Acclaim was something of a mystery even at the time when it was in operation. 'Record Retailer' of the 17th of January 1970 gives the company's address as 22 Buckingham Street, London WC1, but it also says that no details of the company's board members had been provided, there wasn't any information about manufacture of its products, and that no distribution deal had been arranged. The single pictured above, 'Eros' b/w 'Road To Cameron' by actor Stuart Damon, seems to have been Acclaim's only release. It has a catalogue number of AS-1, and according to the article it was available only by mail order outside London. The style of the matrix number suggests a CBS pressing. John Hawkins and Andrew Cameron Miller, the producers, were partners in AMP, which ran the Reflection label (q.v.); together with the fact that Amp Music were the publishers of 'Eros' this suggests a strong Reflection link.
Copyright 2009 Robert Lyons.