Capital Letters is a British reggae group founded in 1972 in Wolverhampton. The band’s original lineup included six musicians who migrated from Jamaica during their adolescence. Their breakthrough came with the single “Smoking My Ganja”, first recorded as a demo in 1976 and released by Greensleeves Records in 1978. The release earned a “Record of the Week” distinction from John Peel on BBC Radio One, leading to an invitation to the John Peel Sessions. The group followed with the debut studio album Headline News (1979). After a sudden split in 1981, they reformed in 1982 to record the album Vinyard (1982), which was issued on the German label Bellaphone, before disbanding again. The band returned in 2014, releasing Reality (2014) on Reggae Archive and Wolverhampton (2015) on Sugar Shack Records. The group toured Europe and maintained a reputation for politically engaged roots reggae influenced by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
