I år är det hela 40 år sedan Bob Marley släppte albumet “Kaya”, vilket sonen Stephen Marley uppmärksammar med en jubileumsutgåva av skivan som släpps med The Marley Family, Island Records och UMC. Inför releasen den 24:e augusti har nu en nyversion på låten “She’s Gone” släppts.

“The track is about Bob’s breakup with Cindy Breakspear (Damian Marley’s mother, “Miss Jamaica”) and is one of the few songs by Bob Marley where he gives you a taste of his personal life. Nonetheless, the couple remained close for the remainder of Marley’s life, including the lengthy period during which the singer struggled against cancer.”

I arbetet med att skapa nyutgåvan som firar 40 år sedan releasen 1978 så har Stephen Marley gått varsamt tillväga i arbetet med att göra nya mixar och på albumspåren, enligt ett pressmeddelande:

“…to create a balance that drew heavily from the original versions. Using Bob’s vocals from demos from original Kaya sessions that were recorded at different tempos, Stephen synched the vocals with alternate takes and layered it over different instrumental arrangements.  Stephen tried to keep the flavor as authentic as possible. To mix the album, he used a similar minimal approach, basing his version heavily off the classic analog concepts they used in the 1970s.”

Låtlista – “Bob Marley & The Wailers Kaya 40”:

 

Easy Skanking

Kaya

Is This Love

Sun Is Shining

Satisfy My Soul

She’s Gone

Misty Morning

Crisis

Running Away

Time Will Tell

Easy Skanking (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Kaya (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Is This Love (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Sun Is Shining (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Satisfy My Soul (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

She’s Gone (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Misty Morning (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Crisis (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Running Away (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

Time Will Tell (Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mix)

** Digital version with Stephen Marley “Kaya 40” Mixes only

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