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MD during the 1970s was Guy Robinson. Tony Hanna A&R. Producer John Drummond. EMI's offices in Dublin were at 23 Lower Dominick Street. EMI (The Gramophone Record Company) opened the first pressing plant in Ireland at Ferrybank in Waterford. This later moved to an Dublin Industrial Estate during the 1970s. The second Irish record plant was Carlton Productions, opened in the John F. Kennedy estate off the Naas in Dublin circa 1966. Carlton was the first plant in Ireland able to press stereo LPs. EMI's Dublin plant opened in 1976. It accepted orders for very low runs, as low as 250. Most UK indie label releases from this period with "manufactured in Ireland" on the label were pressed at this plant. The Dublin plant was closed in 1979-1980 as it was not a commerical success. This left Carlton with a monopoly until it's closure ca 1990. Carlton's minimum order size was 1000. When EMI moved form the Dublin Industrial Estate to an address in Ballsbridge in the early 90s, all Irish master tapes were sent to Abbey Road for storage. Alas, all paper archives were dumped. There are Irish EMI pressings of many international releases (including the much sought after green label pressings from 1980). There are also Irish only releases. The EMD 4000, IEMI 5000 and IEM 000 singles series are of most interest in this regard. Initial pressings of EMI Ireland singles were in quantities as small as 250 (the minimum), 500 or 1000, depending on popularity, but it was not unusual for popular titles to sell 20 thousand or more. There are also many LP releases, mostly folk and trad, in the Aran, Green, Talisman and Shamrock series, but most collectable is the Leaf series from the mid-70s.SINGLES
EMI 2000 Series [1973-] EMI 2078 Bees Make Honey - Knee Trembler / Caledonia [1973] EMI 2178 The Times - If Ma Could See Me Now / Hold On [1974] EMI 2459 The Royal Showband Featuring Brendan Bowyer - The Hucklebuck // I Ran All The Way Home / Fun, Fun, Fun [7 May 1976] EMI 2470 Geraldine [Branagan] - Gotta Be Near You / He Took Me There EMI 2527 Red Hurley - Tennessee Special / Morea [9/1976] EMI/Red Bus label EMI 2575 Red Hurley - Listen to the Children / Just A Little Love [12/1976] EMI/Red Bus label EMI 2606 The Swarbriggs - It's Nice To Be In Love Again / Here We Are Again [1977] EMI 2798 Love Machine - Rattlesnake / Give Me Your Love [1978] EMD 4000 Series [1973-] EMD 4001 Des Smyth - Rag And Bone Man [1973] EMD 4002 EMD 4003` Tommy Drennan - Love And The Country / Cinderella [1973] EMD 4004 EMD 4005 The Cowboys - When The Roses Bloom Again / When The Ocean Meets The Sky [1973] EMD 4006 EMD 4007 EMD 4008 EMD 4009 The Times - Julie's Rock'Roll / Keep Some Love For A Rainy Day (11/1973) EMD 4010 Brendan Bowyer & The Big 8 - All My Life Is You / It's Now Or Never [1973] EMD 4011 Tommy Drennan & The Top League - Beautiful Place / December Song [1973] EMD 4012 EMD 4013 The Others - Ring Ring / If You Go Away [1974] EMD 4014 Shaun O'Dowd and Top League - Silver Moon [1974] EMD 4015 Cahir O'Doherty & The Dazzle Band - Song Of The King / Little Girl [1974] (PS) #9 chart hit July 74 IEMI 5000 Series [1974-] IEMI 5001 IEMI 5002 IEMI 5003 IEMI 5004 The Sands - Hasta Maρana / One More Tear [8/1974] IEMI 5005 IEMI 5006 The Times - All I Ask Of You / Never Gonna Letcha [1974] IEMI 5007 IEMI 5008 IEMI 5009 Jamie Stone - Gulliver / Daddy Long Legs [1974] (PS) IEMI 5010 Cahir O'Doherty & The Dazzle Band - Rock, Rock, Sham-A-Ram / In The Still Of The Night [1974] #18 chart hit Nov 74 IEMI 5011 IEMI 5012 IEMI 5013 The Swarbriggs - That's What Friends Are For / Love [1975] (PS) Eurovision IEMI 5014 IEMI 5015 IEMI 5016 IEMI 5017 IEMI 5018 IEMI 5019 IEMI 5020 IEMI 5021 IEMI 5022 Aileach - Lullaby / Gravel Walk [1975] IEMI 5023 IEMI 5024 IEMI 5025 The Swarbriggs - Shuffle Into My Heart / Sing It Again [1975] IEMI 