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Crashed Records / Smashed Records
last updated 8 December 2011
Crashed was a Dublin based label that was prepared to release
anything that would sell. This isn't a criticism, just a statement of fact. It means
there was a wide variety of releases including a large number of pop, country, folk, disco, easy listening,
showband and novelty records, but also some releases by local heavy metal bands
and a few sought after singles from the new wave era. Crashed established a sub label
Smashed in 1982. Together these labels released well over
100 singles, the vast majority of which were frankly rubbish.
Crashed Records online bio says it was "founded in 1983 and has
since been developed to become one of the major Independent Irish record
labels. Its MD and owner, Shay Hennessy has worked in the music industry for
30 years." This later date may be related to ending an arrangement with EMI Records.
Crashed's address was 130 Slaney Road Finglas Dublin 11 which wwas EMI Ireland's
headquarters. Perhaps the 1978-83 releases were issued with the aid of EMI (though there is
no indication of such on any of the releases) and thereafter became a true indie.
Or vice versa? Anyone know the details?
The following are all 7" single releases unless otherwise stated.
Picture sleeves are not common.
Note: Sweet Savage's "The Raid" / "Prosecutor of Greed" single reputedly released in 1985 does not exist.
Crashed Records
Singles (CAR Series)
CAR 1 The Times - SS Rocker / Where In The World 7" [9/1978]
CAR 2 Laurie Hartz - Ben / Driftin' Woman [1978]
CAR 3 The Times - Rain / Maria 7" [8/1979] (no PS?)
CAR 4 Maura Flanry - I'm Born Again / Cloud Zero 7" [1979]
CAR 5 Eamonn Gibney - Pack Up Your Bags / instrumental version [11/1979]
CAR 6 Rotten Frank (Frank Kelly) - Dear Santa (John Lynch) / Hey Mr Spaceman (Dick Keating) [12/1979]
CAR 7 Laurie Hartz - Call Me Back Please / Martian Man/Without Love [1980]
CAR 8 Glen Curtin & Toni - Tears On The Telephone / Good Days Bad Days [11/1980] (no PS)
CAR 9 Eamonn McGirr - Me Old Scolaire Hat / Muirsheen Durkin [1981]
CAR10 The Miami - Money Is The Root Of All Evil / Sitting Here All Alone To-Night [4/1981] (PS)
CAR11 Michael Simonds - Busy Bee / Jesus Christ [1981]
CAR12 Glen Curtin - Love Is / If We Only Had The Time 7"
CAR13 The Des Lee Band - Dance, Dance, Dance (medley) / instrumental version [1981]
CAR14 Glen Curtin with Debbie - You There On The Radio / Turn It Over [10/1981] (PS)
CAR15 Aonghus McAnally - I Am Allergic To Christmas / Hound Dog Ar Buile [1981]
CAR16 Maggie May & The Times - I'm Alive / Where In The World [1981]
CAR17 Glen Curtin - Christmastime In Ireland / Good Days, Bad Days [1981]
CAR18 Maggie May & The Times - My Boy Lollipop [3/1982]
CAR19 Glen Curtin - We Will Make Love / Turn It Over [1981]
CAR20 The Duskeys - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / instrumental version [1982] (PS) [Eurovision entry]
CAR21
CAR22
CAR23 The Duskeys - We Got Love / Don't Leave Baby [1982]
CAR24 Jessie & The James Boys - Drop Kick Me / Stoney Mountain West Virginia [1982]
CAR25
CAR26 Glen Curtin - Hands Knees / Turn It Over [1982] (PS)
CAR27
CAR28 Jessie & The James Boys - Diane / Let It Slide [9/1982]
CAR29 Glen Curtin - Ireland / Thats Life [11/1982]
CAR30 The Corporation - Dub Rap [10/1982]
CAR31 Kaye Twin Band - So Sad / Back Where We Started [1982]
CAR32
CAR33
CAR34 Vienna - Silence [1982]
