The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Chris Blackwell is often regarded as synonymous with Bob Marley and rightly so: it was Blackwell who saw in him the potential to grow from a relatively small-time Jamaican artist into a worldwide superstar.
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bob Marley “Catch A Fire” Island Records. 1973. This is the record that made Bob Marley an international star. His first on a major label. With Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer and Aston and Carlton Barrett on bass and drums. Produced by Chris Blackwell. The album including the classics “Stir It Up”, “Concrete Jungle” and [...]
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The full scale ridiculousness of a pasty bloke from Jesus Christ Superstar issuing a clarion call for old style reggae is that this was released in 1976, slap bang in the middle of what is now commonly known as 'the golden age of reggae'. What actually spurred us on to this, thogugh, was seeing a TV advert for something called Massive Reggae , posited as all the irie you need for your...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... the world's more well-appointed opium dens. Tricky explained to Uncut that Island Records founder Chris Blackwell told him six months ago that Tom Waits had expressed interest in working with him. Tricky seems keen on the idea: "Tom invited me to chill out with him in San Francisco, and when I've got time, I will," said the beatsmith and vocalist. "It's almost like me and Tom were...
