A Reggae label, owned by Russell Coke, who had previously been owner of the Magnet Records group - not the well-known Pop / Rock Magnet company, the Reggae one. Trans Universal issued at least eight singles during the period 1978-81. Most of them appeared in 12" format but there were a couple of 7" releases, both of them by Carl St.Clair. Initially 7"s were numbered in the TU-000s, with albums and 12" singles sharing a TUR-000 series, but the 12" singles took over the 'TU' prefix from TU-006 onwards. The labels appeared both in red and in green. According to Mark Griffiths, who supplied the ownership details, the material on Trans Universal tended to be of a religious nature. Thanks to him, and to Robert Bowes for the scan of the green label.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.