FLEET

 

Fleet appears to have been a one-off DIY affair.  The only record on the label that I have been able to track down is the one shown above, an EP entitled 'Whoever Finds This I Love You' by Ricky & Sherlie Young (IS/RSY/1014).  It was recorded at Newcastle's 'Impulse' studios.  Impulse recordings often appeared on the studio's own 'Wudwink' label (q.v.); the Fleet EP shares Wudwink's IS/XX/1000 numerical series, where 'XX' represents the artist's initials.  There's no date on the record, but a comparison with others in the series suggests 1976 or thereabouts; the existence of two different label colours would appear to indicate that it ran to more than one pressing.  Ricky & Sherlie Young were from Wearside, and were a popular comedy / vocal duo in the '60s and '70s.  Their career was cut short by injuries suffered in a car crash in 1978.  Thanks to Robert Bowes for bringing the label to my attention and for providing the first scan.




Copyright 2012 Robert Lyons.