A DIY label, owned by Welsh conductor Richard Williams. 'Friend Of Jesus Friend Of Mine' by the Richard Williams Junior Singers was Land of Song's release. It had a catalogue number of LOS-1, and a matrix number of LYN-2958, which indicates the record was pressed by Lyntone and that its year of issue was 1974. The only other Land Of Song single that I have seen listed was Ryan & Ronnie's 'Blodwen And Mary', which came out in 1975 and had a catalogue number of LOS-41; the label had a different design - a scan can be seen on the 45cat site. The Junior Singers were brought together by Richard Williams in 1966, presumably as a stablemate to the Richard Williams Singers, a choir that he had started in the previous year. Both choirs were - and as far as I know still are - based in Tonyrefail, which is in South Wales, just south of the Rhondda Valley. Under the leadership of Williams, who received the MBE in 1977, they performed in many different countries. After having spent many years working with singers in his Tonyrefail Music Centre, Richard Williams died in 2007. May he rest in peace.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.