GLENWOOD

 

A Welsh label, associated with Cambrian Records (q.v.) of Pontardawe.  Judging by the few of its products that I have seen listed it looks as though Glenwood may perhaps have been Cambrian's English-language arm; the majority of records on the main Cambrian label were in Welsh, and the few Glenwoods that Google brings up are in English.  That, however, is just a guess.  Glenwood seems to have concentrated on albums, which were numbered in a GLMP-400 series; as yet I've only found a handful of them, ranging from GLMP-476, Maralene Powell's 'Welcome To My World Of Song' (1974) to GLMP-479, 'Sounds Of The Montgomeryshire Youth Brass Band' (1976), which doesn't suggest a packed release schedule.  It did however manage at least a couple of singles: Jefferson Johnson's version of 'Amazing Grace' b/w 'San Antonio Rose' (GLSP-700), and 'The Old Spinning Wheel' b/w 'Here In Frisco' by Country band Phoenix County (GLSP-701).  Both came out in 1975; the second was pressed by Orlake.  As can be seen, the label design changed between the two.  If there are any more Glenwoods out there I'd be pleased to hear about them.  Thanks to Barry Adcock for bringing the label to my attention and for providing the scan.




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