ALEXANDER SILVER
The label of songwriter Alexander Silver. According to the
World's Worst Records blogspot, Alexander had enjoyed a measure of success with 'The England Football Song'
a one-sided single released on Jackson Records (q.v.) in 1965; it was sponsored
by the England Football Supporters Association and received a fair amount of exposure
during England's 1966 World Cup triumph - it was even played
during the opening ceremony. He went on to put out at least a
couple of records on his own label: a 'proper' one by the David Kaye Sound,
'Lorelei' b/w 'Sing An Alexander Silver Song' (AS-001), and a promotional one sponsored by Robertson's
butchers, 'I Want A Lovely, Lovely Sausage' b/w 'Come To Robertson's',
by Silver's People (ASP-001). There's no date on either but the appearance
of the labels suggests late '60s or early '70s; the David Kaye
record is in stereo, which makes the '70s more likely. A July 2008 catalogue from
auctioneers Knights offering files with several copies of the England Football Song
and associated memorabilia mentions that 'other promotional records' by Alexander Silver were
included in the package, but, unfortunately, doesn't say what
they were - perhaps they were these two. Thanks to 7226Power of
the 45cat site for permission to use his scan here, and to Sam Mauger for bringing the label to my attention.
Copyright 2019 Robert Lyons.