A slightly mysterious one. GMC seems to have been the precursor of the 'NKR / New Key' label (q.v.). Its logo is in the same style, and on the run-off of the single shown above the matrix number is given as 'NEW KEY 1'. GMC appears to have issued just the one single, but it can be found in two forms. My copy has 'The Ballad Of Glencoe' on one side, credited to Nat Little with Colin Marr, and 'Country Roads' on the other, credited to Nat Little & The Knights. The catalogue number is S-001. However, a single coupling 'Glencoe' b/w 'Country Roads', with the artist on both sides given as Colin & The Knights, was auctioned on ebay recently. It had the same GMC logo and the same catalogue number. Presumably one or the other was a re-pressing, but what prompted the change of title and artist name is anybody's guess. There was also an EP by Frankie Farrell which has a New Key catalogue number (NKR EP-002) and references to New Key Records on the sleeve, but has a GMC label like the one above. There was no date on either record but New Key was active in the mid '70s, so around 1975 would be my guess. Thanks to Stephen Small for help with the GMC / NKR connection.
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