MEDRECO
RECORDS
Independent label: Medreco Records appears to have been
primarily a Spanish label. How it came to be behind a record of seasonal
greetings from a restaurant and country club in Ingatestone, Essex, is a
mystery, but the logo is the same as that on the Spanish records, so presumably
there is a connection. Members of the management and staff provided the
greetings - the 'B' side features manager Mr. R. Bartella and assistant manager
Mr. E Kyprianou - while music was provided by the Bob Ventham Band and the Mike
Shade Trio. The record was made in 1971. The catalogue / matrix
number in the run-off was HB-1, and its style suggests a British Homophone
pressing. The Heybridge evolved into the Heybridge Moat House and then the
Heybridge Hotel before being flattened to make way for a housing
estate. Distributed By Medreco Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
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Ventham Band and the Mike Shade
Trio
Seasonal Greetings From The
Heybridge
MEDRECO
HB
1