Bob Marley / Island Years vinyl box MP3 download clarification

There’s been some confusion amongst SDE readers whether the new Bob Marley and the Wailers Complete Island Recordings vinyl box comes with MP3 download card or not, so I got in touch with Universal Music for some clarification.

It turns out that any box originating from the USA (e.g. Ordered from Amazon.com for example) does not include a card with a code for any kind of digital download.

However the ‘rest of the world’ is luckier, since if you order the standard rigid card box anywhere outside the US, you should get a code for MP3 downloads. If you have stumped up for the expensive ‘collector’s edition’ metal box you are rewarded with a card with a code for a hi-res download.

This is, apparently, all down to different publishing rules in the US when compared to the rest of the world.

The Complete Island Recordings box sets are out now. Read more here.

Complete Album Recordings (Rigid card box)

• • UK Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings [Vinyl]
• • CANADA Pre-order: Complete Island Recordings (Vinyl)
• • GERMANY Pre-order: The Island Years (Ltd. Rigid Box) [Vinyl LP]
• • ITALY Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings

Complete Album Recordings Collector’s Edition (METAL box, slip mat + photos)

• • UK Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings [VINYL]
• • USA Pre-order: Complete Island Recordings: Collector’s Edition
• • CANADA Pre-order: Complete Island Recordings: Collector’s Edition
• • GERMANY Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings
• • SPAIN Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings [Vinilo]
• • FRANCE Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings
• • ITALY Pre-order: The Complete Island Recordings