MUSIC FOR H-BLOCK
RECORDS
Music For H-Block
Records was a DIY Irish label. It managed one single. Christy Moore / Matt
Molloy – Ninety Miles From Dublin Town. From the Album H Block, an album
recorded by various Irish folk artists, and produced by Christy Moore in 1978.
The album's title refers to the "H blocks" at Maze Prison (also known as "Long
Kesh") in Northern Ireland, where Irish republican prisoners were held during
the Troubles. The subject matter of several of these songs (particularly Moore's
"90 Miles From Dublin") specifically centers on the period of the blanket and
dirty protests at Maze and at Armagh Women's Prison. The launch of the album was
raided by the Special Detective Unit ("Special Branch") of the Republic of
Ireland.It issued singles in HB-000 numerical series. Distributed By Music For H-Block Records.
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Christy Moore / Matt
Molloy
Ninety Miles From Dublin
Town
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H-BLOCK
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