The Blow Monkeys - Slaves No More

What this video is

Released in 1989 on RCA/BMG, 'Slaves No More' was the second of two singles The Blow Monkeys recorded with reggae vocalist Sylvia Tella, both issued as part of the 'Choices – The Singles Collection' campaign. The band's official biography describes it as a 'stand-alone single that went unnoticed' yet a 'personal fave' of frontman Dr. Robert, who was producing and writing everything on piano at this stage. The song…

Why it matters

A document of the Blow Monkeys' transition from blue-eyed soul pop to vocal house and dance activism — a journey described by commentators as one of the more artistically coherent British pop-to-house pivots of the era. The collaboration with Sylvia Tella placed the band alongside contemporaries…