Primarily a book-publishing company, Delgado made at least one foray into the record market in the shape of an EP of poems by Patience Strong. Strong was famous for her uplifting poetry, which appeared in the 'Daily Mirror' and 'Woman's Own' for decades. Her EP, 'Happy Birthday' (PSR-1), featured her reciting ten poems to a background of classical pieces by Grieg, Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn and Samuel Wesley, played on the organ of Guildford Cathedral. A similar collection, 'The Quiet Hour', had been released on LP in 1963 and had proved popular enough to be reissued twice: it can be found on Society (SOC-956), Fidelity (FID-2170) and Boulevard (4075). There is no date on the 'Happy Birthday' EP but it has a late '60s / early '70s look to it, so I've given it a page here just in case. Pressing was by CBS. According to the label the record is mono, but, given that the record only features a voice and a church organ, it sounds quite stereo to me. The EP came in a gatefold birthday card, with pictures of flowers on the front. My copy has 'wife' on the inside, in gold lettering - were there others, for 'Mother', 'Grandmother', and so on?
Copyright 2011 Robert Lyons.