 They toured the UK in their own right for the first time in 1978, and released four albums between 1979 and 1985.Black Slate was formed in 1974, including musicians from England, Jamaica, and Anguilla.They backed several Jamaican singers, including Delroy Wilson and Ken Boothe on their UK appearances, and had their first reggae-chart hit themselves in 1976, with the anti-mugging song "Sticks Man", also lined up with Disco Reggae Band under Disco Reggae Band & Black Slate.