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FASHION RECORDS 
VARIOUS ARTISTS – ‘Fashion In Fine Style Significant Hits Volume One’
Released 10th September 2012 as a Digitally Remastered CD  
through Reggae Archive Records /Fashion.

There is no other label that defines UK reggae in the eighties and nineties as well as Fashion Records. For two decades they captured the sound of the UK as it was happening. Their constant stream of singles and LPs effectively defined the UK MC style, dominated the UK lovers rock charts, pioneered the UK ragga sound, released roots and dub and provided huge inspiration for the jungle and garage scenes.
  After a long hiatus, Fashion has been relaunched in the digital domain but, with a strong demand for physical releases of their back catalogue from fans old and new, John and Chris have chosen Reggae Archive Records as their partner to meet that demand with a comprehensive programme of vinyl and CD releases and giving the new label access to all of the Fashion catalogue, including unreleased tracks.
       To launch the new partnership, Reggae Archive Records have decided to start with the same compilation that launched Fashion's arrival on the digital platform and will be releasing the various artists compilation “Fashion In Fine Style – Significant Hits Volume One” as a digitally remastered CD on 10th September 2012.
        Personally selected by John and Chris, the compilation starts with the first release on the label and indeed its first hit Dee Sharp's “Let's Dub It Up”. The next five tracks continue in a similar lovers vein with Peter Hunnigale, Winsome and Janet Lee-Davis joined by Jamaican legend Alton Ellis.
        The album keeps up a mellow vibe, but heads in a roots direction with tracks from Nereus Joseph and Jah Mali before Frankie Paul ushers in the dancehall sounds the label was famous for. We are given nine variations on the dancehall style ranging from roots themes to sound clash tunes and the early digital style to raga. There's even a jungle remix amongst them with the remix of Top Cat's “Request this Style” though it rather conflicts with the message of Starkey Banton's “Jungle Bungle”
       Last, but by no means least, is a track from the label's twilight. Chris Lane in his Dub Organiser alter ego with the excellent “Herbal Dub”, a great slice of dub and a final reminder of  just how versatile the label was.
        This is a great opportunity for fans old and new to pick up some of Fashion's biggest hits on CD.
        
www.reggaearchiverecords.com
  

ARTIST: Various Artists
TITLE: Fashion In Fine Style Significant Hits Volume One
RELEASE DATE: 10th September 2012
LABEL: Reggae  Archive Records / Fashion
DISTRIBUTION: Shellshock
FORMAT: Digitally Remastered CD 
CAT NO: RARC002CD
BARCODE: 5052571033524
www.reggaearchiverecords.com

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        The emphasis is heavily towards roots with the majority of tracks having a heavy roots theme, whilst even those songs that aren't ostensibly roots have a seriousness in their delivery that belays their more mundane themes. Even the soul song dealing with relationships, “Reason and Chat”, is about as far removed from lovers rock as one could imagine.
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        The package is completed by full sleeve notes telling the story of Errol and Jah Bunny and how they came to collaborate, in their own words, as well as a selection of rare archive photographs. This really is an essential slice of British reggae history featuring many of the key players from the scene.
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