PHILHARMONICS LTD
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Independent label: Philharmonics
Ltd Was A Reggae Sub-Label Of Creole Records. Distributed By Creole Records. The
Equators was Formed in 1977 by the brothers Bailey (Donald, Leo & Rocky),
the offspring of Jamaican immigrants to England, The Equators were discovered by
Stiff Records’ President, David Robinson, performing with another Birmingham
band, The Beat (which shared The Equators’ 20/21 Management team). Robinson,
ecstatically impressed with the raw energy of their concert performance &
the soulful innovation of their ska-pop-reggae sound, moved to sign the band to
the famous Stiff Records label (home of Madness & Elvis Costello). The
Relationship with Stiff Records began with The Equators backing the Jamaican
ska-reggae great, Desmond Dekker ("Israelites", "007 Shanty Town"), on his Black
and Dekker album.
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