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==Tour== The album's supporting tour began in 1973 in the United Kingdom, and then moved to the United States. In England, they performed 19 shows at universities and clubs. While in London, the band performed on the [[BBC]] shows ''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' and ''[[Top Gear (radio show)|Top Gear]]''. The UK leg of the tour was the last time singer Bunny Wailer performed with The Wailers; the reason for his departure was his unhappiness with the record marketing and promotion process, which made touring outside Jamaica difficult, with contributing factors being the difficulty in finding food suitable to his strict [[Ital]] diet and other cultural clashes as a [[Rastafari]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Dave Thompson|year=2002|title= Reggae & Caribbean Music|publisher= Backbeat Books|isbn= 0-87930-655-6|page=165}}</ref> After Bunny's departure from the tour, Tosh consulted with Marley and finally picked [[Joe Higgs]] as a replacement.<ref name= Vlado20>{{cite book|author=David Vlado Moskowitz|date=August 2007|title=Bob Marley: A Biography|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0313338793|pages=20β22}}</ref> Blackwell hired the concert promoter Lee Jaffe to book gigs in North America. The Wailers performed at Paul's Mall in [[Boston]] and then three gigs in [[New York City]], alongside [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s [[E Street Band]]; in October, they opened for [[Sly and the Family Stone]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. These concerts marked an important step towards international acknowledgement. The tensions surrounding the marketing, promotions and income from the tour continued, causing Peter Tosh to also depart. Back in Jamaica, the group agreed to pursue solo albums, and their early solo singles were released under their Tuff Gong Records company, based at 56 Hope Road in Kingston.<ref name=White222>{{cite book|author=Timothy White|date=2 May 2006|title= Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley|publisher= Henry Holt| isbn= 9780805080865|page=222}}</ref><ref name= Vlado20/>
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