Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread 1974 Vinyl LP Island ILPS 9281 Original No

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Natty Dread — the 1974 Island original (ILPS 9281). The first album credited to “Bob Marley & The Wailers” after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer departed, marking Marley’s emergence as the central voice of reggae. Includes the original printed lyric inner sleeve.

• Vinyl: black, plays side

• Sleeve: heavy edge wear, creasing, surface scuffing, and aging throughout; cover shows significant handling history

• Inner sleeve: yellow lyric sleeve present, with edge wear and creasing

• Record: light surface marks visible under direct light

Tracks include “Lively Up Yourself,” “No Woman, No Cry,” “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry),” “Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block),” “So Jah Seh,” “Natty Dread,” “Bend Down Low,” “Talkin’ Blues,” and “Revolution.” Backing vocals by the I-Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt) — their first appearance with the Wailers. Produced by Chris Blackwell and the Wailers at Harry J Studios in Kingston.

The album where reggae went global. “No Woman, No Cry” alone makes this one of the most culturally significant records of the 1970s.