BLUE MOUNTAIN BAND
The Blue Mountain Band was a long-lived British dance band, dedicated to
playing American dance music. Over the course of its thirty-odd years
of existence it made a number of records, notably for EFDSS (the English Folk
Dance and Song Society); at least one EP, 'American Reels', appeared on the
band's own Blue Mountain Band label. Its catalogue number, BMB-72,
suggests that there may have been others, though perhaps not many - the
series, if there was one, may well have begun at
BMB-70. Alternatively, it is quite possible that the '72' in the
catalogue number may be a reference to the year of issue. There's no
date on the label, but the recording was in stereo, which in 7" terms makes it
more likely to be a '70s product than a '60s one, so I've included it here with
a certain amount of confidence. Pressing was by Orlake.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.