Talk:Catch a Fire/Archive 1

Archive 1

Alternate cover

could someone add this in? i cant figure it outД narchistPig (talk) 02:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

English remix

The way this section is worded seems to me to imply the remix was done to make the album more marketable. Is there any information about the band's reaction to this? Was this done with their approval? --Brendanmccabe (talk) 01:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

According to the documentary shown on the BBC about Island Records, the original recording presented to the record company was deemed to be too 'raw' for market which was being aimed at. Although everyone at the record company was blown away by the concept, there was a feeling it needed to fit in with expectations. If the album was successful, it was argued that the follow up would be more in keeping with Marley's vision with minimal Island interference. The 'remixing' was fully authorised by band. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.23.185 (talk) 22:07, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Who were "The Wailers"?

I'm not sure it's fair to say "Sims asked Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and the Barrett Brothers to join Marley's band The Wailers." The Wailers had been Marley, Tosh and Bunny fromt he beginning, and, although this was around the time that people started picking Bob out as the star, The Wailers were still the same outfit that recorded with Coxsone and Scratch Perry previously. Pollythewasp (talk) 13:12, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

GA nom premature?

It looks to me like the article needs some work to bring it up to scratch:

• "Around the time JAD Records collected 72 of the greatest Marley tracks, businessman Danny Sims made a deal with Johnny Nash to produce the film Want So Much To Believe in Sweden, while Sims asked Nash to write some songs for the soundtrack" - it's not clear what is meant by JAD collecting 72 of Marley's tracks - did they release them?

Just removed that

• There are unsourced statements such as "Marley moved to Sweden and began to tour successfully through Europe"

It is sourced

Nope.

• The Barrett brothers were part of the Wailers before this album.

Yes, it is the background

The article states that they were asked to join a band of which they were already members.

Both joined the Wailers in 1970.

• "background musicians" should surely be "backing musicians" or simply "musicians"?

Not necessary

"background musicians" doesn't make sense.

I replaced then

• What is "Nash's Rabbit and the Jungles"? - there's no mention in the Johnny Nash article

It is the band; Wikipedia is not complete

You mean "Nash's band, Rabbit and the Jungles" then?

I reworded this

• "Family Man" is used without any prior explanation that it is Aston Barrett's nickname

I replaced with his real name

• odd language: "the band participated at the BBC shows The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top Gear"

I replaced with "in"

• Unsourced: "In the first performance singer Bunny Livingston performed for the first and last time for the Wailers, as he suffered from his strict Ital diet."

It is sourced--GoP_T^C_N 15:16, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Nope.--Michig (talk) 15:40, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

So some room for improvement yet. --Michig (talk) 13:17, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Dave Thompson's Reggae & Caribbean Music appears to differ from the article at present in terms of the events leading up to the album. It states that Marley was invited by Nash to Sweden to help with scoring Love Is Not a Game and toured with him in Sweden in Summer 1971 - no mention of a tour of Europe. The Barrett brothers and Peter Tosh were flown to London to record backing tracks for Nash's album, and also recorded several Wailers tracks, engineered by Lee Perry. One of the tracks on the album was a Marley-Nash collaboration. The Wailers then toured Britain with Nash in Nov/Dec 1971. Nash travelled to the US, leaving the Wailers in London without money or a work permit that would allow them to earn it, with CBS having lost interest in them. The book states that Marley approached Blackwell to help them out - he agreed to pay their air fares back to JA and advanced 8,000 for an album. They recorded 11 songs in Jamaica, of which 9 were sent to the UK, where they were overdubbed. Livingston left the group because he didn't wish to tour outside JA, rejoining in 1974. --Michig (talk) 15:36, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

