Entries tagged with "Steve Barrow"

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VP RECORDS RE-LAUNCHES THE UK REGGAE LABEL “BLOOD AND FIRE!”

March 27th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Album cover for the Blood and Fire label. Founded in Manchester, England, Blood and Fire has been reissuing roots reggae, dub and DJ albums with a jazz-influenced packaging aesthetic since the early ’90s. The year 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of its first release (If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads at King Tubby’s 1974-1977) and VPRecords has teamed up with the revered label for a strategic relaunch. They will re-release 10 to 12 Blood and Fire collections with additional content and updated … Read entire article »

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STEVE BARROW – BRITISH MUSICOLOGIST, NEXT BOOK IS ON JAMAICAN ALBUM JACKETS!

May 20th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— BRITISH musicologist Steve Barrow has covered just about every angle of Jamaican popular music since the early 1970s. For his latest project, he zoomed in on an often overlooked aspect. Barrow’s book on album covers is expected to be released by London’s Soul Jazz Limited late this year. It traces jackets by Jamaican artists going back to the mento era of the 1950s to the present. BARROW… writes book on jackets by Jamaican artists going … Read entire article »

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