According to the vendor, who attended the concert on Thursday, 2nd June, he obtained the poster in this lot from a girl working in the Box Office, prior to the concert. The signatures were obtained as the vendor waited outside the stage door, he recalls Tyrone Downie emerging first follwed by Marley, both stopped to chat and sign the poster.

1977 was a landmark year for Bob Marley. Following an assassination attempt in December 1976, he flew to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, then to London to record what could arguably be described as his finest album, Exodus. Marley was on a creative high, as though the attempt on his life had only strengthened his resolve, and was working closely with Tyrone Downie, who was becoming more prominent as the group's arranger. Exodus established Marley's international superstar status. It remained in the British charts for 56 weeks, and netted three U.K. hit singles, Exodus, Waiting In Vain and Jamming. The Exodus tour of June, 1977, which saw the group play London's Rainbow Theatre for six consecutive nights, was just as infamous. These concerts revealed the fervour of Marley's live performances, so much so that Island Records decided to capture the concerts on film, a record of which remains the definitive document of the legend, even today.