American. Glee was started up by Aubrey Cagle and Johnnie James c. 1960, and appears mainly to have been an outlet for Cagle's own recordings. Its sole British release came in 1978 when a revival of interest in Rockabilly led to two previously unissued tracks from 1959 being released via Rock 'n' Roll specialists Record Mart - see 'RM' for that company's main label. Each track had its own catalogue number: the 'A' side, 'Rock-A-Billy Boy', being 10012 and the 'B' side, 'Bop "n" Stroll', 10013. Record Mart came to similar arrangements with several other American labels, resulting in their making limited appearances on these shores: see Antler, Doré, Olympic (Rockabilly), and Yucca. The records were usually pressed in America, presumably for the sake of convenience and to give them a more authentic appearance.
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