ROAD
An offshoot of Douglas Gray's
'Scottish Records', based in Kirkintilloch. According to Billboard of
the 24th of August 1974, Road was initially intended as a vehicle for hitmaking
group Middle Of The Road, whose contract with RCA had ended and whose new label
on the continent, Ariola, hadn't a British outlet at that time. The
article states that their LP 'Music, Music' had been launched in
Glasgow on the 6th of August, with distribution by Clyde Factors and Record
Enterprises north of the border. By 1975 the band had moved on, their next
single coming out on DJM. Mary Campbell's 'Sheltered In The Arms Of God'
(RR7-1; 1975) seems to have been the only 7" release on
Road. Both sides are Christian, and both are quite
catchy. 'Sheltered' is Country-Pop flavoured, while the 'B' side,
'Christ For You And Me' has very faint Glam overtones. The style of
the matrix number, '7+1+A' suggests an Orlake pressing, as does the 'smooth
outer ring, rough interior' appearance of the label itself; the overall
apearance of the label makes me strongly suspect that it is a product of
Craighall Studios, Edinburgh - see 'TD (Craighall Studios)' and
'Mayfair'.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.