CAR35 Jukebox - BP's Review / Blue Days Black Nights [1982] (PS)
CAR36 Maisonettes [UK] - Heartache Avenue / The Last One To Know [1982] licenced from Ready Steady Go Records
CAR37
CAR38 Red Hurley - Hey / Cut Across Shorty [2/1983]
CAR39 Chris Simpson - Sting Of The Gin / I'll Walk Mine [1983]
CAR40 Jesse & The James Boys - Only Love / Just Let It Slide [3/1983]
CAR41 Jukebox - Cause I'm On The Dole - Don't Mean Can't Rock 'N' Roll [1983]
CAR42
CAR43 Glen Curtin - Emma [4/1983]
CAR44 Street Talk - 1-2-3 / Movin' On [5/1983]
CAR45 The Kaye Twins - Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet (Remix) [1983]
CAR46
CAR47 Jesse & The James Boys - Daddy What If? (featuring Linda) [1983]
CAR48 Sweet Savage - Straight Through The Heart / Teaser [1983] (PS)
CAR49 Johnny Duhan - El Salvador / It Can Happen To You [8/1983] (no PS)
CAR50
CAR51 Red Hurley - Danny (A Peace Trilogy) / On The Shelf [9/1983]
CAR52
CAR53
CAR54
CAR55 Street Talk - I Don't Need You Now [10/1983]
CAR56 Black Lace [UK] - Superman (Gioca Jour) / Teardrops In Your Eyes [1983] licensed from Flair Records
CAR57 The Kaye Twins - Smile For Me Baby
CAR58 Jesse & The James Boys - Cowboy From Ballyporeen / Roger's Theme [1984]
CAR59 Street Talk - Games / Weekend [1983]
CAR60
CAR61 Eartha Kitt [Mars] - Where Is My Man [1983] licensed from ???
CAR62 Break Machine [USA] - Street Dance / instrumental version [2/1984] licensed from Silvertown Records
CAR63
CAR64 The Miami - A+B+C / Don't Let It Get Under Your Skin [1984]
CAR65 Red Hurley - Warm / You Are Here [1984] both sides from the LP "Warm Red"
CAR66 Gerry Moore - Two Long Years/Badman [1984] (PS)
CAR67 Break Machine [USA] - Break Dance Party / Break Dance Party (dub mix) [5/1984] licensed from Silvertown Records?
CAR68 Evelyn Thomas - High Energy [1984]
CAR69
CAR70 Clann Eadair - Tribute To Sandy Denny / instrumental version [1984] Phil Lynott vocal
CAR71
CAR72 Trevor Walters - Stuck On You / Stuck On You (instrumental) [1984]
CAR73 Break Machine [USA] - Are You Ready / Street Dance Break Dance Medley [1984] licensed from Silvertown Records?
CAR74
CAR75 Bryan Red Hurley - For You / You Are Here [1985]
CAR76 Village People [USA] - Sex Over The Phone / Sex Over The Phone (instrumental) [1985] licensed from Record Shack Records
CAR77 Spider (Spyder Sympson) - Bye Bye /? [1985] (no PS)
CAR78
CAR79
CAR80 Dickie Rock - Seasons Of The Heart / The Wonder Of You [1985]
CAR81 Jukebox - I Washed My Jeans [1985] [originally released on Release in 1981]
CAR82 Henry Winter - Time Passing By / instrumental version
CAR83 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - City Life / City Life (dub mix) [1985]
CAR84 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - Eternally In Love / City Life (dub version) [1985]
CAR85 Easy Feelin' - What About Me / Magic [1985]
CAR86 Spyder Sympson -
CAR87
CAR88 Dickie Rock - Some Days Are Diamonds / The Wonder Of You [1985]
CAR89
CAR90 Spyder Sympson - Another Broken Heart / He's A Businessman [198?] (PS)
CAR91? Cherry - He's A Bum 7"
CAR92
CAR93 Dickie Rock - Bop / The Wonder Of You [1986]
CAR94 Spyder Sympson - Bye Bye / He's A Businessman [1986] (PS)
CAR95 Aquilla - 8th June 85 (In Celebration of Barry McGuigans Year As World Champion) [1988] (PS)
CAR96
CAR97 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - Dublin Serenade / 1-2-3
CAR98 Spyder Sympson - Magic In Your Eyes / Magic In Your Eyes (instrumental)
CAR99 EZ Feelin - We Are Strong / ?
