Nubian Records was set up in 1981 by Black Roots primarily to allow this Roots Reggae band to produce, record, release and license their music. The band originally formed the label after several major record companies had turned down approaches by them when they were seeking to get a major record deal during those early years. The first release on the label was Black Roots' limited edition 4 track 12" Demo Disc the year the label was set up. Since then almost everything that the band has recorded is owned by Nubian Records. The band and the label are one and the same and forms the buisness structure that they have set up to look after their interests.