PAD



Something of a mystery.  All that I know about Pad Records is what can be leaned from inspection of the label and picture sleeve of the only one of its products that I have ever seen in the vinyl, the Various Artists EP entitled 'Aberconwy Sounds Beautiful' (PAD-057S; 1975) shown above: that is, that it was based at 16 Harthill Road, Liverpool 18.  Catalogue numbers were in the PAD-000s, with an 'S' suffix for stereo records; I haven't as yet found any number lower than PAD-053 - a 1974 LP by Brian Lupton - which suggests that they may have started at PAD-050.  The highest number to come to light so far is PAD-076, which was a single by Pauline Leeson with Jazz College, 'The Shadow Of Your Smile' b/w 'The Folk Who Live On The Hill' - that had a light blue label with black printing.  The few Pads that have turned up so far are listed in the 'discography' below, but the gaps suggest that there are a lot of records left to find; Jonathan Pearson has kindly written to say that one of them was an LP recording of an Advent procession held in Durham Cathedral in 1975, which was commissioned by St. Chad's College, Durham - that may have been PAD-059.   The general elusiveness of Pads, together with the nature of the few that have come to light so far, suggests that it was a custom recording concern.

Copyright 2009 Robert Lyons.