FAB
RECORDS
Independent label: The Fab label was a subsidiary of Melodisc
Records Ltd. and was started in 1966. The very first issues were pop tunes by
the likes of P.J. Proby but by 1967 the label had been given over almost
entirely to Jamaican music. This coincided with the phasing out of melodiscs
Blue Beat label and consequently the Prince Buster productions that had
dominated the Blue Beat label were switched to Fab. The label, perhaps more than
any other UK label, was unpredictable in the extreme with catalogue numbers
being repeated, labels being changed, many issues on blanks, some labels being
printed with just basic information like the song title and at some point in the
early seventies a second run of issues starting. Fab used a Blue Beat catalogue
number BB 30 which only applies to the B-side. Fab Eps had Some copies issued
with a picture sleeve. FAB 36 was out of chronological order with the rest of
the FAB catalogue. This single was issued around the time it was on the Prince
Buster label as (PB 36) this pressing may have been simply due to a temporary
lack of Prince Buster labels. Distributed By Melodisc Records. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
71
Prince Buster / Folk
Brothers
Madness /
Carolina
FAB
BB
030
71
Eric Morris / Folk Brothers
Humpty Dumpty / Carolina
FAB
BB
030
71 | W.Goodman | Big Deal / Rakes Of Mallow / Split The Ring / Virginia Reel | FAB | EP | 1 |
71 | W.Goodman | Ragtime Annie / Soldier's Joy / Fall Back Six / Chicken Reel | FAB | EP | 2 |
71 | W.Goodman | Left Handed Indian Jig / Devil's Dream / Dip And Dive / Birdie In The Cage | FAB | EP | 3 |
72 | Prince Buster And The All Stars | South Of The Border | FAB | FAB | 36 |