A label dedicated to Irish Traditional music. Silver Hill was owned by musician Finbar Dwyer and was based in Slough. Catalogue numbers suggest that it issued some ten records, which came out during the period in 1974-76, but I've only been able to trace nine of them. Five were seven-inchers. The first two of those were six-track EPs in a 'Traditional Music of Ireland' series, while the others were singles: 'Maureen' b/w 'Home Boys Home' by Birmingham-based band Drowsy Maggie (PSH-105; 1976), Terry McCann's 'It's Over Now' b/w 'Danny Boy' (PSH-107; 1976), and 'Once Bitten' b/w 'I Wanna Go Back Home' by Honey & The Heartbeats (PSH-109; 1976). LPs, EPs and singles shared a PSH-100 catalogue series, though the number SHR-002 pressed in the run-off of the Drowsy Maggie single suggests that perhaps at some point the 7" records were intended to have their own series. Googling reveals no trace of PSH-108, and it may not exist.
Two label designs were used; the earliest came in blue and black as well as the orange shown (1) - thanks to Fokeman of the 45Cat site for permission to use his scan here. The first EP appears to have been pressed in Ireland, while subsequent seven-inch releases look like Linguaphone pressings. Drowsy Maggie made records for several other labels, including Cottage, and are still in existence. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan of the Honey & The Heartbeats single, and for bringing that record to my attention.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.