{"product_id":"linton-haughton-east-of-handsworth","title":"Linton Haughton - EAST OF HANDSWORTH","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cstrong\u003eHumphrey \"Linton\" Haughton\u003c\/strong\u003e, loved making music, indeed he continued to record after retiring and relocating from Birmingham to Florida, but such were the struggles of British reggae artists that in all those decades of creating music he only managed to get three twelve inch singles released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of those singles were on the Birmingham based \u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e label which, just to set the record straight, was categorically nothing to do with the other Birmingham based \u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e reggae label that released \u003cstrong\u003eGroundation\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"\u003cstrong\u003eJuggernaut\u003c\/strong\u003e\". Those involved have confirmed that the identical label names during the same period were purely a coincidence with neither label being aware of the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two \u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e singles \"\u003cstrong\u003eHustling Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\" and \"\u003cstrong\u003eEast of Handsworth\u003c\/strong\u003e\" are closely related with the latter being a dub version of the former. So this brace of twelve inches provides all three cuts of \"\u003cstrong\u003eHustling Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\", the vocal and two dubs on new vinyl rather than trying to hunt down scarce originals and paying collectors prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eHustling Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\" is an authentic heartfelt tale of the struggles so many faced living in Britain's deprived inner cities during the uncertain times of the late seventies. We previously included \"\u003cstrong\u003eHustling Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\" on our compilation album \"\u003cstrong\u003eMidlands Roots Explosion Volume Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\" which was released on both vinyl and CD. With the reissue market now increasingly about seven and twelve inch singles rather than albums, and catering to a new generation of vinyl only buyers, we thought it was time to give the two \u003cstrong\u003eLinton Haughton\u003c\/strong\u003e twelve inches a new audience with their first proper reissue in nearly fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"REGGAE ARCHIVE","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":57317839929688,"sku":"TKM-36635","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/SHE_20260518_1533_153427_021_v_5052571230510_001.jpg?v=1779119489","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/linton-haughton-east-of-handsworth","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}