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Title: Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rastaman Vibration
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Kingston, Jamaica
Matrix #: ILPS 9383
Condition: VG+
Cultural Facts:
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Political Science: Released the year Marley survived a 1976 assassination attempt in Jamaica, tied to escalating party violence before elections.
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Scene Ecology: As reggae entered US charts, Marley carried Rastafarian identity into mainstream rock spaces that previously sidelined Caribbean artists.
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Family Ties: After his 1981 death at 36, control of the catalog consolidated around the Marley family, shaping how his image is curated worldwide