Artist

Bob Marley

Survival (Half-Speed Master) 1LP

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Description

Containing what is considered Marley's most defiant and politically charged statement to date, Survival concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship. Some speculate the tone of the album was due in part to criticism Marley received for the laid-back, ganja-soaked atmosphere of his previous release, Kaya, which seemed to sidetrack the urgency of his message.

This edition is half-speed master, completed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Showell explains: "Abbey Road’s world-renowned engineers have been cutting grooves into discs since the studios first opened their doors in 1931. This record was pressed from a master cut using a precision technique known as half-speed mastering. The procedure requires the source master and the cutting lathe to run at half speed on a specially adapted Neumann VMS-80 lathe.

This rare and specialised technique transforms difficult to cut highend frequencies into relatively easy to cut mid-range frequencies. The result is a cut with excellent high frequency response and very solid and stable stereo images. In short, half-speed mastering produces a master of the highest quality that enables the pressing plant to produce a superlative record."

Tracklist

Side A

#	Title	Length
1	So Much Trouble In The World	4:00
2	Zimbabwe	3:50
3	Top Rankin'	3:10
4	Babylon System	4:26
5	Survival	4:00

Side B

#	Title	Length
1	Africa Unite	2:50
2	One Drop	3:50
3	Ride Natty Ride	3:50
4	Ambush In The Night	3:19
5	Wake Up And Live	5:00