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Well, what about them? Anything? The "Rockers to Rockers" Lp, is it any good? I like "Push Push".

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

I can only remember a cringingly dire rap entitled What a Life from the album. The rest of it was probably OK, though...

― M Carty (mj_c), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Er.. or am I confusing early 90s ambient band Original Rockers (who were forced to change their name to Rockers Hi Fi or something equally silly) with the people who perahps forced their name change?

― M Carty (mj_c), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Seems unlikely, really. It's a stupid name (a cool one tho), the original rockers were most likely (given the 90s British ones were REGGAEISH) Augustus Pablo's label and buds, but um, I still like that song. And they did the track for a great Saint Etienne song, or something.

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

I have a fantastic album by More Rockers from the early 90s thatg I thibk is related. Its called Dub Plate Selection and great dubby jungle stuff. Actually one of my favourite jungle albums.

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

the first "Rockers Hi-Fi" album is great. I love nearly every song on it but the second is spotty. I highly recommend the first album. Don't look for it under Original Rockers, even though Push Push was initially released under that title.

― biz, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Former members of Electribe 101, if I am not mistaken. Also known as Groove Corporation. Did a great track called "The Undersea World of Jah Cousteau" which appeared on the second Ambient Dub compilation released by Beyond Records. It incorporates a Scientist track, I think.

― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Paul C is correct. Undersea..Cousteau also appears on the cd single for Push Push.

― biz, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

nah they aint the electribe guys although groove corp do record for their label different drummer as g-corp.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Rockers HiFi are Richard Whittingham (Birmingham's old school DJ Dick) and Glyn Bush. I think they did a dj kicks which was ok.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

more rockers were smith and mighty. also from bristol but totally different guys.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

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