Seems like we've been on a bit of "man behind the label" kick lately. So, we're going to direct you to a good interview with Laurence Cane-Honeysett, who has been "curating" the ska and reggae releases for Pressure Drop (which is a subsidiary of Cherry Red Records, a punk rock/alternative re-issue label). Originally a music journalist specializing in Jamaican music, since the early 90s, Cane-Honeysett has also been a producer for Trojan Records, overseeing all of their reissues.
Within the last two years or so, Pressure Drop has released an extraordinary array of Laurel Aitken re-issues and compilations (read The Duff Guide to Ska review of the LA comp Everybody Ska! Rudi Got Married, 1980 to 1992 here)--and now they are in the midst of re-issuing Bad Manners' tasty early 80s output for Magnet Records (Ska 'n' B, Loonee Tunes!, Gosh It's...Bad Manners, and Forging Ahead).
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Maybe it's because I'm really tired but I don't see a link to the interview anywhere in the post.
No, you're not tired...I was tired when I put together the post and forgot to include the link! D'oh! I've fixed it now.
Thanks for pointing out my omission!
haha no worries Steve
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