Blood and Fire

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Blood and Fire

Founded	1993
Founder(s)	Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman, Andy Dodd
Genre(s)	Reggae
Country of Origin	United Kingdom
Location	Manchester
Website	Official site of Blood and Fire

Blood and Fire is a British reggae record label.

The label was formed in 1993 by Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman and Andy Dodd in Manchester. It has the objective of reissuing roots reggae, dub and DJ albums in the high fidelity and meticulously clean style of jazz reissues. Along with Pressure Sounds, Motion Records, Soul Jazz and Auralux the label has gained critical acclaim for the quality of its releases.

Initial releases tended to draw on mid 1970's Bunny Lee produced material but the label has since proceeded to reissue material produced by the likes of 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 has a sound system type show which features original Jamaican artists such as Dilinger, Trinity, Ranking Joe, U Brown, Horace Andy, Dennis Alcapone, U Roy, Spikey Tee, Country Culture, Raggamonica along with the label's Steve Barrow and Dom Sotgiu. In July of 2006 the sound went to Japan with reggae legend U Roy on a three date sell out tour.

[edit] Discography

BAFCD001 - The Dreads at King Tubby's - If Deejay Was your Trade
BAFCD002 - King Tubby and Friends - Dub Gone Crazy
BAFCD003 - Keith Hudson - Pick A Dub
BAFCD004 - Burning Spear - Social Living
BAFCD005 - Yabby U - King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub
BAFCD006 - Horace Andy - In The Light / In The Light Dub
BAFCD007 - Various Artists - Heavyweight Sound
BAFCD008 - Tappa Zukie - Tappa Zukie In Dub
BAFCD009 - The Congos - Heart Of The Congos (2-CD)
BAFCD010 - Jah Stitch - Original Ragga Muffin 1975-1977
BAFCD011 - King Tubby - Freedom Sounds In Dub
BAFCD012 - Scientist - Dub In The Roots Tradition
BAFCD013 - King Tubby & Prince Jammy - Dub Gone 2 Crazy
BAFCD014 - Prince Alla - Only Love Can Conquer
BAFCD015 - Glen Brown & King Tubby - Termination Dub 1973-1979
BAFCD016 - I-Roy - Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff 1972-1975
BAFCD017 - Various Artists - 2 Heavyweight : Another Blood and Fire Sampler
BAFCD018 - Morwell Unlimited Meet King Tubby's - Dub Me
BAFCD019 - Horace Andy - Good Vibes
BAFCD020 - U Brown - Train To Zion
BAFCD/LP021 - Yabby You - Jesus Dread (2-CD) 1972-1977
BAFCD/LP022 - Impact Allstars - Forward The Bass : Dub From Randy's 1972-1975
BAFCD023 - Junior Byles and Friends - 129 Beat Street : Ja-Man Special 1975-1978
BAFCD024 - Johnny Clarke - Dreader Dread 1976-1978
BAFCD025 - Various Artists - Heavyweight 3 : A Blood and Fire Sampler
BAFCD026 - King Tubby & Friends - Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977
BAFCD027 - Max Romeo - Open The Iron Gate 1973-1977
BAFCD028 - The Chantells & Friends - Children Of Jah 1977-1979
BAFCD029 - Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section - Heavyweight Dub / Killer Dub
BAFCD030 - Cornell Campbell - I Shall Not Remove 1975-1980
BAFCD031 - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination
BAFCD032 - Linval Thompson - Ride On Dreadlocks 1975-1977
BAFCD033 - Sylford Walker & Welton Irie - Lamb's Bread International
BAFCD034 - Big Youth - Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979 (3-CD)
BAFCD035 - Gregory Isaacs - Mr Isaacs
BAFCD036 - Darker Than Blue - Soul From Jamdown 1973-1977
BAFCD037 - Niney the Observer - Microphone Attack 1974-1977
BAFCD038 - Yabby You - Dub it to the Top 1976-1979
BAFCD039 - Dennis Brown - The Promised Land 1977-1979
BAFCD040 - Prince Alla & Junior Ross - I Can Hear The Children Singing 1975-1978
BAFCD041 - Ja-Man Allstars - In The Dub Zone
BAFCD042 - Jackie Mittoo - Champion In The Arena 1976-1977
BAFCD043 - Ranking Joe - Zion High
BAFCD044 - Tommy McCook - Blazing Horns / Tenor In Roots
BAFCD045 - The Abyssinians and Friends - The Tree of Satta Vol 01
BAFCD046 - Dennis Brown Presents Prince Jammy - Umoja / 20th Century DEBwise
BAFCD047 - Blood and Fire All Stars - Run It Red
BAFCD/LP048 - Willi Williams - Messenger Man
BAFCD/LP049 - Prince Far I - Silver & Gold 1973-1979
BAFCD/LP050 - The Congos and Friends - Fisherman Style
BAFCD/LP051 - Yabby You - Deliver Me From My Enemies
BAFCD - Various Artists - Dubwise and otherwise: A Blood & Fire Audio Catalogue
BAFCD - The Dubmasters - X-Ray Music: A Blood & Fire Dub Directory
BAFCD - Various Artists - Dubwise And Otherwise 2