MIRTO
A Reggae label, apparently a
one-off. The only example of a Mirto record I have come across is
ithe one shown above, 'Is It Because I'm Black' b/w 'Just Like A Shelter' by The
Messengers (MIR-100). There is another pressing of it, which credits the
'A' side to Lloyd Charmers (incorrectly) and the 'B' side to B.B. Seaton
(correctly). As can be seen, the single has 'FREE WITH
NUTRAMENT' on the label, and a date of 1973. Presumably the
tracks were licensed, so the date may refer to the year in which they were made
available in their original form. Pressing was by Phonogram.
The 'A' side is minor-key rootsy stuff with brass, and was issued on
Trojan (TR-7893) in 1973, with Ken Boothe correctly credited as the
artist.
Copyright 2006 Robert
Lyons.