GFR / GYPSY
FOLK
A self-financed
label. Neither of the two records that bore GFR-000 numbers had
a company name on the labels or the sleeves, so I have used the prefix
to give them an identity. Happily, Fokeman of the 45cat site has learned, via Steve Chilcott, that
GFR stood for Gypsy Folk Records, and that the name was derived from the Gypsy Davey folk
club in Oxford; so I've added that name to the header. The first release was
the one shown above, an EP, 'Opening Gambit', by singer / songwriter Steve
Chilcott. As the label details indicate, it was recorded at Smile
Sudios in Manchester, which had its own 'Smile' label
(q.v.). The pressing marks look like those of a Linguaphone product.
Robert Bowes, who kindly supplied the scan, added that there was a second GFR /
Gypsy Folk record, 'Planxty Irwin' b/w 'The Cock Fight' (GFR-002; S82-CUS-471),
by Steve & Les Chilcott, which was made through custom recording firm SRT
and came out in 1982.
Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.