WELLS FARGO
RECORDS
One of those cases where there's no label
name on a record and I've had to name it after the band in order to give it some
kind of identification. Country band Wells Fargo put out three
self-financed LPs through Tank Records in 1977-80: 'Scarred And Grey' (BSS-176;
1977), 'Who's Buying' (BSS-352; 1978), and 'Pushin' Time' (BSS-420; 1980).
They also made a four-track EP, which appears to pre-date the albums. As
can be seen from the scan, its labels were small and were stuck over blanks;
they offered only the most basic information and were the same on both
sides. The matrix number of the EP was TOM-EP-12, which doesn't ring any
bells for me, and its style suggests a British Homophone pressing from before
1975. In addition the recording is in mono, which suggests earlier in the
decade rather than later. Autographs on one side indicate that at this
time the members of the band were Pete Holmes, Norval 'Nobby' Cree, Arthur
Naylor and 'Country' Al Cranley (Crawley?); by the time the albums came out
Naylor and Cranley had been replaced by Haydon Percival and Reg Stratton.
Any more information would be welcome. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
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Wells Fargo
Big Iron
WELLS
FARGO
TOM EP
12