An independent label, based in Tottenham. This Local label, the second of the '70s, was owned by John Collins, a TV music producer and the man responsible for producing The Specials' 'Ghost Town'. It issued a dozen singles in a somewhat desultory fashion from 1978 to 1987: 'Need Love Tonight', by The Detonators (LR-1; 1978) and Scandal's, 'Comic Book Hero' (LR-2; 9/79) were the only two to appear in the Seventies. The Scandal record was Power Pop / Punk, but the Detonators EP and most of the rest of the label's output was Reggae or Dance music. Some of the '80s singles came out on the Special Request label. 'At The Club' by Victor Romero Evans (LR-4V) got to No.1 in the 'Black Echoes' Reggae Chart. Local has a website, here. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.