A Scottish label. NKR - New Key Records - was a small independent concern, run by comedian Clem Dane ('Music Week', 13th November 1976). Its 7" records were mainly numbered in the NKR-000s, with EPs having an 'EP' after the 'NKR'. Albums, of which there were at least two, had numbers in an NKR-900 series. Nat Little's single 'The Ballad Of Glencoe' b/w 'Country Roads' (S-001) had a matrix number of 'NEW KEY-1' but the only copies that I have seen have been on the GMC label (q.v.). There was no date on it, or on Gil Tod & Tiki's 'Cara Mia' b/w 'Heart' (NKR-005), but a maxi-single by Clem Dane and the first NKR album, 'Laffin' Room Only' by Hector Nicol (NKR-900) are reported to be from 1976, which ties in with the reference in 'MW'. Two of the tracks from an EP by Frankie Farrell, 'I'm Stone In Love With You' and 'Love Will Keep Us Together' (NKR EP-002) were covers of hits from 1975, which again hints at a release date of 1976 or thereabouts; that record seems to have come out on GMC, but with an NKR catalogue number. Catalogue numbers indicate that there should be at least one more NKR 7" record out there. Thanks to Stephen Small for drawing the label to my attention and for providing discographical details and the scan.
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