MELODY



Apparently a one-off DIY label.  Triandafilos's 'Dikeomamou' b/w 'Simerini Gineka' seems to have been the only recording on Melody.  The catalogue number, SRTS/CUS/77081, indicates that it was made through custom recording firm SRT in 1977, and the sleeve indicates that funding was made available by the Rendezvous Tavern restaurant.  I would imagine that Triandafilos was an expatriate, perhaps living in London, but it wasn't unknown for records to be pressed here that were intended for sale in countries that had no pressing facilities of their own - Malta, for example - so this may possibly be one of those.  The label has the look of an Orlake pressing.  Thanks to Malcolm Henderson of the 45cat site for the use of his scan.




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