A small independent label from Moseley, Birmingham. Motor City Rhythm operated out of 196, Wake Green Road, the same address as DNS Records (q.v), which hints that the two were closely related. Catalogue numbers suggest that Motor City Rhythm issued at least six singles in 1979-80, but googling fails to reveal any even-numbered records, which is suspicious. One of the singles (the first?), Leargo's 'Played Out Angel' b/w 'The Artist', which came out in 1979, used a number from DNS's series, DNS-87903, but the rest had their own dedicated MCR-100 series. The music covered a variety of styles, from the New Wave / Punk of The Daze's 'I Wanna Be A Star' b/w 'At The Seaside' (MCR-101; 1979) through the Reggae of 'She's Gone' b/w 'Hard Day's Night' by Eclipse (MCR-103; 1980) to the NWOBHM of Starfighter's 'I'm Falling' b/w 'Heaven And Hell' (MCR-105; 1980). The labels of the two issues from 1980 were black-on-red rather than black-on-light-blue. All four singles are collectable, the Daze one especially so. Thanks to Nicholas Hough for the scan.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.