<P> The song's lyrics deal with political injustice towards blacks and poverty, as is the case in many of their albums . Catch a Fire is about "the current state of urban poverty," and "Slave Driver" "connects the present to past injustices ." But politics are not the main theme; "Stir it Up", for example, is a love song . </P> <P> The original 1973 vinyl release, designed by graphic artists Rod Dyer and Bob Weiner, was encased in a sleeve depicting a Zippo lighter . The sleeve functioned like a real Zippo lighter case, opening at a side hinge to reveal the record within . Only the original pressing of 20,000 had the Zippo cover, subsequent pressings had an alternative cover designed by John Bonis featuring an Esther Anderson portrait of Marley smoking a "spliff" or joint, with the album now credited to "Bob Marley and the Wailers ." Copies of the record from the original pressings have since become collectors's items . The original cover art was reproduced in 2001 for the deluxe compact disc edition . </P> <P> The first release from the album sessions was the "Baby We've Got a Date" single, released in early 1973 on Island's Blue Mountain subsidiary . Catch a Fire was released on 13 April 1973 on the Island label with a supporting tour . The album sold around 14,000 copies in its first weeks, and peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 51 on Billboard R&B chart . </P> <P> Catch a Fire has been re-released under different recording labels with different track lengths . In 2001, a special collection edition was released containing unreleased, non-overdubbed ("Jamaican") songs on the first side and the original, overdubbed album on the second side . </P>

Bob marley & the wailers - catch a fire