The Midlands Roots Explosion - Volume 2

Last year's release of "The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One", saw the culmination of many years work spent tracking down artists and tapes to shine a light on one of England's greatest, yet most overlooked musical scenes; the home grown take on reggae that briefly flourished from the mid-seventies and had almost disappeared little more than a decade later.Volume Two starts off in exactly the same way as its predecessor with Handsworth's biggest musical exports, the legendary Steel Pulse and "Bun Dem produced by the legendary Dennis Bovell. Our first act new to the series are Natural Mystique with their 1982 single "Generals" whilst tracks 3, 4 and 5 round off the missing A and B sides from some of the most popular artists we included last time with Iganda's "Mark Of Slavery", Carnastoan's "Sweet Melody" and yet another Generals, this one from Musical Youth featuring the same line up that caused so much surprise and positive feedback with their inclusion on Volume One.

1: Bun Dem - Steel Pulse
2: Generals - Natural Mystique
3: Mark of Slavery - Iganda
4: Generals - Musical Youth
5: Sweet Melody - Carnastoan
6: Africans - Bass Dance
7: Hustling Man - Linton Haughton
8: Rebel - Groundation
9: Ruled By the Stone - Sledge Hammer
10: Cannot Take It Away - Mystic Foundation
11: Right Time Coming - Sceptre
12: Equalisation - Capital Letters
13: Immigration - Eclipse
14: None a Jah Jah Children - Black Symbol
15: Run and Hide - Afrikan Star

Number of Discs: 1

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.