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Handsworth Revolution is a reggae album by Steel Pulse .. Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse. reggae. reggae. Handsworth. Handsworth, West Midlands. It is named after the Handsworth district of Birmingham , England , the band 's home district to which the album was dedicated .. Handsworth. Handsworth, West Midlands. Birmingham. Birmingham. England. England. The first Steel Pulse single for Island Records , `` Ku Klux Klan '' -LRB- a call for resistance against forces of racism -RRB- was released in February 1978 .. Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse. Island. Island Records. Island Records. Island Records. Five months later , their debut album was released to critical acclaim .. Handsworth Revolution was produced by Karl Pitterson , who had previously worked with top Jamaican acts like Bob Marley , Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh .. Karl Pitterson. Karl Pitterson. Handsworth. Handsworth, West Midlands. Bob Marley. Bob Marley. Bunny Wailer. Bunny Wailer. Peter Tosh. Peter Tosh. The album reached # 9 on the British charts ten days after its release .. The band would soon support Bob Marley & The Wailers on a 12-date European tour in June and July 1978 , including concerts in Paris , Ibiza , Gothenburg , Stockholm , Oslo , Rotterdam , Amsterdam and Brussels .. Bob Marley. Bob Marley. Bob Marley & The Wailers. Bob Marley & The Wailers. Paris. Paris. Ibiza. Ibiza. Gothenburg. Gothenburg. Stockholm. Stockholm. Oslo. Oslo. Rotterdam. Rotterdam. Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Brussels. Brussels. The tour kicked off with an outdoor festival at the New Bingley Hall in Stafford .. New Bingley Hall. New Bingley Hall. Stafford. Stafford. David Hinds recalls  :. David Hinds. David Hinds. We learned a lot of discipline on that tour that rubbed off - rehearsal , execution on stage , how to tour , stability -LSB- ... -RSB- that 's when the doors really started to open for us .. It has always been one of the most memorable moments of my career .. To play as part of that package exposed Steel Pulse to audiences that literally were in awe of our message .. Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse. Of course , being formally introduced through Bob Marley helped us tremendously .. Bob Marley. Bob Marley. Playing for audiences , especially those in Paris who saw the force of Steel Pulse and the force of Bob Marley play on the same bill , enabled us to sell out shows every time since then .. Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse. Bob Marley. Bob Marley. Paris. Paris. Steel Pulse headlined its own tour in 1978 and released two more singles from the album  : `` Prodigal Son '' and `` Prediction . ''. Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse. Mykaell Riley left the band because of musical differences and went on to success with the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra and as producer for a number of top artists and TV themes .. Reggae. Reggae. Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. television. His departure propelled Hinds into the spotlight and in an attempt to draw a stronger black audience , the group adopted the banner of the Rastafari movement .. Rastafari movement. Rastafari movement. Appearances on television included mainstream shows like Top of the Pops and Rock Goes to College .. Top of the Pops. Top of the Pops. At one of their ` Rock Against Racism ' appearances , in Victoria Park , East London in April 1978 , more than 80,000 people watched a concert that also included The Clash , Tom Robinson Band and X-Ray Spex .. Rock Against Racism. Rock Against Racism. The Clash. The Clash. Tom Robinson Band. Tom Robinson Band. X-Ray Spex. X-Ray Spex. A live performance of the track `` Macka Splaff '' appeared on a 1978 Virgin Records compilation album called Live at the Electric Circus , alongside offerings by The Fall , Joy Division , Buzzcocks and John Cooper Clarke .. Virgin Records. Virgin Records. The Fall. The Fall ( band ). Joy Division. Joy Division. Buzzcocks. Buzzcocks. John Cooper Clarke. John Cooper Clarke. Two of their tracks were also included in the film Reggae in Babylon that documented the reggae movement in the UK in 1978 , alongside Aswad , Matumbi , Jimmy Lindsay and Alton Ellis .. Reggae. Reggae. reggae. reggae. Reggae in Babylon. Reggae in Babylon. Aswad. Aswad ( band ). Matumbi. Matumbi ( band ). Jimmy Lindsay. Jimmy Lindsay ( musician ). Alton Ellis. Alton Ellis