A Reggae label. Escort was a member of the Palmer Brothers' 'Pama' stable, alongside Bullet, Crab, New Beat, Camel, Supreme, Punch, Ocean, Pama, Pama Supreme, Unity and Gas (q.v. all). It issued more than 60 singles during the years 1969-71, most of which now seem to be collectable to greater or lesser extents. None of its singles ever threatened the Charts, but one of them, 'Young Gifted And Black' by Bob & Marcia (ES-824; 1970), was a hit for Trojan's 'Harry J' label when it had strings added to it - the Escort version had to be withdrawn and replaced by a re-recorded version, presumably because of a dispute over which company had the rights to the original. As was generally the case with Reggae singles at the time the 'B' sides were often by different artists to those on the 'A'; for the simplicity's sake I've not added them to the discography below. One label design served throughout; thanks to John Timmis for supplying a scan.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.