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.




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