HARTINGTON PARK
RECORDS
Hartington Park is in Tottenham, so presumably the person
behind the label of that name was based in that area. It was responsible
for at least one single, but it's a rather odd one: the two titles are on one
side, with a recording tone on the other, and there are none of the prohibitions
against broadcasting and copying which are generally to be found on
labels. I'm left wondering if the record was a studio demo rather than an
actual issue, but as yet I haven't managed to establish that. As can be
seen from the scans, the artist was Barry St. John - presumably the same person
who had previously recorded for Decca, Columbia, Major Minor and Bradleys, and
whose actual name was Elizabeth Thompson. Tracks on the single were an
original 'Oh Virginia' and a cover of Buddy Holly's 'Rave On'. The
catalogue number was R-4501 and the year of manufacture 1975. Thanks to Robert
Lyons For The Info.
75
Barry St.
John
Oh Virginia
HARTINGTON
PARK
R
4501