The label was found by C.C. Collins (Charles Constantine Collins) in the 1950s.
For its quality of music and rarity to be found in the present,
his works are now highly regarded as a legend.
Long awaited re-issue pressings,
but even some are previously unreleased materials.
Released in 7inch & LP format,
which comes with printed card sleeve and all titles are limited pressings. |
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In 2009 finally Sir Collins sound source or an unpublished sound source began to be releasedand this Chapter1 passed more than 35 years since it was released in 1973.
However, called the reproduction of the valuable sound source that is only rareas for it without remaining to be able to hold it means Collins Down Beat record label restarted.
He started a Collins Down Beat label in rock steady initial work 'Sir Collins Special' which won fame in the hit chart of 1967 as a start and published a legendaly killer tune called 'Black Panther' for skinhead period in 1969 and 1970's He recorded
many masterpieces with Bob Marley & The Wailers and DelroyWilson, Owen Gray, Alton Ellis At the beginning in 1970’s he started his label 'Sir Collins Music Wheel'and recording thing began to turn the wheel to start a sound by turning,and the passion was poured into the spot and creation.
His Skil which had prominent technology as an engineer added to an extremity, but it was gone to turn up in the public music market after a desaster called New Cross Fire January 18, 1981.
This Disaster is a racist throws in a bomb in the party of the black youth, and took the life of 13 youths on a panic.
Son Steve Collins of Sir Collins which left a work for this Chapter1 was included in one of the 13 youths, and it was a tragic incident playing sound system 'Gemini' of Steve oneself.
This disaster becomes the trigger of Brixton Riot(Bloody Saturday) which rose the three months later, and it became greatest riot in London in the 20th century.
He disappear from the public music scene but he continued recording musical piece Production Outside of recording works he took up a lot of black people problems and black people living thing in UK such as a picture and the photograph, and community exercise, Yong GenerationWorkshop Link in 1980 improved it, and a claim continued talking through OGYG(Old Generation And Young GenerarionLinkUp) community activity from the time in the beginning in 1980.
Though it may be said that it is true scene principles of original sound man Sir Collins work style and the message.
These activity is supported by families including son Gary Collins who is also producer, and administered.
The music of the Collins family is still proof continuing step, and the tradition of the Collins music is inherited from generation to generation, and the bond lives by music, and it is it with a reason to continue over 150years up to today in 2009.
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As for the roots of the music of Sir Collins, it is said that He is vivid routinely every day, and it was transmitted among families, Singer's Mother, elder brother Livingston and Wallace they play Sax and Tuba and father who led a calypso band called Collins Brothers & Their Swinging Aces also who teach trumpet in Alpha Boys School.
Sir Collins administered his sound 'Sir Collins Beat Sound System' which fell of own in Grennwich Town, Kingston, Jamaica, of the birthplace for Middle late 10s in 1950's and acted as MC and the main selector.
He won fame as an engineer, a box maker and He almost covered all manufacturing processes and developed original sound.
After moved UK in 1957 he continued energizing and He went around the British inside by a sound system tour and intoxicated audience and the style that won fame as a dancer acquired many fans and opened up the front of the scene.
His talent of rich music lets the flower of a unique tone bloom.
A producer, Soundpioneer, eyewitness of history he continued create black people and music record and document, slide pictures
and the images.
From when just 20 years old's migration,He put the body by Jamaica music activity in the white people society, he created musical piece of the style that seemed to mix together Jamaica and British culture was made.
It appeared for both the record of Sir Collins sold with regular and sound source things such as the blank label, white sleeve, different take.
It is it to a collector's item for necessity now and there are still many core fans.
In 1981 he issued 12inch `The Older Generation Vice Link improving fund Raising Dub'and LP `New Cross Fire 'as a memorial press.
This 12inches recorded guidance to send to new generation through an own experience in UK which was talking experienced in those days in form that own it Sir Collins.
The blink of Sir Collins memorizes plain black people life like a shutter up to today, and the sensitivity is tied to music to follow memory of the childhood.
The electric just before the electric shock flowed through his whole body and drew the supreme musical piece county that could be called the journalism reggae.
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At present Sir Collins still recording with some artist and taking picture and record images.
He did not need to withdraw, and continued talking with an engine, and it was it with a place of the memorial of New Cross Fire, located in east London called Dalston completed in London olympics year 2012.
There has a slightly bigger studio, an open space, a park, a library and a reference library, a hall came to be established in multi-purpose high-rise building `Dalston Squarein the building by 1981 New Cross Fire.
And the park called Hackney Downs Park where located in east of London toothere plant the tree of the memorial oak by activity of OGYG from about 1980, and a bench and the rock are installed.
Activity seeps to resemble reality in a country or the people life through music and talks in this way.
It means that it moved a big thing it is the mysterious power that music has, and whatan action and the talks are.
I witnessed Sugar Minott and Black Slate show in 2009 and Roy Shirley memorial party in 2008 in these show introduced to the stage as history of UK Jamaican Music.
Sir Collins saying repeatedly 'Youth.Go Straight!'
The aged 72 years old general said words these is a message and guidance to all of generation and people including the life that never seen yet.
This year 2009 Unprecedented recording of Collins Music released from his deeply archieve...
Yasuhiro Ishizuka Sep. 9 2009, London
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Catalog number: SCMW001CD
Title: Sir Collins Music Wheel Chapter 1 - Various
Approx. year: 1973
500 limited pressings.
inside Sir Collins 12 Page Biography Chapter 1 |
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Catalog number: CM001LP
Title: Sir Collins Peace And Love Music One - Sir Collins & Various Artist
Approx. year: 1976/1977 |
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Catalog number: CM001CD
Title: Sir Collins Peace And Love Music One - Sir Collins & Various Artist
Approx. year: 1976/1977
inside Sir Collins 12 Page Biography Chapter 2 |
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Catalog number: N002/N001
Side A: Sir Collins & Big Dread - Blood And Fire
Side B: Sir Collins & Unity Stars - Africa
Approx. year: 1976
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: N001A/N001B
Side A: Sir Collins & Unity Stars - Africa (Side B Matrix: N001B)
Side B: Big Dread & Unity Stars - Africa Is Our Home (Miss Label)
Approx. year: 1976
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: N001A/N002A
Side A: Big Dread - I Got To Go Girl (Miss Label)
Side B: Sir Collins & Unity Stars & Owen Gray - Africa (Side B Matrix: N002A)
Approx. year: 1976
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: CR012
Side A: Sir Collins & Owen Gray - Take Off
Side B: Dudu & Stackie & Collins - Sweet Sweet Sweet
Approx. year: 1968
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: CR018
Side A: Uniques & Collins - Sitting In The Park
Side B: Dudu & Collins - Africa Blowing
Approx. year: 1968
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: CR016
Side A: Owen Gray - Stand By Me
Side B: C.C. Collins & Owen Gray - Giddap
Approx. year: 1968
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: CR013
Side A: C.C. Collins & Owen Gray - Still Of The Night
Side B: Owen Gray & Dudu - I Will Be Waiting
Approx. year: 1968
With printed card sleeve and limited pressings.
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Catalog number: SCMW001
Title: Sir Collins Music Wheel Chapter 1 - Various
Approx. year: 1973
Limited pressings
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