SUPER STAR

A DIY label from 1979,
apparently a one-off. A single by Jag, 'I'm Nearly Famous Now' b/w 'If You
Walked Away', seems to have been Super Star's only release. Each side
had its own number, the 'A' being 001 and the 'B' 002.
Sadly, fame and super stardom seem to have eluded Jag, despite the
tongue-in-cheek claims of the record label, but at least he left his
mark on the history of recorded music. Eddie Hutchinson has kindly
written in to say that 'If You Walked Away' made No.2 on Kenny
Everett's Bottom 30 for the year 1980, and that there were rumours that 'Jag'
was Cliff Richard deliberately singing off-key. There were even doubts as
to whether the single was real or a spoof by Everett, but Steve Mitchell chased
up the people at B.T.W. studios for the '45 Revolutions' book and they
assured him that Jag was a genuine artist. Given my own lack of
musical ability I'm not in any position to comment on the quality of the disc,
but I have a sneaking admiration anybody who has the guts and the drive to make
a record of their own - and besides, they make the world of record labels so
much more interesting. Thanks to Eddie and Steve for the information;
thanks also to Klepsie of the 45cat site for bringing Super Star to my
attention, and to Mystdrf of the same site for allowing me to use his scan.
Copyright 2014 Robert Lyons.