Talkin' Blues
Talkin' Blues is a live album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 1991. It contains live studio recordings from 1973 and 1975 intercut with interview segments of Bob Marley. The majority of tracks are taken from the recordings Bob Marley & The Wailers did on 31 October 1973, at The Record Plant in Sausalito, California for San Francisco radio station KSAN.[3] They include "You Can't Blame the Youth", sung by Peter Tosh, and "Get Up, Stand Up" with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh alternatingly taking lead vocals. The remaining songs are taken from a performance at The Lyceum Theatre in London and interview segments from Jamaican radio in 1975.[4]
| Talkin' Blues | ||||
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| Live album by Bob Marley & The Wailers | ||||
| Released | 4 February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1975 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 61:46 | |||
| Label | Tuff Gong | |||
| Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Rolling Stone | |
Track listing
Original album (1991)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talkin'" | 0:17 | |
| 2. | "Talkin' Blues" (alternative version) | Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Talkin'" | 0:21 | |
| 4. | "Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bob Marley | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Talkin'" | 0:49 | |
| 6. | "Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Get Up Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley, Peter Tosh | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Talkin'" | 0:57 | |
| 9. | "Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Talkin'" | 1:31 | |
| 11. | "Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bunny Livingstone | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Talkin'" | 0:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Tosh | 4:06 |
| 14. | "Talkin'" | 0:36 | |
| 15. | "Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Traditional | 6:23 |
| 16. | "Talkin'" | 1:44 | |
| 17. | "Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased) | Marley | 3:07 |
| 18. | "Talkin'" | 1:00 | |
| 19. | "Bend Down Low" (alternative version) | Marley | 2:41 |
| 20. | "Talkin'" | 1:52 | |
| 21. | "I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975) | Marley | 7:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talkin'" | 0:17 | |
| 2. | "Talkin' Blues" (alternative version) | Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Talkin'" | 0:21 | |
| 4. | "Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bob Marley | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Talkin'" | 0:49 | |
| 6. | "Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Get Up Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley, Peter Tosh | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Talkin'" | 0:57 | |
| 9. | "Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Talkin'" | 1:31 | |
| 11. | "Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bunny Livingstone | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Talkin'" | 0:51 | |
| 13. | "You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Tosh | 4:06 |
| 14. | "Talkin'" | 0:36 | |
| 15. | "Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Traditional | 6:23 |
| 16. | "Talkin'" | 1:44 | |
| 17. | "Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased) | Marley | 3:07 |
| 18. | "Talkin'" | 1:00 | |
| 19. | "Bend Down Low" (alternative version) | Marley | 2:41 |
| 20. | "Talkin'" | 1:52 | |
| 21. | "I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975) | Marley | 7:12 |
The Definitive Remastered edition (2002)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talkin'" | 0:17 | |
| 2. | "Talkin' Blues" (alternative version) | Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Talkin'" | 0:21 | |
| 4. | "Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bob Marley | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Talkin'" | 0:48 | |
| 6. | "Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Get Up, Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley, Peter Tosh | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Talkin'" | 0:57 | |
| 9. | "Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Talkin'" | 1:31 | |
| 11. | "Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Bunny Livingstone | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Lively Up Yourself" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 7:41 |
| 13. | "Talkin'" | 0:51 | |
| 14. | "You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Tosh | 4:06 |
| 15. | "Stop that Train" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Tosh | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Talkin'" | 0:36 | |
| 17. | "Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Traditional | 6:23 |
| 18. | "Talkin'" | 1:44 | |
| 19. | "Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased) | Marley | 3:07 |
| 20. | "Talkin'" | 1:00 | |
| 21. | "Bend Down Low" (alternative version) | Marley | 2:41 |
| 22. | "Talkin'" | 1:52 | |
| 23. | "I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975) | Marley | 7:12 |
| 24. | "Bend Down Low" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973) | Marley | 4:20 |
Personnel
1973 recordings
- Bob Marley - vocals, guitar
- Peter Tosh - vocals, guitar
- Aston "Familyman" Barrett - bass
- Carlton "Carly" Barrett - drums, percussion
- Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards
- Joe Higgs - vocals, percussion
1975 recordings
band as 1973 with the addition of
- The I-Threes: Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt - background vocals
Additional personnel
- Dermot Hussey - interviewer
Web sources
- Allmusic review
- Rolling Stone review
- "Bob Marley & The Wailers - KSAN". Phish & Chips.
- "Bob Marley - Talkin' Blues CD". CD Universe.
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