Lively Up Yourself: Roots Of A Revolution 1967-71 (Vinyl)

Vinyl LP pressing. A superbly crafted Bob Marley set, compiled and annotated by French journalist Vincent Tarrière, chronicles the story behind this legendary article quot;The Wild Side of Paradisequot; published by Rolling Stone Magazine in 1973. Features a handpicked selection of Bob Marley's best songs, recorded at his creative peak, during the late '60s and early '70s, when he was working with producers Bunny Lee, Leslie Kong, and Lee Perry. 1973 was a turning point for Jamaican music. Perry Henzell's highly-acclaimed film The Harder They Come had come out the year before and Bob Marley had just signed with Island Records and was about to take the world by storm. In July 1973, Rolling Stone Magazine published quot;The Wild Side of Paradisequot;, a major story about Jamaica and it's vibrant musical scene written by Michael Thomas with striking photos by Arthur Gorson. The pair had travelled to the island to soak up the atmosphere and immerse themselves in the local music scene. There they met a 28 year old Marley who was about to tour Europe. quot;The Wild Side of Paradisequot; was a bold move for the magazine. Jamaican music was essentially unknown in the western world up to that point. quot;Revolution was in the air and, ten years into independence, Jamaica was on fire,quot; remembers Gorson. Through connections with Island Records' Chris Blackwell, Thomas and Gorson managed to spend time with Marley and a series of iconic photos of the artist was taken by Gorson, one of which is on the cover of this album. quot;Wild Sidequot; was the first major feature focusing on Jamaican music and would help put reggae on the international map. The article was also the seed of Thomas's book Babylon On A Thin Wire in collaboration with Adrian Boot (1976). In 1973, Bob Marley was indeed no newcomer on the Jamaican scene. He'd been active since the early '60s and had recorded some of his most creative output accompanied by his group, The Wailers. The music is fresh and undiluted, catchy and inspired, and shows Marley's genius at crafting beautiful melodies. The set features several of his early classics such as quot;Duppy Conquerorquot; and quot;Cautionquot;, as well as lesser-known gems such as quot;Wisdomquot; and quot;Long Long Winterquot;, and songs that would find a second life on his Island albums, such as quot;Trench Town Rockquot; or quot;Concrete Junglequot;.