
THE COCKNEY JESTER
A DIY label, apparently
a one-off. A single offering 'Knees Up Mother Brown' b/w 'Five Foot
Two, Eyes Of Blue' by Pearly Steve Patten appears to have been The Cockney
Jester's only release; I would guess that Steve Patten worked under the name of
'The Cockney Jester', but Google is silent on the subject. His
name did appear on at least one other disc: he wrote a song called
'It's A Good Life', which was recorded by Vince Collins and issued on
Marlin Records (q.v.). As can be seen from the label, his
own single had a catalogue number of CJ/SP-1 and was made at Beck Studios
in 1978. Apparently the songs on it are in the 'Chas & Dave' area, as
you might expect. The pressing marks suggest that Linguaphone handled
manufacture. Thanks to Steve Hill for bringing the label to my
attention and for providing the scan.

Copyright 2016 Robert Lyons.