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About Heavy Rock Records

May 1980	Ricochet recorded ‘Midas Light’ and ‘Off The Rails’ at Ginger Studios in Aldrige, with Phil Dawson.
June 1980	The Finn sets up Heavy Rock Records in Birmingham as ‘Midas Light’ pressed and released in UK. Singer, Geoff Sewell, does artwork for a single cover and a record label
Sep 1980	Ricochet played the US Army Base in Hanau and sold many singles
1981	Single goes with troops around the world to Japan and back to USA where it is bootlegged.
1981	Demolition do their German tour with the Ricochet guitarist. Tour managed by The Finn of Ricochet.
1982	Singer of Demolition and Bass Player of Ricochet form German Anglo-German NWOBHM band, Damien
1984	Damien get record deal and record at Recordland Studios in Berlin – the tapes are later returned to The Finn in 2010 for his own use
1992	‘Midas Light’ on a NWOBHM Japanese Bootleg CD – see here
1993-95	The Finn plays bass with the Handsome Beasts. Garry Galloway (Singer) gives The Finn a studio master tape to release. ‘Little Sister’ is released on Cassette only.
2000	Ricochet record 5 tracks at Sabre Rose Studios in Coventry. These tracks are released as the ‘Ricochet Singles’ on our website.
2001	The Finn releases ‘Reincarnation Vol 1’ on Heavy Rock Records
2005	Ricochet play Spratton Music Festival – their first gig in 20 years
2010	Ricochet start writing new music again.
2014-18	Ricochet record 5 tracks in the Asylum Studios in Birmingham.
2021	Ricochet build the new studio in Stratford-Upon-Avon and continue writing in aims of completing their new album. Heavy Rock Records re-launched.