Member Since: 21/07/2007
Band Website: www.blackheathbooks.org.uk
Band Members: Publishers of: Geraint Hughes, Jonathan Grace, Ptolemy Elrington, Graham Bendel, Benjamin Donnelly, Garrie Fletcher, Greg Buddery, Miles J. Bell, Ben Myers, Adelle Stripe, Joseph Ridgwell, Zack Wilson & Vic Templar.
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Record Label: blackheath books
Type of Label: Indie