Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (Half-Speed Mastered LP)

Recorded in London following an attempt on his life, Exodus (1977) shows Bob Marley taking a more reflective approach while still delivering some of his most powerful political material.

Abbey Road’s world-renowned engineers have been cutting grooves into discs since the studios first opened in 1931. These records were pressed from master cuts using a precision technique known as half-speed mastering. The process requires both the source master and cutting lathe to run at half speed on a specially adapted Neumann VMS-80 lathe.

This rare and specialized technique transforms difficult-to-cut high-end frequencies into easier-to-cut mid-range frequencies. The result is exceptional high-frequency response and stable stereo imaging. In short, half-speed mastering produces a master of the highest quality and allows the pressing plant to create a superior record.

– Miles Showell, Mastering Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

To celebrate what would have been Bob Marley’s 75th birthday, Island Records reissued the albums Marley released with the label from 1973 through 1983, along with Legend, one of the best-selling greatest hits albums of all time.

These fresh pressings were cut using half-speed mastering techniques, helping bring greater clarity and depth to these legendary recordings. The bass work of Aston “Family Man” Barrett is given room to rumble, while the interplay between Marley and backing vocalists the I-Threes remains beautifully preserved.

– Robert Ham, Paste Magazine

Features

• Vinyl LP
• Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road
• Bob Marley 75th Anniversary obi strip
• Made in Germany

Track List

Side A

1. Natural Mystic
2. So Much Things To Say
3. Guiltiness
4. The Heathen
5. Exodus

Side B

1. Jamming
2. Waiting In Vain
3. Turn Your Lights Down Low
4. Three Little Birds
5. One Love / People Get Ready