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ARTIST
TITLE
The Roots Is There
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
DKR 314EP DKR 314EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/3/2025

"After their epic run with Channel One beginning in the mid 1970s, the Mighty Diamonds moved to producer Gussie Clarke for a string of albums starting in 1979 and running thru the 1980s. Among the many great tunes from this run, the title track of their 1982 album The Roots Is There is simply one of the Diamond's best ever, and probably the most lyrically militant tune they ever made. This tune was never released as a single at the time, though new mixes were released as a single in 2017. Now, this release is presented on Music Works' original early 1980s dubplate label design, just like the original slate would have been adorned with."