Bob Marley & The Wailers – Survival (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Survival is an LP by Bob Marley & The Wailers from 1979 released on the Festival Records, Island Records label.

About this album

Survival is one of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ most urgent albums, turning roots reggae into a direct call for political unity and Black liberation. Released in 1979, it pushes beyond feel-good uplift into stark, militant territory, with songs such as Zimbabwe, So Much Trouble in the World and Africa Unite framing Marley as a global voice for anti-colonial struggle. Recorded with the core Wailers sound at its most disciplined and commanding, the album combines tough riddims, lean arrangements and plainspoken conviction. Widely regarded as a key late-period statement, it deepened Marley’s role as both reggae icon and international protest singer.