A small independent label from Nottingham. A single by Stuart Stevens, 'Nottingham City' b/w 'Don't Say Goodbye', appears to have been Sherwood's only release. There was no date on its labels but the pressing marks are typical of Orlake pressings from 1978. It had a catalogue number of SFI-29H, which may have been a misprint - the SFI prefix suggests that it was made through custom pressing firm Sound For Industry (q.v.), and a number in the 290s would fit in with that company's matrix numbers for 1977-78. Stuart Stevens was behind another Nottingham-based label, Eagle: see 'Eagle (EGL prefix)'. There was a company called Sherwood Records Limited, which was run by John Norwell and which issued a handful of records in 1966; it was still active in 1978 as a publishing company but the two don't appear to have had any connection. Thanks to Hawkmarty of the 45Cat site for permission to use his scan here.
Copyright 2024 Robert Lyons.