Talkin' Blues

Summary

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 tracks are taken from recordings made before the release of 1974's Natty Dread album, a performance at The Lyceum Theatre in London and interview segments from Jamaican radio in 1975.[4]

Talkin' Blues
Live album by
Released4 February 1991
Recorded1973–1975
GenreReggae
Length61:46
LabelTuff Gong
Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Rebel Music
(1986)
Talkin' Blues
(1991)
Songs of Freedom
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing edit

Original album (1991) edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talkin'" 0:17
2."Talkin' Blues" (alternative version)Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett4:38
3."Talkin'" 0:21
4."Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bob Marley6:36
5."Talkin'" 0:49
6."Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley5:08
7."Get Up Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley, Peter Tosh4:44
8."Talkin'" 0:57
9."Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley3:47
10."Talkin'" 1:31
11."Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bunny Livingstone3:30
12."Talkin'" 0:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Tosh4:06
14."Talkin'" 0:36
15."Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Traditional6:23
16."Talkin'" 1:44
17."Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased)Marley3:07
18."Talkin'" 1:00
19."Bend Down Low" (alternative version)Marley2:41
20."Talkin'" 1:52
21."I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975)Marley7:12
Original CD Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talkin'" 0:17
2."Talkin' Blues" (alternative version)Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett4:38
3."Talkin'" 0:21
4."Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bob Marley6:36
5."Talkin'" 0:49
6."Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley5:08
7."Get Up Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley, Peter Tosh4:44
8."Talkin'" 0:57
9."Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley3:47
10."Talkin'" 1:31
11."Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bunny Livingstone3:30
12."Talkin'" 0:51
13."You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Tosh4:06
14."Talkin'" 0:36
15."Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Traditional6:23
16."Talkin'" 1:44
17."Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased)Marley3:07
18."Talkin'" 1:00
19."Bend Down Low" (alternative version)Marley2:41
20."Talkin'" 1:52
21."I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975)Marley7:12

The Definitive Remasters edition (2002) edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talkin'" 0:17
2."Talkin' Blues" (alternative version)Leon Corgill, Carlton Barrett4:38
3."Talkin'" 0:21
4."Burnin' and Lootin'" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bob Marley6:36
5."Talkin'" 0:48
6."Kinky Reggae" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley5:08
7."Get Up, Stand Up" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley, Peter Tosh4:44
8."Talkin'" 0:57
9."Slave Driver" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley3:47
10."Talkin'" 1:31
11."Walk the Land Proud" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Bunny Livingstone3:30
12."Lively Up Yourself" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley7:41
13."Talkin'" 0:51
14."You Can't Blame the Youth" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Tosh4:06
15."Stop that Train" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Tosh4:03
16."Talkin'" 0:36
17."Rastaman Chant" (live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Traditional6:23
18."Talkin'" 1:44
19."Am-A-Do" (previously unreleased)Marley3:07
20."Talkin'" 1:00
21."Bend Down Low" (alternative version)Marley2:41
22."Talkin'" 1:52
23."I Shot the Sheriff" (live at The Lyceum, London, 1975)Marley7:12
24."Bend Down Low" (bonus track, live at the Record Plant, San Francisco, 1973)Marley4:20

Personnel edit

1973 recordings edit

1974 recordings edit

1975 recording edit

personnel as 1974 except Carlton Barrett on drums only, without Harvey, and with the addition of

Additional personnel edit

Web sources edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ "Bob Marley & The Wailers - KSAN". Phish & Chips.
  4. ^ "Bob Marley - Talkin' Blues CD". CD Universe.