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#71 Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Exodus' (1977)

Following an attempt on his life in which a bullet grazed his chest and hit his arm, Bob Marley packed it all up and left for London. Marley’s wife, Rita was also shot in the assignation attempt. The gunmen sought to halt what they considered to be Marley’s politically progressive music. And so he went into exile. The album, inspired by the ever-changing political climate in Jamaica, features themes of politics, change, religion and sex.

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