Blood and Fire (record label)
| Blood and Fire | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Steve Barrow, Bob Harding, Mick Hucknall, Elliot Rashman, Andy Dodd |
| Distributor(s) | VP Records |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Manchester |
| Official website | www |
Blood and Fire is a British reggae record label specialising in reissues of 1970s roots reggae.
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.
Initial releases drew on mid-1970s 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.
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