Babylon by Bus

Babylon by Bus is a live album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1978. The tracks on this album are considered, with two exceptions, to be from the Pavillon de Paris concerts over 3 nights, 25–27 June 1978, during the Kaya Tour, though there are discrepancies in the track listing.[1]

Babylon by Bus
Live album by
Released10 November 1978 (1978-11-10)
Recorded25–27 June 1978 (Paris)
1975, 1976 (London)
GenreReggae
Length73:39
LabelTuff Gong/Island
ProducerBob Marley and the Wailers, Chris Blackwell and Jack Nuber
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Kaya
(1978)
Babylon by Bus
(1978)
Survival
(1979)

Like the 1973 album Catch a Fire, the first release had something of a novelty cover. The windows of the bus on the front cover were cut out, revealing part of the inner sleeve. As this was a double album, the listener had a choice of four different scenes to view through the windows.

Set list

"Heathen", "Lively Up Yourself" and "Concrete Jungle" were not as common as the rest of the album on the tour, with 2 of the 3 more than likely played on any given night, but not always, and were only ever all played on the same night twice: at the Pinecrest Country Club in Shelton, Connecticut, 14 June and the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts 18 June, which was one of the longest shows ever played by the band with 22 songs, but none were played at the Paris concerts. "Rebel Music", "Positive Vibration", "Jamming", "Exodus", "War / No More Trouble" and "Punky Reggae Party" were nearly always played at some point of each concert, though were mixed up some times with other songs like "Get Up, Stand Up", usually played with "Punky Reggae Party", which isn't on this album though was also played most nights. The song "Is This Love" was also not common on this tour, though was played in Paris. The track "Kinky Reggae" wasn't played on the Kaya tour and in fact hadn't been played since the 1976 Rastaman Vibration tour, so it's unclear which concert this version is from.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated) link

Track listing

Original album (1978)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Positive Vibration"Vincent Ford5:50
2."Punky Reggae Party"Bob Marley, Lee Perry5:51
3."Exodus"Marley7:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Stir It Up"Marley5:17
5."Rat Race"Rita Marley3:41
6."Concrete Jungle"Marley5:37
7."Kinky Reggae"Marley4:46
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Lively Up Yourself"Marley6:18
9."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart5:20
10."War / No More Trouble"Allen Cole, Carlton Barrett, Marley5:28
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Is This Love"Marley7:27
12."The Heathen"Marley4:29
13."Jamming"Marley5:54

The Definitive Remasters edition (2001)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Positive Vibration"Vincent Ford5:50
2."Punky Reggae Party"Bob Marley, Lee Perry5:51
3."Exodus"Marley7:41
4."Stir It Up"Marley5:17
5."Rat Race"Rita Marley3:41
6."Concrete Jungle"Marley5:37
7."Kinky Reggae"Marley4:46
8."Lively Up Yourself"Marley6:18
9."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart5:20
10."War / No More Trouble"Allen Cole, Carlton Barrett, Marley5:28
11."Is This Love"Marley7:27
12."The Heathen"Marley4:29
13."Jamming"Marley5:54

Musicians

Source[3]

Personnel

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[4] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[6] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. BobMarleyconcerts.com
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 4 March 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Album liner notes
  4. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 28 June 2019. (select "Bob Marley & the Wailers" from drop-down list)
  5. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bob Marley and the Wailers; 'Babylon by bus')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  6. "Dutch album certifications – Bob Marley and the Wailers – Babylon by bus" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Babylon by bus in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  7. "British album certifications – Bob Marley and the Wailers – Babylon by bus". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Babylon by bus in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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