ISLAND The Complete Island CD Box Set & Culture on the Front Line

The Complete Island CD Box Set The box set includes all nine Bob Marley and The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records between 1973 and 1983. It features their most celebrated releases, including their 1973 debut album 'Catch A Fire', and their 1976 US breakthrough album 'Rastaman Vibration', as well as two live albums: 'Live!' and 'Babylon By Bus'. Culture on the Front Line Shortly after being formed by Joseph Hill Kenneth Paley and Albert Walker in the mid-seventies, Culture joined the roster of Kingston-based producer, Joe Gibbs for whom they recorded a stream of Roots classics, including the 1977 breakthrough hit, 'Two Sevens Clash'. The following year, the group signed with Sonia Pottinger, who between 1978 and 1979 provided Richard Branson's recently launched Virgin Front Line imprint with four of sublime long players: 'Harder Than The Rest', 'Cumbolo', 'International Herb' and 'Black Rose'. Widely acclaimed upon their release, the first three of these albums soon became regarded as Roots classics. Now, after over 35 years, this long-lost masterpiece finally sees its long-overdue release on this essential 2CD collection, which also features the legendary trio's three other Front Line LPs, so highlighting Culture's complete recorded works for Virgin's esteemed label.