Music in real places

42 Oakley Street, Chelsea

Chelsea, London SW3

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42 Oakley Street, Chelsea — Private location; no pin

Music happened here

Exodus: a London base and a recording workplace

The Wailers are based on Oakley Street

1977 London period

English Heritage identifies 42 Oakley Street as Marley and the Wailers’ temporary London base during the period when they recorded songs for Exodus. It is residential context, not an asserted recording studio.

Past Lives: Bob Marley in London

Reading the place today

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