rare j.b.s allstars the alphabet army+ promo letter
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RARE 45 RECORD
THE ALPHABET ARMY J.BS ALLSTARS
SIDE 1 THE ALPHABET ARMY
SIDE2 AL.ARM
MATRIX NOS CHS TT 29 A7 420 T BILBO TAPE ONE ON SIDE1 CHS TT 29 B4 420T BILBO TAPE ONE SIDE2
THIS RECORD IS FROM A FAMOUS DJS COLLECTION. THE RECORD IS IN EX+ CONDITION LOOKS UNPLAYED
IT COMES WITH A LETTER FROM ITS OWN RECORD LABELS PRESS DEPT 2TONE
THE LETTER BEGINS WITH
JBS ALLSTARS AS THE NAME IMPLIES IS A BAND OF EXPERIENCED PLAYERS LED BY BRAD J.B BRADBURY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE SPECIALS AND DRUMMER WITH THE SPECIAL AKA J.BS ALLSTARS FIRST CAME TO BE IN 1982 WHEN BRAD .INSPIRED BY HIS LOVE OF NORTHERN SOUL A BIT OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY IN 82 SET ABOUT GATHERING TOGETHER SOME OF HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO FORM THE BASIS OF A GROUP WHOSE AIM WOULD BE TO RE-CREATE THE FRENZY AND VIBRANCE OF A MUSICAL AGE GONE BY.
THE FIRST ALLSTARS RELEASE WAS IN SEPTEMBER 83 ON RCA RECORDS.IT WAS A VERSION OF JOHN MILES NORTHERN SOUL CLASSIC.. ONE MINUTE EVERY HOUR..THE SECOND SINGLE,BACKFIELD IN MOTION WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY MEL AND TIM .THE VOCALISTS ON THIS TRACK WERE BILL HURLEY AND DREW BARFIELD,WHO LATER WENT ON TO BECOME BIG HEAT
BACKFIELD IN MOTION WENT TO NO48 IN THE UK NATIONAL CHART.AND WAS FOLLOWED BY .SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE, LOTS MORE IN THE LETTER DATED JANUARY 86
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