Bob Marley and The Wailers - The Complete Island Recordings

The complete Island label recordings!

Numbered collectors edition

Eleven albums on 12 180-gram discs plus 70th Anniversary slip mat

Two photos in glassine envelopes

Set comes in a limited edition all-metal "lighter" case

Bob Marley's 70th birthday year-long celebration (2015) continues with the release of two new box sets, The Complete Island Recordings and The Complete Island Recordings: Collector's Edition. These two stunning vinyl collection sets will release September 25 th, 2015, and feature 11 albums on 180-gram vinyl spanning a decade's worth of Bob Marley & The Wailers releases on Island Records.

The Complete Island Recordings includes 11 LPs packaged in a rigid card box with lift top lid, and wrapped in silver paper that simulates the brushed metal finish of a hinged lighter. The Complete Island Recordings: Collector's Edition includes 11 LPs, a 70th anniversary slip mat and two photos in glassine envelopes, all packaged in a unique metal box set, numbered and lined with velvet and connected to truly emulate a hinged lighter.

Both boxes include Bob's 70th Birthday logo and all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records, featuring some of their most celebrated releases, including Catch A Fire, their 1973 label debut, and Rastaman Vibration, their 1976 breakthrough album in the United States, along with two live albums Live! and Babylon By Bus.

The 11 LPs from the box set are also being released individually on 180-gram vinyl beginning September 25th. Apart from the actual disc labels which wfeature more recently reissued artwork, the LPs faithfully replicate the original album pressings. The Live! album includes the original poster with the vinyl, while the Exodus album features the original gold metallic jacket with embossed lettering. The Babylon By Bus album features the die-cut cover with the color printed inner sleeves showing through.