Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon

~ Release by Bob Marley & The Wailers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon is a stunning, previously unreleased live album from Bob Marley, recorded over several nights during the Wailer's residency at London's prestigious Hammersmith Odeon in June 1976, during their Rastaman Vibration tour. Booking the venue was an audacious move, but Bob had newfound stardom from the U.K. chart success of "No Woman, No Cry," and an ecstatic crowd packed the place. Highlights include a transcendent title song, a rarely-performed "Bend Down Low," an extended version of "Crazy Baldhead," and a 30-minute encore that incorporates a 12-minute "Get Up, Stand Up."

Annotation last modified on 2026-09-04 20:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1(introduction)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
0:28
2Trenchtown Rock
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
4:08
3Burnin' and Lootin'
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Burnin’ and Lootin’ (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
4:31
4Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Them Belly Full (but We Hungry) (in 1976-06)
writer:
Carlton “Carly” Barrett and Lecon Cogil
publisher:
Bob Marley Music BVI, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
3:18
5Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock) (in 1976-06)
writer:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett and Hugh Peart
publisher:
Bob Marley Music BVI, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
5:00
6I Shot the Sheriff
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Cayman Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Cayman Music Inc (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
4:11
7Crazy Baldhead
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Crazy Baldhead (in 1976-06)
writer:
Vincent Ford and Rita Marley
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Tuff Gong Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1976), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1976), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1976) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1976)
6:05
8Bend Down Low
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Bend Down Low (in 1976-06)
composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Blue Mountain Music (in 1968), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1968) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1968)
4:10
9Want More
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Want More (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Tuff Gong Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1976), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1976), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1976) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1976)
6:38
10No Woman, No Cry
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
No Woman, No Cry (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
6:09
11Lively Up Yourself
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Lively Up Yourself (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Odnil Music Ltd. (from 1974 to present), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974) and Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974)
7:47
12Roots, Rock, Reggae
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
live recording of:
Roots, Rock, Reggae (in 1976-06)
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tuff Gong Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1976), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1976), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1976) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1976)
5:33
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