Kaya - 2015 European Island label Back To Black Series 180 gram Vinyl LP Reissue

Recorded in London concurrently with the material that ultimately comprised 1977’s Exodus — a record proclaimed by Time Magazine in 1999 to be the Best Album of the 20th Century — Kaya is the perfect sonic-sibling bookend that shares all the joy, spirit, and literal DNA of some of Marley’s most groundbreaking material. Kaya contains a number of the most enduring, heartfelt songs in the entire Marley canon, including “Is This Love,” “Easy Skanking,” and “Sun Is Shining.”

Kaya was initially released just one month ahead of Bob Marley & The Wailers headlining the legendary One Love Peace Concert at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on April 22, 1978, an event that featured 16 of reggae’s biggest acts. One Love Peace was heralded as Marley’s triumphant return to his native soil, following his long exile in London after having fled the country as a result of a December 1976 assassination attempt at his Kingston homestead.

The album was recorded with the then-new configuration of The Wailers that comprised brothers Carlton and Aston “Family Man” Barrett on drums and bass, Tyrone Downie on keyboards, Alvin “Seeco” Patterson on percussion, and the I Threes — Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, and Judy Mowatt — on backing vocals, along with newest member Julian (Junior) Marvin on guitar. Two of Kaya’s songs had previously appeared in different arrangements on 1971’s Soul Revolution — the title track, and “Sun Is Shining.”

Pressed on 180 gram vinyl - including full album download voucher - presented in a picture cover featuring the original album artwork.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Easy Skanking 2:58
2. Kaya 3:15
3. Is This Love 3:52
4. Sun Is Shining 4:58
5. Satisfy My Soul 4:31

Side 2:
6. She's Gone 2:25
7. Misty Morning 3:33
8. Crisis 3:54
9. Running Away 4:15
10. Time Will Tell 3:29

All songs written by Bob Marley. 

Recorded January – April 1977 at Island Studios, London, England
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Credits:
Bob Marley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Tyrone "Organ D" Downie – keyboards, percussion
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion
Junior Marvin – lead guitar
Vin Gordon - Saxophone
Vincent Gordon – trombone
Glen Da Costa, David Madden – trumpet
Winston Grennan – drums

I Threes, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt – backing vocals

Technical Credits:
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Production
Alex Sadkin - Engineer
Karl Pitterson - Engineer
Terry Barham - Assistant Engineers
Chris Blackwell - Executive Producer, Mix
Robert Ash - Mix

Artwork:
Paul "Groucho" Smykle - Artwork (Back Cover Illustration)
Kate Simon - Photography