NIGHT
OWL
An Reggae
label. Night Owl released at least three singles, in the period
1978-79; numbering was in a NOR-5000 series. There were also a
couple of albums. Latterly marketing was by Plastic Fantastic and distribution was by Pye; the
labels of the first two singles credit Mojo with distribution.
Mark Griffiths gives the owners as being Dandy Livingstone and Dimples
Hinds. Googling reveals a couple more singles on a
Night Owl label, 'La Al Akimbo' by Mr. President (NOR-245) and
The Marvels' 'In The Middle Of The Night' (NOR-1002), but the label design is different
- plain, with a large centre hole - and they have 'Made
in Middlesex, London' on them, which doesn't sound like something you would find on
a genuine British release. The Marvels did however have an album of that
name on this Night Owl label (NORLP-1002; 1979). See also 'Wisdom'. I
missed a chance to say 'Seek ye Wisdom' in a suitably Biblical voice, there.
Drat.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.