An enigma. The only singles that I have ever seen listed as being on the Mandal label are the ones shown above. 'The Christening' b/w 'Bubbling All Over' by Julie Kennedy appears to have previously been out on the Tulip label (q.v.), credited to 'Julie Devon'; its Mandal incarnation kept the Tulip catalogue number, T-1003, and the labels were almost identical, which suggests that Mandal and Tulip were closely related. The 'Julie Devon' single was also issued on the Concord label (CON-009; 8/70), presumably some months after the Tulip release. It seems like a reasonable guess that the Julie Kennedy record was a re-reissue from a few years later, with the artist's name changed for some reason. If it was, the '1970' on its label is misleading, as that was the year in which the original came out; which would explain the apparent large gap in time between that single and Dante's 1975 release 'All Is Said' b/w 'Send Me No Roses' (WAN-1). Another gap followed, this time of two years, before the third single came out: Lovin' Silk's 'Silver Jubilee' b/w 'Bubbling All Over' (868-AH; 1977). The Dante and Lovin' Silk singles were produced by Tony Pike (see 'Tepee'), which suggests that he may have been involved in Mandal. Thanks to Neil Thompson for bringing Mandal to my attention, and to Robert Bowes and 45cat's Malice-Cooper for adding to the 'discography' and providing the first two scans.
Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.