Bob Marley & The Wailers records value
Our catalog tracks 414 Bob Marley & The Wailers releases across 86 albums and singles, in 30 countries. No two pressings of the same album are worth the same money, so the useful question is not “what are Bob Marley & The Wailers records worth” but “which pressing is this” — the guides below answer it album by album, with original catalog numbers and runout etchings. The ones RecordScout users check most: Legend (The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers), Exodus.
Bob Marley & The Wailers albums we track
| Album | First pressed | Pressings |
|---|---|---|
| Legend (The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers) | 1984 | 62 |
| Exodus | 1977 | 33 |
| Catch A Fire | 1973 | 27 |
| Uprising | 1980 | 26 |
| Kaya | 1978 | 24 |
| Live! | 1975 | 24 |
| Confrontation | 1983 | 20 |
| Rebel Music | 1986 | 17 |
| Survival | 1979 | 16 |
| Rastaman Vibration | 1976 | 16 |
| Natty Dread | 1974 | 15 |
| Soul Rebels | 1970 | 13 |
| Soul Revolution Part II | 1971 | 11 |
| Talkin' Blues | 1991 | 10 |
| Babylon By Bus | 1978 | 10 |
| Rasta Revolution | 1974 | 7 |
Albums with the most vinyl pressings in our catalog. Linked titles have a full pressing guide. Snapshot: August 2026.
Where the money usually is
Pressing counts are a decent proxy for what people own: the albums at the top of the table sold in huge numbers, which means ordinary copies are common — and the premium sits in their earliest pressings, imports and limited variants, not in the title itself.
The pattern to remember: an original pressing was made once, in one plant, in one run. Every year that passes removes clean copies from circulation. Reissues can be repressed whenever demand justifies it, so age alone never makes a Bob Marley & The Wailers record valuable — the specific pressing and its condition do.
Questions
Are Bob Marley & The Wailers records worth anything?
Some are, most are not — the pressing decides it. Bob Marley & The Wailers records were pressed in 30 countries over decades, so the common later copies vastly outnumber the early ones. Originals (for Soul Rebels, that means 1970), promos and limited variants are where the money concentrates; condition does the rest.
Which Bob Marley & The Wailers albums should I look up first?
Start with the ones pressed most — they are the ones people actually own. Legend (The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers), Exodus, Catch A Fire lead our catalog by pressing count, and each guide lists the original catalog numbers to check.
How do I find out what my exact copy is worth?
Identify the pressing first — catalog number on the spine, then the runout etching. The album guides below list both for the originals. Or photograph the label in the RecordScout app and it names the pressing and shows a current value range for its condition.
Sorting a stack of Bob Marley & The Wailers records? Scan each label with RecordScout — it names the pressing and shows a current value range, faster than looking up catalog numbers by hand.
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