Skip to content

UB40

Graduate Records

Graduate Records is mainly known for signing the Birmingham group UB40, who have become the most successful reggae band in the world. David Virr started Graduate Records in 1969 as a record shop in Dudley which grew, at one time, to a chain of six shops around the Midlands. In 1979 after listening to John… Read More »Graduate Records

Rising Star Entertainment

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

Hare And Hounds

The Nervous Kind, Hare And Hounds 2012 via Paul Harris Situated in the South Birmingham suburb of Kings Heath, the Hare and Hounds has been around since 1820, but has stood in its present form since 1907.  This, along with the beautiful and unique Art Nouveau tiles that line the entry hall and staircase, is… Read More »Hare And Hounds

Beshara

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

Wide Boys

The Wide Boys were originally self managed, and then they were managed by Pete King (Fearless Productions) for a while, and went onto do some recording for Simon Cowell (then of EMI I believe) under the name “The Last Detail”. The band played a mixture of Reggae and Rock, and the driving force was Simon… Read More »Wide Boys