R & O



A Northern Irish label, apparently with occasional Republican leanings.  Catalogue numbers suggest that R & O issued at least seventeen singles, in or around 1972-73, but, as can be seen from the skeletal discography below, I have only been able to track down a few of them thus far.  Two were by Wolfhound, 'Boys Of The Old Brigade' (RO-1001) and 'Over The Wall' (RO-1002), while the fourth was the one pictured above, Jim Gunner's '13 Men' (RO-1004; 1972).  Less political were 'Only You' by The Rumble Band (RO-1014; 1972) and the EP 'Hound Dog' by Tremblin' Ted & The Rockers (RO-1017; 1973), both of which featured Irish rocker Teddie Palmer and his band.  'R & O' stood for 'Release & Outlet', R&O being a collaboration between those two companies; Release handled the records in the South, Outlet in the North.  Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan and for bringing the label to my attention.

Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.