Smith & Mighty
The Three Stripe Collection 1985 – 1990 (RP RSD 19)

Bristol Archive Record’s 2012 compilation “The Three Stripe Collection 1985-1990” re-released on Blue colour vinyl for RSD2019. 17 tracks selected and compiled by Rob Smith start with “Walk On” and “Anyone” the two songs that announced the arrival of Smith & Mighty and heralded the coming of “The Bristol Sound”. Smith & Mighty took musical ingredients from reggae, funk, hip hop, pop, house, soul and anywhere else that inspired them, added a huge amount of talent, skill, originality, a large portion of the Bristol vibe, some primitive digital technology and turned out cutting edge, boundary crossing dance music the likes of which had never been heard before.”The collision of dub, hiphop and House in the music of Bristolians Smith & Mighty anticipated two decades of UK breakbeat science…this is music that is absolutely vital to our present moment” – The Wire.

“The collision of dub, hiphop and House in the music of Bristolians Smith & Mighty anticipated two decades of UK breakbeat science…this is music that is absolutely vital to our present moment” – The Wire.