Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution

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Label:	Island Records – ILPS 9502
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	Jul 1978
Genre:	Reggae
Style:	Roots Reggae

Tracklist

A1	Handsworth Revolution	5:15
A2	Bad Man	3:22
A3	Soldiers	4:52
A4	Sound Check	5:24
B1	Prodigal Son	5:02
B2	Ku Klux Klan Producer – Godwin Logie, Steve Lillywhite	4:18
B3	Prediction	3:39
B4	Macka Splaff	5:30

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Distributed By – EMI Records Ltd.
Published By – Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

Bass, Percussion – Ronnie McQueen
Design – Bloomfield/Travis
Drums – Steve Nisbett*
Engineer [Assistant] – Godwin Logie
Executive-Producer, Management – Pete King (7)
Illustration – Andrew Aloof
Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion – Selwyn Brown
Lacquer Cut By – Pecko*, Porky (5), Spikey (5)
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Basil Gabbidon (2)
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – David Hinds
Producer – Karl Pitterson
Vocals, Percussion – Alphonso Martin, Michael Riley
Written-By – Steel Pulse

Notes

Issued in a matte gatefold sleeve, lyrics within.
Blue 'sunset/moon' aka 'day & night' design Island labels crediting 'EMI Records Ltd' below the logo at 6 o'clock.

℗ 1978 Island Records Ltd

Some export copies may have a sticker with 26 215 XOT on back cover.

Album dedicated to the people of Handsworth.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ILPS 9502-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ILPS 9502-B
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - side A stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 A - 2 U A PORKY SPIKEY PRIME CUT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - side B stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 B■ - 1 U ROOT'S ROCK
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - side A stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 A - 5 U A SPIKEY SPECTACULAR
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - side B stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 B0 - 1 U ROOT'S ROCK
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - side A stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 A0 - 1 U STRAIGHT TO WEBSTERS' HEAD
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - side B stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 B0 - 1 U ROOT'S ROCK
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - side A stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 AO - 1 U R P 2 STRAIGHT TO WEBSTERS' HEAD
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - side B stamped / etched): ILPS 9502 B - 2 U M T 1 PECKO

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Handsworth Revolution (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Island Records, Island Records	26 215 XOT, 26215 XOT	Netherlands	1978
Recently Edited	Handsworth Revolution (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	L 36732	Australia	1978
Recently Edited	Handsworth Revolution (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Island Records	9123 032	France	1978
Recently Edited	Handsworth Revolution (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Mango, Mango	MLPS 9502, MLPS-9502	US	1978
New Submission	Handsworth Revolution (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	ILPS 9502	Scandinavia	1978

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Reviews

Stosh9 Jul 4, 2022
Straight outa Handsworth, Birmingham, the excellent Steel Pulse with a magnificent debut album.
chris-martin Dec 30, 2016
I've had Handsworth Revolution since its day of release, nearly 40 years now, and it was only today that I bought their second album. Great stuff.
sidney18 Jan 19, 2016
HANDSWORTH REVOLUTION. !!!!!!
In my opinion it is the best reggae album ever made ... But I was bought up in Handsworth
So to see a new Double cd set released in fold out digi ... With all LIVE bbc sessions ... Plus
Dub cuts and 12" mixes all 30 tracks .... Was long overdue to release 4726050 uk/ Europe
***** five stars all round ... Every reggae or punk collector should own this..... Your not a punk if you don't !!!! Ha ha
FREEDOM-DEEP Oct 5, 2015
see Allmusic.com & amazon.co.uk - there appears to be an error on some of the track times in that 5 of the tracks have the actual times for other tracks. The times seem to have been taken from those listed on the original vinyl version of the Lp - viewed by clicking on 'more images' beneath the album cover.
Bad man 3.22 should be 5.24. Soundcheck 5.24 should be 3.22
Klu Klax Klan 4.18 should be 3.39. Prediction 3.39 should be 5.30
Macka Splaff 5.30 should be 4.18.
These same tracks have the times listed correctly for the compilation Sound System