GALLERY
RECORDS
Independent label: Gallery Records was a DIY
label. It managed one single Art Gallery Stompers' EP 'Basin Street To
Corporation Street' went to the bother of putting 'Gallery Records' on its label
they obviously wanted to give it its own individual identity. The remainder of
the label shows its origins, being basically a standard Hollick & Taylor
one; the HT/EPS-1570 catalogue number, too, is taken from the usual Hollick
& Taylor series. According to the picture sleeve the record was
intended to generate funds for the purchase of a couple of paintings by
Canaletto; Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery were behind it, and it was sold
at the 1978 Motor Show. Pressing was by Decca. Titles on the 'B'
side were 'When You're Smiling' and 'On The Sunny Side Of The Street', and the
music is upbeat Trad Jazz, with female vocal refrain. Distributed By Gallery
Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
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Art Gallery Stompers
Art Gallery Stompers' EP
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GALLERY
HT/EPS
1570