ABBOT SOUND
RECORDS
Independent label: Abbot Sound Studios, of Chester, it has its
own matrix series, AS-0, and it dates from the 1970s. an EP of highlights from a
1974 Llandudno 'Startime' variety show, starring British Music Hall veteran Alex
Munro. A circular label giving the barest of credits has been pasted over
the original white label; you have to look at the run-off to find that the
catalogue number was AS-4, and Abbot Sound Studios is only mentioned on the
picture sleeve. The run-off also has 'DER' on it, indicating that the EP
was made through Deroy. Abbot Sound was owned by Bob Turner of the Black
Abbots band; the studio engineer and session guitarist when needed was Mick
John. It was a custom recording business - a firm that was paid by the
artists to make records, as opposed to the usual sort of record company which
pays artists to make records. Distributed By Abbot Sound Studios. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
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Alex Munro
Startime 1974
Abbot Sound
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