MANGO
RECORDS
Independent label: Mango Records was a record shop
and a Reggae label, owned by Brian Harris and based in Handsworth,
Birmingham. Mango started issuing its own singles in 1975, numbering
them in a MAN-1000 series, and it seems to have expired during the following
year. Four different designs were used: a white one with vertical writing
was used for the first single; it was followed by a black one, which lasted
until MAN-1010 when it was replaced by one with a picture of a mango on it for
the remaining issues. At least some of the latter were pressed by
Lyntone. As can be seen, 'Madness', by The Mighty Maytones (MAN-1010) can
be found both on the picture label and on a plain yellow label it was popular at
the time, so the yellow-labelled version may have been an extra pressing.
Mango issued seventeen singles. Mango signed a Pressing and Distribution
deal with Island in 1976; but no more singles came out until the
1980s. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
75
Collins Ansel
Zone
Five
MANGO
MAN
1000
75
Boston Brothers
Leave The
Studio
MANGO
MAN
1001
75
Poppin
Keith
Time Slipping Away
MANGO
MAN
1002
75
Mello Lads
Chatty
Chatty Mouth
MANGO
MAN
1003
75
Justin Hinds
Prophecy Must Fulfil
MANGO
MAN
1004
75
Wayne Wade
Black
Is Our Colour
MANGO
MAN
1005
75
Marshall
Larry
Brand New Baby
MANGO
MAN
1006
75
Royals
Peace And
Love
MANGO
MAN
1007
75
Willie
Francis
Leaving But It Won'T Be Long
MANGO
MAN
1008
75
Sergeant
One Foot
Sexing
Time
MANGO
MAN
1009
76
Mighty
Maytones
Madness
MANGO
MAN
1010
76
Brown
James
Stop The War In A Babylon
MANGO
MAN
1011
76
Starlites
Some A We A Bawl
MANGO
MAN
1012
76
Heywood
Winston
Long Long
Time
MANGO
MAN
1013
76
Romeo Max
Fire Fe
The Vatican
MANGO
MAN
1014
76
Starlites
Dip Them
Jah Jah
MANGO
MAN
1015
76
Bell Sil
You Can Dip
MANGO
MAN
1016