Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Kingston, Jamaica
Matrix #: 7 90030-1
Condition: VG+, sounds good, lots of light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore: Chris Blackwell remixed the Jamaican tapes and added overdubs to aim at UK/US rock audiences—an early control flashpoint.

2. Album Art: The first sleeve was a "Zippo lighter" gatefold that opened like a lighter; it was soon replaced after damage/cost complaints.

3. Personal Struggle: Marley grew up in Nine Mile/Trenchtown poverty with an absent father and stigma for being mixed-race in Kingston.

9/27/24 EK  2/28/2026 CC