IC
RECORDS

 'IC' wasn't actually the name of this label as such, it was just the prefix to the catalogue numbers, but as there was no other means of identification on the label I'm driven to call it that.  The IC-100 numbers were used by Inter-City Studios of Stockport, which started out in 1967 and quickly evolved into Strawberry Studios, famous among other things for their '10 c.c' association.  The few 7" records that I have seen on 'IC' were from groups that were based in the Greater Manchester area, naturally enough.  The earliest was an EP by The Dollies, celebrating Manchester United's victory over Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final: it had a catalogue number of IC-107 and came out on the 'Paddy Disc' label.  The Urmiston Grammar School For Girls Folk Group 1972-3 recorded an EP featuring 'Bless The Lord / Godspell' among other tracks (IC-269); there were other EPs by St. Winifred's School Choir (IC-291) and the Music Makers Of Beaver Road Junior School, Manchester (IC-297).  As far as singles are concerned, a band called Nobodies did a version of the 'Warsaw Concerto' (IC-276), which came on the 'Lightnin' label (q.v.).  Three albums by Folk Dance band The Ranchers were numbered in that same series, 'Ranchers Regale' (IC-296; 1974), 'Rags To Rituals' (IC-297; 1978), and 'Shaw To Shaw' (IC-298; 1979).  As IC-307, an LP entitled 'Introducing The Million Airs' by The Million Airs Orchestra, came out in 1975, the dates of the last two Ranchers albums need explaining.  The Ranchers and Million Airs records had distinctive labels on them, which were presumably specially designed by either the studio or the bands, so there may well be other 'IC's on different labels out there.  See also the 'Loop' label, where numbers appear to have been mainly in the IC-1000s, though one was IC-290.  The difference in the two sets of numbers also needs explaining - it looks as though the IC-1000 series may have been an early one and the IC-200 a later, but that's a guess based on very little evidence.  The few ICs that I've managed to track down are listed below, albums included. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.


  

68	The Dollies	The Old Trafford Chant ?	PADDY	IC	107
72	Bryan Jones & The New Jazz Orchestra	We Play For Fun (Album)	Wych	IC	249
73	Urminston G. S. For Girls Folk Group 1972-3	Bless The Lord - Godspell	none	IC	269
74	Nobodies	Warsaw Concerto / Alice Anne	LIGHTNIN	IC	276
72	The Bury-Tones	Up The Shakers	LOOP	IC	290
74	The Ranchers	Ranchers Regale (Album)	Ranchers	IC	296
74	The Ranchers	Rags To Rituals (Album)	Ranchers	IC	297
74	The Ranchers	Shaw To Shaw (Album)	Ranchers	IC	298
74	St Winifreds School Choir	Come Love Carolling	IC	IC	291
75	The Million Airs*	Introducing The Million Airs Orchestra (Album)	MI££IONAIR	IC	307

 

72	Jackie Anderson & Happy Music	Selection From West Side Story	LOOP	IC	1136
72	Susan Lane	If You Loved Me	LOOP	IC	1137
72	Manchester Grammar School Christian Music Group	Nowere - Songs For Shelter (Ep)	LOOP	IC	1191
73	Manchester Grammar School Christian Music Group	Tell Me (Songs For Christian Aid)	LOOP	IC	1293