Jun 10, 2003 • 1 min read

Marley family trying to cash in?

A Billboard poll of 2,917 readers found 51% opposed the Marley family's plan to release enhanced versions of unearthed Bob Marley recordings, with 34% favouring raw release.

US trade mag Billboard have held a poll on how people feel about Bob Marley's family's plans to make an album based on enhanced versions of recently unearthed raw recordings.

Of 2,917 voters, 51% said "No".

34% said that the Marley family should release the recordings in their raw form.

17% said it was a moneymaking project that would taint his legacy.

26% said that previously unreleased Bob Marley music in any form should be released.

23% said that the family would probably do a great job of enhancing the music.

[For what it's worth, CMU reckons release it raw]

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