Reggae Archive Records is a record label dealing in British Reggae from the 70's, 80's and 90's.
The album has been agreed and hopefully we will secure a release for June 2013.
Pic of Jah Bunny (Producer/Mixer and Matumbi Drummer from way back when)
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Jah Bunny v Errol Bellot
Janet Lee Davis ‘Missing You’ (Deluxe Edition)
20 tracks chosen for the May rerelease of the classic Lovers Rock album in Deluxe Edition stylee. Over to the mastering department for the classic ‘Digitally Remastered’ treatment. More news soon.
Sound ‘n’ Pressure Album In Store Now
‘Sound ‘n’ Pressure Story’
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Released 11th March 2013 as a CD, Limited Edition Vinyl & Digital Download,
Via Reggae Archive Records.
Inspired by the first wave of UK produced Digi Roots and Dub he was hearing at Nick Manasseh’s Roots Rock Reggae sessions at London’s Dingwalls and Jah Shaka dances, reggae lover and club promoter Anthony Cummins got together with friends Adam Holden (Fish), Mark Evans (Suffurah) and Hamish Brown (All Nation Rockers), to see about getting some studio time and trying their hand at creating their own music.
A visit to Youth Sound record shop to get feedback for an early version of “Warm The Nation” gained them a positive response from Tenastelin, Danny Red and MC Ishen. The feedback was such that Mark decided they had to release the tune. Joined by local singer Kenrick Griffith (Versatile Creations), they finished the track and the following Spring, the Sound ‘n’ Pressure label launched with the release of “Warm the Nation” on 12”.
The record was a hit on the underground UK reggae scene and over the next couple of years, the label put out another three equally well received twelve inch singles and had their fifth release recorded and being played on dubplate by Aba Shanti. Unfortunately for reggae fans, in 1995 Anthony decided to put his time and energy into creating and opening his own studio and the label was put on hold with no further releases.
In the intervening years, a whole new generation of fans in the UK and worldwide have discovered those original Sound ‘n’ Pressure records, often paying high prices to secure copies. Finally the music will be readily available again when Reggae Archive Records release their Sound ‘n’ Pressure compilation, ‘Sound ‘n’ Pressure Story, on 11th March 2013.
Remastered from the original master tapes, the music has never sounded better and in addition to the four twelve inches, the album includes both tracks from what would have been the fifth single, (previously an exclusive Aba Shanti dub plate), and an unreleased track Anthony created for a short film..
The album comes with sleeve notes filling in the background to the label and is available on CD, limited edition vinyl and as a digital download from all good outlets.
www.reggaearchiverecords.com
ARTIST: Various Artists
TITLE: Sound ‘n’ Pressure Story
RELEASE DATE: 11th March 2013
LABEL: Reggae Archive Records
DISTRIBUTION: Shellshock
FORMAT: CD, Limited Edition Vinyl and Digital Download
CAT NO: RARC004CD and RARC004V
BARCODE: 5052571040522 / 5052571040515
Janet Lee Davis ‘Missing You’ Deluxe Edition Re Release
We are currently working on a Deluxe edition rerelease in conjunction with Fashion Records of the Janet Lee Davis classic Lovers Rock album ‘Missing You’ – probably to hit the shops in April/May 2013
Fashion In Fine Style – Significant Hits Volume 1
Great 8/10 album review in this months edition of Vive le Rock
Errol Bellott album coming soon to Reggae Archive Records
The name Errol Bellot first burst onto the reggae scene in 1981, after the unleashing of the classic British roots anthem ‘Babylon’. The song was recorded for ‘S and G records’, which at the time was one of the main recording studios for established artists like Carol Thompson, Sugar Minott and Winston Reedy. This proved to be the perfect training ground for the young Mr. Bellot.
A series of hits followed whilst Bellot was on S and G records i.e. ‘Gimme’, ‘it’s alright girl’ and ‘Papa honey’ which featured Sugar Minott doing a cameo as a DJ. After leaving S and G records, Errol Bellot went on to record for a roots sound called ‘Jah Tubbys’.
In the middle of the eighties Bellot joined a sound from the North of London called ‘Unity sound’. Even on a new sound Errol kept the hits coming. As the nineties drew nigh Errol Bellot took time out from his hectic lifestyle and returned onto the scene in the early nineties. It was then that we saw him on the prestigious sound ‘King Original’. With the sound by his side he went on recording and also demonstrated his skills on the microphone.
He worked throughout the whole of England with the likes of ‘Daddy Freddie’, ‘Devon’, ‘Colourman’, ‘Wayne Marshall’ and ‘Nerious Joseph’. He also toured the Caribbean with Nerious in the nineties which was followed by Errol taking some more time to consider some career moves. He decided to go back to the roots of the music he was once known for. After the well deserved time out Errol Bellot returned to the recording studio, where he worked with ‘Tex Johnson’ and ‘Discotex’ records.
Dennis Bovell To Compere The Bristol Reggae Explosion Live – Bank Holiday Weekend August 26th
Reggae musician and producer DENNIS BOVELL will be serving as master of ceremonies at the Bristol Reggae Explosion Live show in Bristol later this month.
The former MATUMBI member went on to become a key figure in the lovers rock and dub genres, but is most widely known for his collaborations with LINTON KWESI JOHNSON.
Just last month BOVELL got back together with LKJ for a show at WOMAD in Wiltshire. He continues to record, produce and play live all over the world.
Among the wide range of artists on the Bristol Reggae Explosion Live bill are TALISMAN, JOSHUA MOSES and BUNNY MARRETT.
The big summer gig – put together by Bristol Archive Records and Midnight Mango – takes place on 26 August at the Big Top tent, Temple Meads, in Bristol.
The show starts at 8pm (running until 3am) and tickets are priced at £10 – available from the Bristol Ticket Shop and all the other usual outlets.
www.bristolarchiverecords.com
Fashion Album Review
Reggae, roots, dub, lovers and how to do a compilation
Finishing up this feature I have to bring something that’s fresh for me, via this release from another of the major reggae labels Fashion, and a compilation called ‘Fashion In Fine Style – Significant Hits Volume 1′. Very much following a blueprint and how reggae has changed and evolved through the ages, my own preference is for the roots style particularly from the early 1980′s, the decade where this collection actually starts with Dee Sharp’s ‘Let’s Dub It Up’. What this LP actually does is take the listener through a voyage of discovery, from an initial lovers rock feel, but then moving in a more roots direction and then further onwards into true dancehall and sound-clash sounds before moving onwards to ragga, even pulling in some jungle remixing, before finishing with some classy dub. I have to admit that sound-clash and ragga is not for me and the jungle stuff lost me a bit, but overall this is a cracking compilation, especially for a starter in the wider genre who has no preference in style, boy what a place to start your reggae collection!
www.reggaearchiverecords.com
Review by Nev Brooks
Taken from: http://www.uberrock.co.uk/features/82-july-features/5629-brooksy-on-a-ragga-tip.html
TRIBESMAN
Paget King has found previously unreleased recordings of Tribesman, looks like an album may be on the cards
More news soon…
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