Irish; the Dublin arm of Billy McBurney's Belfast-based Outlet Records (q.v.). Shannon Records (q.v.), a specialist in importing and distributing Irish labels, brought a few Homespun singles into the U.K. in the Seventies, but as imported labels don't qualify for this site that wouldn't be enough to justify Homespun getting a page here. However, Shannon didn't ordinarily advertise its imported singles in the weekly 'New Singles' leaflet published by Francis Antony Ltd, and there were three Homespun single listed in it during 1978-79, which suggests that they may perhaps have been made available over here as bona fide U.K. releases. It seems unlikely that pressings were made over here but because of their apperance in 'New Singles' as well as 'Music Master' I'm giving Homespun the benefit of the doubt and including it on this site. 'To Daddy' b/w 'Sunday School To Broadway' by Leon (HS-024; 12/78) was listed in 'New Singles' but not in 'Music Master'. Another of Leon's singles, 'Satan's Jewel Crown' b/w 'God Bless The Children' (HS-029; 11/79), and American Express's 'The Union Mare And The Confederate Grey' (HS-030; 11/79) appeared in both of those publications. Homespun made a more concentrated foray into the U.K. market in the 1980s, with manufacture and distribution through Spartan. Thanks to Sporidium of the 45cat site for the use of his scan here.
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