Bob Marley Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies mapped more deeply than anywhere else | Researched and plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Bob Marley Music Art Print a perfect gift for Bob Marley fans?
Ask most Bob Marley fans about the Wailers and they picture three young men in Kingston. My Bob Marley art print follows the albums in order with each credited musician as their own line, and shows that trio widening into a full band with horns and the I-Threes. They have Exodus already. This is how the sound went global.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from The Wailing Wailers in 1965, through Catch a Fire and Exodus, to Confrontation in 1983.
The shape of this map is the story of reggae going global. The first two albums credit three musicians between them. By Survival in 1979 there are 23 on one record.
Almost none of that expansion is visible on a sleeve. It rewards every closer look.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Livingston run as three parallel lines through the first six albums, and on the first two there is nothing else beside them. Tosh and Livingston both stop after Burnin' in 1973, and from there Marley's is the only original line left.
The Barrett brothers hold the whole thing together. Aston “Family Man” Barrett on bass and Carlton Barrett on drums run from Soul Revolution in 1971 to the final album, missing only The Best of The Wailers.
The I-Threes are all three on the map: Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt, whose backing vocal lines carry almost every record from the mid-1970s onward.
Catch a Fire is the record where the map widens into rock. Wayne Perkins plays the guitar overdubs, John “Rabbit” Bundrick plays keyboards, and Robbie Shakespeare plays bass on Concrete Jungle alone.
Tyrone Downie joins at Rastaman Vibration, Junior Marvin and Alvin “Seeco” Patterson join at Exodus, and all three stay to the end, with Al Anderson's lead guitar coming and going across four albums.
Survival in 1979 is the widest station on the print, adding a horn section that includes the trombonists Melba Liston and Ronald “Nambo” Robinson and the trumpeter Junior “Chico” Chin.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
When did Tosh and Bunny Livingston leave?
Both lines end after Burnin' in 1973. Marley's continues alone through the remaining albums.
How are the maps drawn?
In CAD software, plotted line by line. Every credited musician is a transit line, every album a station, and one-off contributors branch off the main routes.
Who are the I-Threes?
Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt, all three of whom appear on the map from the mid-1970s onward.
Which album has the most musicians?
Survival in 1979, with 23 credited players, seven of them on horns.
Who plays the rock guitar on Catch a Fire?
Wayne Perkins, who later turns up on a Rolling Stones album. John “Rabbit” Bundrick, later of The Who, plays keyboards on the same record.
Who is on every album after 1971?
Aston “Family Man” Barrett and his brother Carlton, on bass and drums.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
Can I buy this as a Bob Marley poster?
I only print it as an art print, not as a poster. It is a Giclée on 230gsm archival fine art paper with a textured matte surface, made to order. You can have it in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Bob Marley’s Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Bob Marley yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map
