A record shop and a Reggae label, owned by Brian Harris and based in Handsworth, Birmingham. Mango started issuing its own singles in 1975, numbering them in a MAN-1000 series, and it seems to have expired during the following year. Four different designs were used: a white one with vertical writing (1) was used for the first single; it was followed by a black one (2), which lasted until MAN-1010 when it was replaced by one with a picture of a mango on it for the remaining issues (3). At least some of the latter were pressed by Lyntone. As can be seen above, 'Madness', by The Mighty Maytones (MAN-1010) can be found both on the picture label and on a plain yellow label (4) - it was popular at the time, so the yellow-labelled version may have been an extra pressing. Mango issued seventeen singles. According to Mark Griffiths, Mango signed a pressing and distribution deal with Island in 1976; but no more singles came out until the 1980s. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan of the yellow label.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.