A Reggae label, which had several incarnations in the U.K. in the '70s. Moodisc was a vehicle for Harry Mudie productions. It started out as part of the Trojan group, issuing some fifteen singles in 1970-71, in a MU-3500 series. Early singles were on a plain light green label (1); later ones (MU-3503 on) were on a more exuberant-looking orange label with red and white writing (2). The text 'Made in England' appeared on records from April 1971 onwards, starting with MU-3507. Manufacture during the Trojan era seems to have been generally by Orlake, as it was for most of Trojan's products at the time.
In the summer of 1971 this version of Moodisc closed down and was replaced briefly by another one, which numbered its singles in the HM-100s (later HME-000s). Charlie Chalk of the 45cat site reports that this version was run by Rita and Benny King, of R&B Discs. Again, the label came in plain (3) and more complex forms (4). To complicate matters further, another Moodisc appeared in 1974-5 with a new mid-blue on white label (5); this time M & M Music was the firm responsible. Catalogue numbers of its singles were generally in the HM-8200s, a Jamaican numerical series that was shared by the HAM and Jungle labels (q.v. both). Moodisc was revived again in 1978 by Big Phil Records, of Mill Hill; in this form it put out at least one more 7", again using the Jamaican numbering (6). Thanks to Robert Bowes for the second scan; thanks also to Charlie Chalk of the 45cat site for providing the first and sixth scans - the first has been doctored to replace a missing centre - and for sorting out the various Moodiscs.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.