UBM
RECORDS
UBM Records was a small independent label from Selly Oak,
Birmingham. UBM appears to have been responsible for just one record, a
three-track maxi-single by local band Sorahan, dating from 1975. The
tracks were 'Such A Surprise', 'With His Siller In His Hand' and 'These Blue
Moments', all of which were written by keyboard player / singer Tom
Sorahan. The first was a complex Rock number and the second nodded towards
Folk Rock, while the third was a short Twenties pastiche. The single was
made through Birmingham studio Zella Records, and its catalogue number,
JHEPS-169, was taken from a series used by that company. Pressing was by
Decca, as was the case with many Zella products. The record's producer was
Steve Bywaters; it may be that UBM was his label. Tom Sorahan went on to
make a solo album for Pye, I've Seen The View, You Can Take Me Back Now'
(NSPL-18580; 1978), but the band, which performed regularly at The Railway, in
Curzon Street, "...was killed by the Punk tsunami," according to a comment by
its last drummer, Richard Westwood, Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
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Sorahan
Such A
Surprise
UBM
JHEPS
169