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Don't believe the hype:
Over the course of the last few weeks, several websites have run a completely false story claiming that MOJO has snubbed Bob Marley in a recently published list of "The 50 Best Reggae Albums Of All Time". To set the record straight:
• The feature referenced was actually printed in the August 2002 issue of the magazine - an issue that featured Bob Marley on the cover.
• The list of 50 reggae albums under discussion was in fact titled "Where next after Bob Marley?" - a guide to take the reader even deeper into the wonderful world of reggae (see image below).
• It accompanied a nine-page feature celebrating the early life and times of Bob Marley, which included a guide to The Best Of Bob Marley On CD, featuring six of Marley's greatest recordings.
To clarify MOJO's position with regards to Bob Marley's status in the world of music:
• Bob Marley is one of our absolute music heroes and as a result one of our most frequent cover stars.
• Since MOJO launched in 1993, we have published five major Bob Marley cover features covering every aspect of his astonishing life, compiled several Marley best song and album lists and run numerous reviews of his records and reissues.
• The Marley brothers also joined us at the 2007 MOJO Honours List ceremony to accept the Classic Album award for Exodus http://youtu.be/6lnaZf34f3E
"At MOJO we have always treated Bob Marley, his work and his legacy with the utmost respect," says MOJO Editor-In-Chief Phil Alexander. "The reports that suggest otherwise are categorically false and forego the first principle of journalism which involves getting your facts right. We are unsure as to how this misunderstanding has arisen and only wish someone had checked with the magazine before running with this story. Had they done so, they would have found that MOJO has been one of the biggest supporters of Bob Marley in the UK for the best part of 20 years, the evidence of which was the cover story which we ran on him only last year, and which we ran with the full co-operation of his family. To us, Bob is - and will always remain - a true inspiration."
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