Well, hey everyone, welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide. This week we are talking

reggae history with Al Anderson of the original Whalers. Al spent many years playing and producing

music alongside Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Whaler, and the rest of the Whalers community.

And today, Al's going to share a heap of stories and

perspective about their lives, their interactions, and of course their music. We discussed the

relationship Bob Marley had with Island Records, Chris Blackwell, meeting the Beatles and even the

last days of Bob Marley's life and heaps more. Al Anderson and the original Whalers are

touring around the world and they're going to be in Australia, June 6 in Brisbane, June 7th in Sydney,

June 8th in Melbourne, June 12th in Adelaide, June 13th in Perth, and June 14th in Hillary's. Go to

metropolisturing.com for your tickets now.

By the way, if you are in Sydney on June 1st, you can help me celebrate my birthday with

Danko Jones. Yep, that's right. Danco Jones is playing the Crow Bar in Sydney, Saturday night,

June 1st, and we are making it a vinyl

guide birthday celebration. Get a ticket to see Danco Jones that night, Saturday, June 1st,

at the Crowbar in Leichhardt, and let's hang out. Bring your friends, we'll have some beers,

and enjoy the show. I hope to see you there. And I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout

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