A Disco-orientated label from EMI. 'Music Week' of the 17th of February 1979 said that Sidewalk had been launched by EMI's Licensed Repertoire Division as a specialist Disco outlet; the intention was for it to feature 'in house' productions as well as material licensed from America and Europe. In the event it only survived for around a year, but during the course of its existence it scored two hits in the Singles Chart. It got off to a good start when its earliest release, Gonzalez's 'Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet' b/w 'You're All I Need' (SID-102; 2/79), got into the Top 20, but of the others only David Bendeth's 'Feel The Real' b/w 'Breakdown' (SID-113; 9/79) troubled the Chart compilers, and that stalled at No.44. Several of the singles were available in 12" form. EMI's Licensed Repertoire Division was dissolved in early 1980 ('MW', 19th January), and that seems to have spelled the end for Sidewalk, as it did for the LRD's Rock label Cobra (q.v.).
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.