IN AID OF MINERS' DEPENDENTS 

 

One of those cases where the phrase that I've used as a label identifier may well not have been used as the label's name.  However, as can be seen from the scan, 'In Aid Of Miners' Dependents' had pride of place on the label, and it's as good a means of identification as anything else on there, so I've decided to go with it.  There was just the one single on the label: 'The Miners' Song' by John & City Lights was the 'A' side, while City Lights had the 'B' side, 'Colourful Man', to themselves.  The single did however come in two versions.  The one which seems to be the earlier was mono; it had a catalogue number of SOS-1 and was pressed by Orlake.  The other was stereo, and it was marketed by Polydor - it has the same label design but a Polydor number, 2058-211.  That version dated from March 1972, which suggests that the Orlake may have been from a short while earlier.  'John' was apparently John Paul Joans, who had a hit in 1970 with 'The Man From Nazareth' (RAK-107).



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