Ghetto Children, by Dessus

Ghetto Children

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Jason Boardman Murder 1981 post punk reggae music from the West Midlands . Favorite track: Dessus Jammin'.

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	1.	Ghetto Children 03:29		buy track
	2.	Dessus Jammin' 03:47		buy track

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Death Is Not The End sub-label 333 digs out a synth-heavy early 80s disco/punk-inflected reggae 45 from short-lived Birmingham group Dessus, produced by British-Cypriot Kim Nicoloau and originally pressed in extremely limited numbers in 1981.

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Originally formed around 1976 under the initial name Odessus, Dessus spent the late 70s performing a selection of reggae covers and original compositions in venues across the UK, though mostly in the West Midlands area, with a stint supporting local group Steel Pulse on tour. Meeting the band in a chip shop on Soho Road, Birmingham, British Cypriot record producer Kim Nicoloau asked to sit in on a rehearsal and subsequently booked them in for a session at engineer Gary Lucas' Spaceward Studios in Cambridge. 4 tracks in total were laid down over a 2 day period in early December 1980, with Ghetto Children and b-side Dessus Jammin' eventually seeing release shortly after on an extremely limited pressing on Ellie Jay Records (a short lived outfit that provided cheap P&D deals for jobbing bands and producers). The single became a BBC radio "Hit Pick" and recevied a fair amount of airplay, yet no further material from the group ever saw the light of day.

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released July 19, 2023

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