Name: Happy Family
Brand: Junior Marvin

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FLAT2010

Colour

Colour details

Red, Gold and Green

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

810137040363

Total Cap

Red LP

FLAT2010CD

2024-03-29

810137040417

Artist

Junior Marvin

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Flatiron Recordings

Newest Listed Items

Junior Marvin is widely recognized as an all-time great reggae musician and Musical Director and guitarist of Bob Marley’s iconic band, The Wailers. Junior’s new album, <i>Happy Family</i>, is released to coincide with the theatrical release of One Love, the Bob Marley Paramount biopic feature film. In the film, the role of Junior is played by his real-life son, Davo, who is also a musical artist. The first single from <i>Happy Family</i> is Junior’s new recording of “One Love”. 

Junior Marvin was born in Jamaica and grew up in London and met the late Tuff Gong icon on Valentine’s Day in 1977 (ironically the same day the film is released) who touted him as the “young Jimi Hendrix of London”. Marley immediately asked Junior to join his band as lead guitarist and became one of Marley’s closest friends up until his death. Junior’s guitar playing was a huge influence on Marley, and his musicianship can be clearly heard on such seminal Marley tracks as “Could You Be Loved” (which Junior originally wrote and gave to Marley), “Waiting in Vain,” “Buffalo Soldier,” “The Heathen”, “One Love” and “Jamming”. Junior Marvin is not just limited to reggae however; he has played with Stevie Wonder and Steve Winwood, among many others (he actually turned down an offer by Wonder to join his band Wonderlove to accept Marley’s offer to become a member of The Wailers on the same Valentine’s Day in 1977).

Happy Family

Music GB

Discover Happy Family by Junior Marvin. The new album from the reggae legend, released to coincide with the Bob Marley biopic. Available in various formats. Label: Flatiron Recordings.