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Albums of the year – 2015

A nice piece of news and recognition. The Midlands Roots Explosion Vol One 2xLP and cd has made The Record Collector top album releases of the year. We would like to thank all the Birmingham and Midlands elders who agreed … Continue reading →

Happy Christmas

Merry Xmas from all at Archive Towers. Thanks for your support in 2015 and here’s looking at another action packed set of releases in 2016. Blessed love . Mike, Martin, Steve, Sam, Nick and the rest of the team

Rare Steel Pulse video

Steel Pulse with ‘Roller Skates’ filmed in Bristol 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c2_K-Npk44

Record Store Day 2016

Statement from Sugar Shack Records. As the parent company in the group that incorporates Reggae Archive Records and Bristol Archive Records we will not be participating in Record Store Day 2016. We have made a decision that the corporate intensity … Continue reading →

Steel Pulse Film

Check this link from our friends Steel Pulse and see if you can help https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dreadtown#/

The Midlands Roots Explosion

Man what a day – Back up to Birmingham and Newtown to be specific. We spent the morning interviewing these amazing people – the story will unfold with the soon come arrival of The Midlands Roots Explosion Vol 2 – … Continue reading →

Birmingham trip today

Great trip back to Birmingham today – working on The Midlands Roots Explosion Vol Two and Three. We met Paul from Senator, Symbol from Black Symbol, Robin from Friendly Fire Band – here’s a pic with Tanni from Groundation ( … Continue reading →

United Reggae Review of The Midlands Roots Explosion

Sugar Shack records have been trading since 1985. So they sure took their time before releasing this treasure trove of sweet sounds. The main achievement of ‘THE MIDLANDS ROOTS EXPLOSION’ Volume 1 is that it leaves you lusting for Volume … Continue reading →

Full page review in The Wire for The Midlands Roots

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