Name: The Three Stripe Collection 1985 - 1990
Brand: Smith and Mighty

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Bonus disc: No

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arc247cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-05-14

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Smith and Mighty

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

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during the 1990s, 'the bristol sound' became a global phenomenon with albums from massive attack, portishead and tricky regularly placed high in polls of the best albums of the decade or indeed of all time. but for those in the know, 'the bristol sound' had been defined at the tail end of the eighties with a string of releases from the studio of rob smith and ray mighty. perhaps if they hadn't been so ahead of the field, had released an album instead of a run of singles or if their subsequent signing to a major label had worked out, the names smith and mighty would be as well known as those other bristol artists. it's never too late to put the record straight and add another name to the pantheon of bristol music greats, something they more than deserve. it is with genuine excitement that bristol archive records release 'the three stripe collection 1985-1990'. the 17 tracks have been personally selected and compiled by rob smith and start with 'walk on' and 'anyone' the two songs that announced the arrival of smith and mighty and heralded the coming of 'the bristol sound'. the tracks selected, comprise a complete overview of the label's two years as an independent, highlighting just how productive and creative the partnership was. they took musical ingredients from reggae, funk, hip hop, pop, house, soul and anywhere else that inspired them, added a huge amount of talent, skill, originality, a large portion of the bristol vibe, some primitive digital technology and turned out cutting edge, boundary crossing dance music the likes of which had never been heard before. being producers they used these songs to showcase the pool of local talent including; jackie jackson, krissy kriss, mc kellz and dj lynx. the majority of these tracks have never been re-released since they appeared as singles more than twenty years ago and for the first time they are gathered together as an album.

The Three Stripe Collection 1985 - 1990

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