From their debut ‘Handsworth Revolution’, this version of ‘Prodigal Son’ sees a youthful Steel Pulse playing just a short journey from home at the BBC’s Pebble Mill studios. It’s fair to say that Steel Pulse quickly became The UK’s foremost ambassadors for conscious roots reggae, and in doing so also became spokespeople for a whole domestic subculture. Helped along by the rise and proliferation of punk, they were also closely involved with Rock Against Racism and shared the stage with many of the prominent bands at the time. ‘Prodigal Son’ is one of the stand out tracks from their debut and clearly owes a debt to mid 1970s Bob Marley & The Wailers. A real blast from the past that just creeped across my synapses and transported me back to the smoke filled teenage bedrooms of long ago.
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