Blood and Fire is a British reggae record label. Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd formed the record label in Manchester in 1993 with the objective of reissuing roots reggae, dub and DJ albums with the integrity of jazz reissues. In the process, Blood and Fire influenced the overall aesthetic of other labels issuing archival Jamaican recordings in the 1990s and beyond.

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  • Blood and Fire is a British reggae record label. Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd formed the record label in Manchester in 1993 with the objective of reissuing roots reggae, dub and DJ albums with the integrity of jazz reissues. In the process, Blood and Fire influenced the overall aesthetic of other labels issuing archival Jamaican recordings in the 1990s and beyond. Reggae fans acknowledge that Blood and Fire set the standard for all other reggae reissue labels to follow, with crisp sound, informative sleeve notes, and high quality artwork. Initial releases drew on mid 1970's Bunny Lee produced material but the label has since proceeded to reissue material produced by Yabby You and Glen Brown along with the Lee "Scratch" Perry produced Congos set Heart of the Congos and a three-CD Big Youth set, Natty Universal Dread. Despite the reissue objective the label has released two one-riddim albums. The first was Tree of Satta (2003) which utilises the original "Satta Massagana" riddim featuring a mixture of new and vintage voicings over the riddim along with the original version of the song by The Abyssinians. The second, Fisherman Style (2006), utilises The Congos' "Fisherman" riddim and features new material from a variety of singers including Horace Andy, U Roy, Big Youth, Luciano, Tony Tuff and Dillinger. The label also had a sound system which has featured original Jamaican artists such as Dilinger, Trinity, Ranking Joe, U Brown, Horace Andy, Dennis Alcapone, U Roy, Spikey Tee, Country Culture, Raggamonica along with Steve Barrow and Dom Sotgiu. In July 2006 the sound went to Japan with reggae legend U Roy on a three date sell out tour. In 2007, news leaked out via the company's popular message board that Blood and Fire had stopped trading as an active company. The loss of their American distributor due to bankruptcy as well as some unfortunate management decisions, combined with an industry-wide decline in sales were to blame. Although the company has declined to make any official announcement, it is effectively out of business.
  • Blood and Fire est un label d'enregistrement Britannique. Ce label a été fondé en 1993 par Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman et Andy Dodd à Manchester. Il a l'objectif de réviser les classiques de groupes reggae, dub et DJ. Avec Pressure Sounds, Motion Records, Soul Jazz Records et Auralux le label a gagné ses lettres de noblesse en qualité de réalisation. Au début, le label retrace les productions 70's de Bunny Lee, puis il se met à sortir des productions de Yabby You, Glen Brown, l'opus "Heart of the Congos" des Congos produit par Lee 'Scratch' Perry et un coffret de 3CDs regroupant les sorties des années 1973-1979 de Big Youth, "Natty Universal Dread". Au delà de l'objectif de réédition, le label a sorti deux "one-riddim albums", qui consistent à des variations autour d'un même thème, ici le "riddim" (la partie instrumentale est la même sur toutes les pistes), interprété par différents artistes. Le premier est "Tree Of Satta" (2004), qui utilise le riddim original de « Satta Massagana », des Abyssinians et réunit entre autres Big Youth, Prince Far I, Dillinger, Tommy McCook, Ernest Ranglin... Le Second, "Fisherman Style", utilise le riddim de la célèbre chanson "Fisherman" des Congos, et réunit Big Youth, Horace Andy, Max Romeo, Prince Jazzbo, Freddie McGregor, U Roy, Sugar Minott, Dillinger, Michael Rose, Gregory Isaacs, The Upsetters... Le Label a aussi un "sound system show", qui comporte des artistes originaux jamaïquains tels que Dillinger, Trinity, Ranking Joe, U Brown, Horace Andy, Dennis Alcapone, U Roy, Spikey Tee, Country Culture. En juillet 2006, le label se rendit au Japon avec U Roy pour trois dates de concert. En juillet 2007, on apprend que le label est en cessation totale d'activité, en attente d'un repreneur.
  • Blood and Fire è una etichetta discografica inglese specializzata nella ripubblicazione di vecchi dischi di musica roots reggae e dub e dall'elevata qualità dei dischi in catalogo. L'etichetta fu fondata nel 1993 da Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd con lo scopo di ripubblicare dischi di roots reggae, dub e DJ con particolare attenzione all'alta fedeltà tipica della ripubblicazione di album jazz. Insieme alle altre etichette discografiche quali Pressure Sounds, Motion Records, Soul Jazz e Auralux l'etichetta ha subito guadagnato l'attenzione di critica e pubblico specializzato in virtù della qualità delle sue pubblicazioni. Le prime uscite hanno coperto la musica di metà anni 70 con produzioni di Bunny Lee, Yabby You e Glen Brown ma hanno visto anche la riscoperta di classici quali Heart of the Congos dei Congos (prodotto da Lee "Scratch" Perry e non più reperibile in commercio da molti anni) e il triplo CD di Big Youth Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979. Accanto alla ripubblicazione di vecchi album, l'etichetta ha anche provveduto a realizzare due album one-riddim, ovvero album composti da canzoni basate sullo stesso riddim: Tree of Satta (nel 2003) basata sull'originale riddim Satta Massagana, un misto di vecchi e nuovi brani insiemealla versione originale del brano a cura degli Abyssinians. Il secondo, Fisherman Style (del 2006), utilizza il riddim Fisherman dei Congos e presenta nuovi brani da vari cantanti tra i quali Horace Andy, U-Roy, Big Youth, Luciano, Tony Tuff e Dillinger.
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  • Blood and Fire is a British reggae record label. Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd formed the record label in Manchester in 1993 with the objective of reissuing roots reggae, dub and DJ albums with the integrity of jazz reissues. In the process, Blood and Fire influenced the overall aesthetic of other labels issuing archival Jamaican recordings in the 1990s and beyond.
  • Blood and Fire est un label d'enregistrement Britannique. Ce label a été fondé en 1993 par Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman et Andy Dodd à Manchester. Il a l'objectif de réviser les classiques de groupes reggae, dub et DJ. Avec Pressure Sounds, Motion Records, Soul Jazz Records et Auralux le label a gagné ses lettres de noblesse en qualité de réalisation.
  • Blood and Fire è una etichetta discografica inglese specializzata nella ripubblicazione di vecchi dischi di musica roots reggae e dub e dall'elevata qualità dei dischi in catalogo. L'etichetta fu fondata nel 1993 da Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd con lo scopo di ripubblicare dischi di roots reggae, dub e DJ con particolare attenzione all'alta fedeltà tipica della ripubblicazione di album jazz.
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