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Exodus — Bob Marley & The Wailers

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"Exodus," Bob Marley & the Wailers' 1977 Island Records album, was recorded partly in London after an assassination attempt on Marley in Jamaica and became one of reggae's most globally successful records - Time magazine later named it the best album of the 20th century.

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Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Official Audio, provided by UMG)

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Official youtube upload (channel: Bob Marley - Topic / UMG); embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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MusicBrainz — Exodus release group

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Story · Well supportedRecords that mark the turns

Six records that sit exactly on the fault lines: where ska begins, where it slows, where reggae gets its name, where dub, deejay and digital take over.

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A Jamaican record rarely has one release date. There is the local pressing, the overseas issue that may follow months or years later, the album that collects it and the reissue that revives it — and a single year on a sleeve can refer to any of them. Most disagreements about "when" a record came out are really disagreements about which of those is being counted.

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