A small independent or DIY label. RBA seems to have been responsible for just one record, a single by singer Joanna Starr of Harrogate. The tracks on the single were versions of 'My World Is Getting Smaller Every Day' and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'. There's no date on the labels but Joanna appeared on the 'New Faces' talent programme in January 1975, so it seems likely that the record was made not long afterwards. The labels were dark blue with silver printing; they had 'RBA RECORDS' at the top, in two lines, and they bore a distinct family resemblance to those used by Stuart Johnson Productions (q.v.) in or around 1976. Joanna also made an album, 'Portrait Of A Starr', which appears to have been issued only in Canada, on Yorway Records (YRY-1101). There was no date on that, either. I'd guess that RBA was the management company that Joanna was with, but, as I say, that's only a guess. Additional information, or a scan, would be welcome.
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