"Babylon By Bus" is a live album released by Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1978. The tracks on this album are considered, with two exceptions, to be from the Pavillon de Paris concerts over 3 nights, 25-27th June 1978, during the Kaya Tour, though there are discrepancies in the track listing.
Like the 1973 album "Catch A Fire", the first release had something of a novelty cover. The windows of the bus on the front cover were cut out, revealing part of the inner sleeve. As this was a double album, the listener had a choice of four different scenes to view through the windows
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This is the Tuff Gong Records release of"Babylon by Bus" is a live album by Bob Marley and The Wailers, released in 1978. The album was recorded during the band's 1978 Kaya Tour, and features recordings from shows in Paris, Copenhagen, and London. The album was released as a 12" vinyl double LP, with a total of 13 tracks. Some of the most popular tracks on the album include "Jamming", "Exodus", "Is This Love", and "Stir It Up". The album was produced by Bob Marley and The Wailers, with engineering and mixing done by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin. "Babylon by Bus" was critically acclaimed and is widely regarded as one of the best live albums in the history of reggae music. The album features the classic lineup of Bob Marley and The Wailers, with Marley on vocals and guitar, Aston Barrett on bass, Carlton Barrett on drums, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on guitar, Tyrone Downie on keyboards, and Earl "Wya" Lindo on organ. |
Music Genre: Reggae |
Album Packaging: Gatefold (FOC) cover design, Original custom inner sleeve with photos. |
Record Label: Tuff Gong 300 152 |
Media Format: 12" Vinyl LP Record |
Year & Country: 1978 Made in Germany |
Band Members and Musicians on: Bob Marley - Babylon by Bus |
Track Listing of: Bob Marley - Babylon by Bus |
Photo of Bob Marley - Babylon by Bus Album's Back Cover |
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