The first Factory Records 12" single to find its way into my collection was Fac 11, the powerful 'English Black Boys' by Manchester reggae band X-O-Dus. It took the legendary Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (who wrote and produced 'Silly Games' for Janet Kay, a hit at the time) a full six months to complete a satisfactory mix of the track, but the result was worth every second of his efforts.
X-O-Dus split in 1981 and 'English Black Boys' was not only their sole release on Factory, it was actually the band's only release of any kind until a compilation of unissued recordings appeared on the LTM label in 2012.
X-O-Dus - English Black Boys
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7 comments:
Great track. I still treasure that 12" as well.
Thanks, Mr. S - I enjoyed this track.
Excellent - combining your series! The true sign of a worn-out music blogger. ;-)
Another new one to me Swede. Very good indeed
Rol, for worn-out read exhausted!
Tune.
Excellent. And yes I like the series fusion!
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