| Identifier | 7129230 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Reference Number | DAA62 |
| Media Type | CD |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Note | Bob Marley's Bedroom Tapes
Reel 2 4 track mixer?>cassette>DAT>CDR>CDR>wav(cdparanoia)>flac some skips, clicks, pops which are supposed to be from the master dat, lots of white noise 1 2 3 Pray For Me 4 5 Can't Take Your Slogans No More 6a 7 8 Rojah Steffens: On the second ten-inch reel, there is a great deal of one note doodling, tuning, etc. But a couple of very badly recorded, yet fascinating, tunes are revealed. The first is a bossa nova, which makes one think that it was recorded in early 1980, after Bob and Jacob Miller had returned from a record promotion trip to Brazil. There are at least two guitarists in the room, one of whom lays down a lilting Brazilian bed as Bob sings. PRAY FOR ME tell all the weakhearts stay away from my door just can't take your evil no more cup is full and runneth over far as I can see shally wally wah did you say your prayer shall wally way pray for me [repeated 4 times] hey Mr. Klansman get down from the tree can't stand to see the suffering of the majority... The final song that reveals itself is one that Bob's Rasta lawyer, Diane Jobson, says is among her all time favorites of Bob's unreleased masterpieces, a political diatribe against the folly- ticians, whom Bob felt betrayed him at every opportunity. (Remember his famous line "never make a politician grant you a favor/they will always want to control you forever"? This song could easily be a follow-up.) CAN'T TAKE YOUR SLOGANS NO MORE can't take your slogans no more [repeated 4 times] wipe off the paint and the slogans all over the street confusin' the people while the asphalt burns our tired feet I see borders and barriers segregation and riot sufferation of the majority will always be with you and me... can't take your slogans no more... no more sweet talk from the hypocrites... no more sweet talk no more fussing no more sweet talk from the pulpit Many years ago I told Chris Blackwell of the existence of these tapes and urged him to make safety copies on DAT as soon as possible. It didn't matter, I said, who owned what. But if the tapes were allowed to further decompose, no one would have anything to fight over in the future. To this day, no such digital masters have been struck. |
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| Bob Marley & The Wailers 1979-??-?? Bob Marley's Bedroom Tapes, Kingston, Jamaica | |
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| Set 1 | |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | Yes, this is the "REAL" thing! |