Bob Marley and The Wailers - Uprising (Original Jamaican Version)
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Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar – Bob Marley [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bob Marley]
Backing Vocals – The I-Threes (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths)
Tyrone Downie – keyboards, backing vocal
Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
Al Anderson – lead guitar
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums
Alvin Patterson – percussion
Earl Lindo – keyboards
Written by Bob Marley
1LP, standard sleeve
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Tuff Gong Recording Studio in Jamaica
Label : Tuff Gong
Original Label : Tuff Gong
Engineered by Errol Brown
Mixed by Errol Brown, Chris Blackwell, The Wailers at Tuff Gong Recording Studio
Produced by Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley & The Wailers
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles
Photography by Adrian Boot
Originally issued in June 1980
Released in March 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Coming in from the Cold
- Real Situation
- Bad Card
- We and Dem
- Work
Side B:
- Zion Train
- Pimper's Paradise
- Could You Be Loved
- Forever Loving Jah
- Redemption Song
Reviews:
“Uprising would be the final studio album featuring Bob Marley & the Wailers to be released during Marley's lifetime. Prophetically, it also contains some of the band's finest crafted material, as if they were cognizant that this would be their final outing. The album's blend of religious and secular themes likewise creates a very powerful and singular quest for spirituality in a material world. Although it is argued that an album's graphic design rarely captures the essence of the work inside, the powerful rebirthing image of a rock solid Marley emerging with his arms raised in triumph could not be a more accurate visual description of the musical jubilation within. Musically, the somewhat staid rhythms often synonymous with reggae have been completely turned around to include slinky and liquid syncopation. "Work," "Pimper's Paradise," and the lead-off track "Coming in From the Cold" are all significant variations on the lolloping Rasta beat. The major difference is the sonic textures that manipulate and fill those patterns. The inventive and unique guitar work of Al Anderson -- the only American member of the original Wailers -- once again redefines the role of the lead electric guitar outside of its standard rock & roll setting. "Zion Train" is awash in wah-wah-driven patterns creating an eerie, almost ethereal backdrop against Marley's lyrics, which recollect images from Peter Tosh's "Stop That Train" all the way back on Marley & the Wailers' international debut Catch a Fire. The final track on the original pressing of Uprising is "Redemption Song." Never has an artist unknowingly written such a beautiful and apropos living epitaph. The stark contrast from the decidedly electric and group-oriented album to this hauntingly beautiful solo acoustic composition is as dramatic as it is visionary. Less than a year after the release of Uprising, Marley would succumb to cancer. The 2001 "Definitive Remaster" version of Uprising contains the band version of "Redemption Song" and the 12" mix of "Could You Be Loved." AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.5 / 5