STRYKA
RECORDS
Independent label: Stryka Records was a DIY
label. The method of company identification consisted of printed sticky
labels put onto a standard white label, which is pure DIY. Rory
Blackwell's EP, 'Help Me Make It Through The Night' appears to have been the
only release on Stryka. There is no date on the label, The catalogue
number on the run-off is BP-001, the matrix number P-2065. Rory Blackwell
also had a single out on his own 'Rory' label in the
'70s. Distributed By Stryka Records. Rory Blackwell (born 22 June 1933 in
Battersea, London) is a British former rock and roll musician, bandleader of The
Blackjacks, singer, drummer and songwriter. n the 1980s, Blackwell worked as the
Entertainments Manager at the Welcome Family Holiday Park, Dawlish Warren, Devon
where he continued pleasing the crowds and breaking drumming records. According
to a 2008 local news article, Blackwell is now retired and living in South
Devon. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
70s
Rory
Blackwell
Help Me Make It Through The
Night (EP)
STRYKA
BP
001