JS
Another of those labels which is shrouded in mystery. For a
start off, there's no indication on the label as to what is the name of the
company which made the record: I have called it 'JS' for the sake of
identification, because that is what the first part of the prefix
was. As can be seen from the scan, JS EP-01 was an EP by a band
called Reaction, which featured the tracks 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' and
'Tomorrow Came Yesterday', as well as 'Runaround Girl' and 'Something
Wild'. It is undated, but Jim Humfreys has kindly mailed to say that
he bought a copy of the EP at one of the band's gigs in West Mersea, Essex, in
December 1974, which pins the year down pretty well. Googling reveals no other
records with 'JS EP' prefixes, nor indeed 'JS S' or 'JS LP' ones; so, unless
somebody connected with the band reads this, there we must leave
it. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan and for bringing the label to
my attention.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.