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Bob Marley & The Wailers   11/30/1979

Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA
Source SBD(Pro Video Soundtrack)
Media CDR   2 discs
Notes *2 Audio/1 FLAC*
J-Card Comment Bob Marley and the Wailers
Oakland Auditorium
Oakland, CA
11-29-1979

Source: Pro video soundtrack
Lineage: Unknown generations > VHS hifi > HD > wav
Encoding: CDWave > flac frontend > flac
Taped by: BGP crew
Transfered by: Pantagruel

File Size: 556 MB (FLAC)

Setlist:


Disc 1

01 " . . . Jah Rastafari! . . . "
02 Positive Vibration
03 Wake Up And Live
04 Concrete Jungle
05 Dem Belly Full
06 I Shot The Sheriff
07 Running Away->
08 Crazy Baldhead
09 Ambush In The Night
10 Heathen
11 War!->
12 No More Trouble
13 No Woman No Cry
14 Lively Up Yourself
15 Africa Unite
16 One Drop
17 Exodus
18 crowd


Disc 2

01 " . . . look what I found, a Rollin' Stone . . ."
02 Is This Love?->
03 Jamming
04 Ride Natty Ride
05 Roots Rock Reggae->
06 Natty Dread->
07 Get Up Stand Up

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Notes:

I'm seeding this partly to set the historial record straight, but mostly to share my
favorite Bob Marley show. A pretty rough-sounding, truncated, out-of-order, stereo
soundboard of this show has circulated for about 20 years. It turned into one
(or perhaps several) of the infamous Japanese bootlegs. A certain prominent reggae
collector surmised that this was show from Libreville, Gabon on January 5, 1980
because of Junior's exhortation "Come On, Africa!" at the beginning "Africa Unite."
Thus it circulated for a time with the wrong date and location (a situation that
frustrates Marley collectors with respect to this show and many others).

This complete show recording is sourced from a black and white archival pro video
shot by Bill Graham Presents. Unfortunately, the video becomes seriously distorted
toward the end of the show, but audio track hangs in there.

This is a monaural soundboard. It doesn't have the transparent imagery of the
stereo soundboard, but it also has none of the unevenness and dropouts of the
stereo version. The sound for the first couple of tracks is a bit inconsistent.
By the time "Concrete Jungle" comes around, the mix starts to improve dramatically.
There is a cut in "Ambush in the Night," and there is a little bit missing from
the beginning of "Lively Up Yourself," which starts abruptly. There are some sonic
limitations and the odd blemish to be sure, but I personally find it a far more
satisfying listening experience than the commonly circulating, incomplete bootleg.

This performance can only be described as utterly psychedelic. There are heavy dub
effects on the vocals throughout, (e.g. "I Shot the Sheriff . . . riff . . .
riff . . . riff . . ."), which are more apparent on this recording than on the stereo
version. Al Anderson's lays down trippy, burning solos on "Concrete Jungle" and
"Dem Belly Full." He is one of the great unsung guitarists in any genre.
Junior's solos on "Wake Up and Live" and "Heathen" are superb. Fams' bass is
killer, as always. And Carly . . . was a better drummer ever born? And Bob, the
consummate reggae rhythm guitarist, a role that is overshadowed by all his other
greatness. And as a special, if somewhat strange bonus, the encore features a guest
appearance by Ron Wood.

So, to sum up, this is intense, meditative reggae of the highest order. Enjoy!

Hail Rasta!
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Owned by animist · Last Updated May 23, 2023