In 1972, Island Records boss Chris Blackwell was looking for the next big thing. Meanwhile Bob Marley and his band needed money to get home to Jamaica. So began Bob's golden period.
Stir it Up is from their first work together, the 1973 album Catch a Fire, and this performance is from the band's May 1973 appearance on the influential music show The Old Grey Whistle Test. The Wailers, as they were known until 1974, comprised a core group of Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. They had been together since 1963. Good things come to those who wait...