Short lived label run out of 196 Wake Green Road,Moseley. Released four singles from 1979-1980. Léargo The Artist (7″) DNS 87903 1979 The Daze I Wanna Be A Star (7″) MCR 101 1979 Eclipse* She’s Gone (7″) MCR103… Read More »Motor City Rhythm
Attached to the Rising Star record shop and run by music entrepreneur Cecil Morris, R.S.E. put on a number of events featuring the reggae bands from across the city. This poster is advertising two gigs at The Digbeth Civic Hall feat Eclipse & Shades of Reality and UB40 & Beshara and was sent in by… Read More »Rising Star Entertainment
Beshara were formed 1976 in Moseley, Birmingham and were founded by the late Elias Pharoah (Bass) and the late Ray Watts (Rhythm Guitar) who then recruited Errol Nanton (Lead Vocals) Dixie Pinnock (Drums) and Michael Nanton (Keyboards). They were formerly named ”Cool Dimension” and ”The Kushites” until 1979 when the band settled on the name… Read More »Beshara
Working with Reggae Archive Records from Bristol http://reggaearchiverecords.com we’re pleased to announce the first release on that album is the seminal Birmingham reggae band Eclipse. Contemporaries of Steel Pulse and UB40, Eclipse were at the heart of the vibrant Birmingham reggae scene that include other great bands such as Unity, Cornerstone, Natress, Iganda, Black Symbol,… Read More »Eclipse – Corrupted Society
Eclipse are one of the great lost reggae bands of Britain. Contemporaries and friends of Birmingham legends Steel Pulse, Inner Reggae Rhythm would be the only album Eclipse would release during their time, and this was strictly limited to between 500-1000 copies, no one was ever sure how many were actually pressed up! Eclipse hailed… Read More »Eclipse