CAR100
CAR101 EZ Feelin - Lonely / We Are Strong [1986?] (PS)
Crashed UK Singles (CRUK Series)
licensed to Ritz Records
CRUK 001
CRUK 002 Glen Curtin & Toni - Tears On The Telephone / Forever
Singles (Custom Catalogue Numbers)
ASHANTI 1 Ashanti - June / Perfect Day [1988]
FANS 001 The Fans (AKA Kicks) - We're Off To Germany / Juliet [1988]
LEE 1 Lee Lynch - Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Whatever Happened To My Angel [1987]
RED 001 Red Hurley - Hey / ??? [198?] reissue of CAR38 with different B-side
SPYDER 1 Spyder Sympson - Inside of You And Me / Magic In Your Eyes [198?]
A-side Castlebar Song Contest entry; B-side same as CAR98
SPYDER 2 Spyder Sympson - Halfway Lover / Magic In Your Eyes [1988?] (PS)
SPYDER 3 Spyder Sympson -
SPYDER 4 Spyder Sympson - Are You In Love? / Foolish Paradise [6/1988]
WINTER 1 Henry Winter - Loving You No More / instrumental version
Albums (CARLP Series)
CARLP1 Glen Curtin - Tears On The Telephone LP [1981]
CARLP2
CARLP3 Jesse and The James Boys - s/t LP [1983]
CARLP4 v/a - Crashed Hits LP [1983]
CARLP5 v/a - Crashed Originals LP [1983]
CARLP6 Glen Curtin - My Favourite Irish Songs LP
CARLP7 Gerry Moore - Street Talkin' LP [1986?]
Albums (Crashed/Metal Masters co-releases)
METALPS 107 v/a - Green Metal. New Irish Heavy Metal LP [1985]
METALPS 111 Blackwych - Out Of Control LP [1986]
Miscellaneous Album Releases
MPI 2001 Red Hurley - Warm Red LP [1984]
SOHOLP3 Break Machine [USA] - s/t LP [1984] licensed from Silvertown Records
Opus 9113 2016 Spyder Sympson - Hallo, Bye-Bye LP [1987] co-release with Opus Records (Czechoslovakia)
Smashed Records
Singles (SMASH Series)
SMASH 001 Kicks - God Lights Up The World [with Mountview Children's Choir] / Juliet [1982]
SMASH 002
SMASH 003
SMASH 004 Two's Company - Live Like Hell / Dear John [1983]
SMASH 005
SMASH 006 Sean Walsh & The Haymakers - The Races of Killadoon/Will The Circle Be Unbroken [1983] A-side with S.B.B.
SMASH 007
SMASH 008
SMASH 009 Tommy Drennan - A Little Love, A Little Kiss [1983]
SMASH 010 Two's Company - Marriage Machine / My Heart Cries For You
SMASH 011
SMASH 012
SMASH 013
SMASH 014 Lee Lynch - Whatever Happened To My Angel / Do It Again [1985]
SMASH 015 Oba & Mike - Alright, OK, You Win / Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
SMASH 016 Margo - Isle Of Ireland / A Sprig Of Irish Heather
SMASH 017
SMASH 018
SMASH 019
SMASH 020
SMASH 021 Margo - Goodbye Johnny Dear / Donegal
SMASH 022
SMASH 023 Joe Lynch (TV actor) - s/t EP [1980s) (PS)
tracks: The King Child / Johnny Appleseed // Because I Love You So / The Old House
Crashed/Smashed Releases with unknown catalogue numbers
Please get in touch if you can help sort these out:
• Singles
??? Black Lace - Superman [10/1983]
??? Claire & Friends - It's Horrible Being In Love When You're Eight And A Half [1986] has BBC cat # RESL 189 [1986]
??? Country Comfort - Everybody Else Is Doing It
??? Derrick & The Sounds - Let's Be Blue Together
??? Kaye Twins - Back Where We Started
??? Lovetrain - Nobody
• Albums
??? Clann Eadair LP planned (but scrapped?)
??? Glen Curtin LP
??? Joe Lynch LP
??? Lee Lynch - The Irish Side Of Me K7 [1986] cassette only release
??? Margo LP
??? Poor Scholars LP
• Other Crashed/Smashed Recording Artists missing from the listings:
Mike Hanrahan
Red Hurley
Sandy Kelly
John MacNally
Margo
Charlie McGettigan
Frank McNamara & David Agnew
Walter Murphy -- licensed
Daniel O'Donnell
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