for me, other than that I think these are all strong tunes ("Natural Mystic" and "One Love/people Get ready" are songs that Marley had recorded before he was with Island) and the album is so much better than "Rastaman Vibration" that came before it. Junior Marvin (not to be confused by Junior Murvin of Police and Thieves fame) has replaced Al Anderson on lead guitar.
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