SIR
JESSUS
A Reggae label, owned
by Maurice Wellington (a.k.a. 'Sir Jessus'), a record shop owner /
sound system man from Shepherds Bush. Sir Jessus singles came in
three different label designs. The company appears to have issued
records during two separate periods: the first was from in 1975, when
numbers were in a JES-0 series; the second, with JI-000 numbering, was from
1976-c.77 - Mark Griffiths writes that the label did not survive past
1977. Numbers JI-007 and JI-008 seem not to have been used. The
first single shown above was in an orange sleeve (3) when I bought it,
second-hand; whether that is the original sleeve is open to
question. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the third scan and for
information provided.
Copyright 2006 Robert
Lyons.