On July 1, UME will release a CD/Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc combo set titled Legend 30th Anniversary Edition, produced by Island Records, Tuff Gong Music and UME.

According to online reports, the deluxe version of the album was mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Bob Clearmountain.

The album is said to feature an early studio version of No Woman, No Cry, as well as previously unheard alternate takes of Easy Skanking andPunky Reggae Party. The takes were recently discovered in the Marley vault.

Other tracks to be included are Three Little Birds, One Love/People Get Ready, I Shot The Sheriff, Jamming, Exodus, Redemption Song, and Is This Love.

Both the CD and Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc can be found in a 28-page book featuring unseen photos and forewards written by Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and liner notes by author of the book Marley, Christopher Farley. Legend 30th Anniversary Edition will also be made available on vinyl bearing the colours associated with the Rastafari movement - red, gold and green.

According to the website www.bobmarley.com, Legend "illustrates the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae music's most important figures".

Legend remains the world's bestselling reggae album to date and continues to be one of the bestselling catalogue albums.

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