A slight oddity. Cyanamid was a company which produced chemicals, some of which were for use in agriculture. It appears to have sponsored the issue of a series of 'The Observer's' books and a number of EP records, presumably as part of its advertising drive. I have only happened upon one record on the Cyanamid label: the one shown above, an EP entitled 'It's Bumble' by Folk group Bumble. The record is mostly free from reference to the product that Cyanamid was trying to promote, apart from a short throwaway track at the end which stresses the inadvisability of letting wild oats grow. The picture sleeve, however, is full of information about that product - which was called 'Avenge' - and about the control of wild oats, and says nothing about the tracks on the EP; though it does show the EP's title. The date of issue was 1976. The catalogue number, SECW-1006, is one of an obscure series that may have been used by EMI for custom pressings - see the 'EMI Custom Pressing' page for a little more information. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan and for drawing the label to my attention.
Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.