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Exodus DVD/CD set
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Join the Passport Club and get Exodus on USB stick
In addition to the launch of the new album format, the multi-layered promotion also will include a variety of added value and content to be released via BobMarley.com. Four thousand limited-edition, reusable USB memory sticks feature not only the 10 original songs on Exodus but also include audio and video content such as three video tracks recorded at London's Rainbow Theatre in June 1977, right before Exodus started flying off the shelves.
Bob Marley's Exodus arrived in record stores 30 years ago and was far ahead of its time as a statement of peace, love and defiance in the face of racial and national oppression. Plus, the album, which came out June 3, 1977, was packed with infectious hit reggae songs that still resonate to this day worldwide.
Devout followers of Bob's music and legacy can rejoice today, because a new, exclusive, commemorative edition of Exodus is available June 4 in fitting tribute to the 30th anniversary of its original release. And what Time magazine called the "best album of the 20th century" has been updated with technological advances that make it a pioneer of sorts for the music industry in the 21st century.
Starting today, limited-edition copies of the recording will be available in a USB memory stick on Bob Marley's official website, BobMarley.com. The event marks the very first artist-specific album to be released using this groundbreaking format.
In addition to the launch of the new album format, the multi-layered promotion also will include a variety of added value and content to be released via BobMarley.com. Four thousand limited-edition, reusable USB memory sticks feature not only the 10 original songs on Exodus but also include audio and video content such as three video tracks recorded at London's Rainbow Theatre in June 1977, right before Exodus began flying off store shelves.
Fans who join the Bob Marley Passport Fan Club via BobMarley.com will receive the Exodus USB stick and an exclusive carrying case, a 10 percent discount at the Bob Marley shop on the site and a quarterly newsletter. Passport members also will have access to rare Bob Marley audio, video and photos, as well as future digital media.
Also on June 4, all visitors to BobMarley.com can take advantage of a host of new and unique Bob Marley music and memorabilia that have never before been officially available for purchase. These items include:
- EXODUS 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION CD: Featuring the 10 tracks on the original release and now re-issued as a special 30th anniversary edition packaged -- for the first time -- in a quality hardback case.
- DELUXE CD/ DVD: Limited to 5,000 copies, this version features not only the album but also a separate DVD with 12 tracks from Marley's historic Rainbow concerts in the summer of 1977.
- LP: The return of the original and legendary 10-track vinyl album, as first released in June 1977.
- EXODUS 30th ANNIVERSARY BOOK: A new, special-edition, 144-page hardback book with lavish illustrations, many previously unpublished pictures and contributions from esteemed commentator and critic Richard Williams, Lloyd Bradley (author of the acclaimed Bass Culture), Vivien Goldman, Robert Christgau, Neil Spencer, and the celebrated poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. The book, which features over 200 images, is introduced by Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records and will be available June 7 but can be pre-ordered now.
- Exodus T-shirt based on the original tour T-shirt
Bob recorded Exodus while in exile in London in 1977 after escaping an assassination attempt in Jamaica. The sessions, which produced timeless Marley classics such as "Jamming," "Waiting In Vain," "Three Little Birds" and the ubiquitous, legendary "One Love," marked a creative and musical high point for Bob, who shot to superstardom after the album's historic release. It's only fitting that 30 years later, with the album still as important and meaningful as it ever was, that we pay tribute to Exodus once again.
For access to all of these special products and more, join the Marley Passport Fan Club.