BIRD SOUND STUDIOS 

    

The precursor of Monty Bird's custom recording label Tank Records (q.v.).  The very first single made through his Bird Sound Studios, 'Shanagolden' b/w 'I Love You Still', by Country band Big John & The Emerald Stars, came out under the studio's name, as shown in the picture above, and bequeathed to Tank its BSS-100 numerical series.  The year of issue isn't certain, but it is either 1974 or early '75.  Manufacture was by Orlake.  The company's second single, BSS-103, bore the Tank label, as did the vast majority of its subsequent records.  Big John and the band went on to put out an EP on Tank, featuring the tracks 'Broken Engagement', 'Your My Angel Judy', Bally Bunion By The Sea' and 'A Dog Named Boo' (BSS-113; 1976).




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