"no mention of a tour of Europe" self-contractory, as Sweden is in Europe, hence he toured in Europe. "he didn't wish to tour outside JA" One source states that he did not endured the coldness, which is why he did not fly to GB. However, Ref 6 states that he suffered from the Ital diet, see page 23. If you want to expand then feel free to do so. I added some of your text; I would be glad if you cite my claims from your book. And several sources state it was Want So Much To Believe. Regards and thanks for your help --GoP_T^C_N 16:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Sweden is in Europe but that doesn't make a tour of Sweden a tour of Europe. What exactly does "suffered from the Ital diet" mean? I'm puzzled how eating natural food would cause him to suffer - does the source expand on this?--Michig (talk) 16:38, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

This was released before the band was renamed 'Bob Marley and the Wailers'

I think there's a fairly fundamental problem here. The band was not renamed 'Bob Marley and the Wailers' until after this album was released. As can be seen on the original sleeve, it was credited to 'The Wailers', i.e this is an album by The Wailers. I think this should be reflected in the article, and also that the original 'Zippo' sleeve should be the main image in the infobox, with the other sleeve as the alternative image. --Michig (talk) 09:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The Zippo lighter was the original but the latter was more common, so I aggree with the change by the first nominator. And the piece about their name was moved by the first nominator to Bob Marley & The Wailers.--GoP_T^C_N 09:41, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

But this wasn't a 'Bob Marley and the Wailers' album when it was released. It was a Wailers album. This makes the sentence "two of which were written by Peter Tosh and the rest by headliner Bob Marley" incorrect as he was not the 'headliner'. It was only when re-released in 1974 that it was credited to 'Bob Marley and the Wailers'. --Michig (talk) 09:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Alright then, I changed the cover's positions and removed "headliner". (Although I am not a fan of the first cover)--GoP_T^C_N 09:58, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

CBS court award

The following sentence is not clear: "The case was won by the first, who received US$9,000 and a two-percent contribution to their first six albums". Does this mean that they were awarded two percent of the profits from the band's first six albums, or royalties (and of which type)? --Michig (talk) 09:23, 17 June 2012 (UTC) a "two-percent contribution to their first six albums" suggests that CBS paid two percent of the costs towards those albums.--Michig (talk) 09:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

It is from the source, why do you place a cn constantly? And I don't see how it is unclear.--GoP_T^C_N 09:39, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Please read the above. What exactly does the source state?--Michig (talk) 09:46, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I am not exactly sure because I don't have this book anymore, and I planned to go to my library on 13 July. I am usually short of time and can't promise to go earlier.--GoP_T^C_N 09:54, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I've found a snippet of White's book in Google Books, which states "CBS got $9000 and a 2-percent override on his first six albums", which isn't clear. I would presume this means two percent of profits from those albums, but why he couldn't just have said that I'm not sure. --Michig (talk) 10:02, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I have my doubts by the way about CBS receiving $9,000 and Sims receiving £5,000 - I suspect this was one payment of £5,000 for CBS/Sims which has been reported as $9,000. Other sources (e.g. this) suggest the total paid by Blackwell was £9,000 - £4,000 to record the album, and £5,000 to pay off CBS. --Michig (talk) 10:07, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I think this clarifies it - an override is an 'ongoing royalty payment on future albums' - I suggest we change the article to state "The case was won by CBS, who received £5,000 and two percent of royalties from the band's first six albums". --Michig (talk) 10:50, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

That sounds good.--GoP_T^C_N 10:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I've got hold of the documentary about the album - Bunny Wailer states that they received £4,000 to record the album. This agrees with the source above that states £4,000 to record the album, and £5,000 payoff to CBS. --Michig (talk) 20:05, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

'Tour' section - 19 shows?

The tour section states that they played 19 shows in England, but the article on the tour lists 26 shows plus two BBC appearances. One of them is wrong. --Michig (talk) 10:28, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Michig, thanks for all your work, but I won't work on this article. If it fails, then you can renominate it. I don't know why this article lists 28 shows, but it is also unreferenced. Regards.--GoP_T^C_N 13:44, 17 June 2012 (UTC)