Coma was owned by successful songwriters Phil Coulter and Bill Martin, the name being derived from COulter + MArtin. It received its first and only mention in 'Music Week' of the 13th of January 1979, which said that the pair had formed the label and that its first single was planned to be by Geraldine. In the event the first two singles, by Scotch and Geraldine, came out on the same day, the 16th of February. Considering its owners' track record as writers of hit songs Coma made surprisingly little impact. All of its singles came out in 1979; there were six of them, numbered in a CUT-000 / CUT-0 series. Subsequently Martin-Coulter Enterprises went back to placing their productions with other labels. Pressing and distribution of Coma records were by Phonodisc, which accounts for the dull injection-moulded label. Credit to Coma for coming up with a distinctive company sleeve, though.
Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.