5026 IEMI 5027 IEMI 5028 IEMI 5029 IEMI 5030 IEMI 5031 The Swarbriggs - Funny [1975] IEMI 5032 IEMI 5033 Tommy Drennan - When All your Loves Have Gone / This Time [1975] IEMI 5034 Jamie Stone - Long Time Since Nazareth / My Lady In Blue [1975] IEMI 5035 IEMI 5036 Brendan Bowyer & Royal Showband - The Hucklebuck // I Ran All The Way Home/ Fun, Fun, Fun [1976] IEMI 5036 Gemma Hasson - Thirsty Boots / Galway Races [1976] from the LP LEAF7008 IEMI 5037 Las Vegas feat. Kelley & Rob Strong - All The Loving People (Swarrbriggs) [1976] IEMI 5038 The Royal Showband feat. Brendan Bowyer - The Hucklebuck (reissue) [1976] coincides with the 'Story' LP IEMI 5039 Cathal Dunne - Danny / Because You're Beautiful [4/1976] IEMI 5040 IEMI 5041 IEMI 5042 IEMI 5043 IEMI 5044 Tom Dunphy and The Royal Showband - Come Down from the Mountain Katie Daly [1976] IEMI 5045 IEMI 5046 Gemma Hasson - The Wonderful Soupstone / The Wild Side Of Life [1976] IEMI 5047 The Swarbriggs - Joanne [1976] IEMI 5048 Brotherly Love - The World Keeps Rolling On / Chug A Choo Choo [1976] IEMI 5049 Brendan Bowyer & The Big 8 - Hucklebucking Again / Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes [1976] (PS) IEMI 5050 IEMI 5051 IEMI 5052 Jamie Stone - I Believe In Love [11/1976] IEMI 5053 IEMI 5054 The Swarbriggs - Someone Else's Land [1976] IEMI 5055 IEMI 5056 Jamie Stone - Alice In Your Wonderland / D.A.N. [1977] IEMI 5057 IEMI 5058 IEMI 5059 The Swarbriggs Plus 2 - It's Nice To Be In Love Again [1977] IEMI 5060 IEMI 5061 IEMI 5062 Jamie Stone - One Good Reason / Free and Easy [1977] IEMI 5063 IEMI 5064 IEMI 5065 The Others - Ring Ring // She Is Mine / Why Must They Die [1977] IEMI 5066 IEMI 5067 IEMI 5068 The Philosophers - Songwriter (D.Ward) / Come On Junior [1977] IEMI 5069 The Establishment - Sitting On A Fence / How Long Does This Charade Go On [1977] IEMI 5070 IEMI 5071 IEMI 5072 IEMI 5073 The Philosophers - Samantha / Got Along Without You Before [1977] IEMI 5074 IEMI 5075 IEMI 5076 IEMI 5077 IEMI 5078 Jimi Slevin & Firefly - Hold On Pretty Woman / Air On A G String [1977] IEMI 5079 The Swarbriggs - Rock N Roll Kisses [1978] IEMI 5080 The Establishment - Unfree Child / Your Children Are Not Your Children [1977] (PS) IEMI 5081 IEMI 5082 IEMI 5083 The Fake - Down On Main / Green Light [1977] IEMI 5084 IEMI 5085 IEMI 5086 IEMI 5087 Rascal - Ecstasy / Double Dealing [1977] IEMI 5088 IEMI 5089 IEMI 5090 IEMI 5091 Rascal - Letterkenny / Future Pt. 2 [1979] IEMI 5092 IEMI 5093 The Shade - Watching You / Touch Sensitive [1982] IEM 000 Series [1988-] IEM 001 Fleadh Cowboys - Hardcore Hotel/Young Men Of This Country [1988] IEM 002 Promenad - First Laugh Last / (instrumental) [1988] IEM 003 IEM 004 Premonition - The Streets Are Paved With Lead / Eyes Like Sin [1988] IEM 005 Alsan - Don't Make Me Cry...Again / This Is (soul mix) [1988] IEM 006 IEM 007 IEM 008 Malfunctions - Say Goodbye / Party At My Place [1988?] IEM 009 IEM 010 Tuesday Blue - Love Me Simple / Young Girls [1988] IEM 011 Giant - Put Yourself In My Shoes / Bittersweet [1989] Green EMI Series [1980-81] These releases had unique green labels. EMI 5009 Denis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You / Nothing At All [1980] EMI 5038 RSB - The Hucklebuck [1980] EMI 5042 Sheena Easton - Modern Girl / Paradox [1980] EMI 5051 Don MacLean - Crying / Genesis [1980] EMI 5065 Iron Maiden - Sanctuary [1980] EMI 5076 Queen - Play The Game [1980] EMI 5085 Kate Bush - Babooshka [1980] EMI 5095 Cliff - Dreamin [1980] EMI 5102 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust [1980] EMI 5106 Kate Bush - Army Dreamers [1980] EMI 5114 Sheena Easton - One Man Woman [1980] EMI 5121 Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again [1980] EMI 5123 Cliff - A Little In Love [1980] EMI 5126 Queen - Flash EMI 5143 K.I.D. - Don't Stop / Do It Again [1981] EMI 5145 Iron Maiden - Twlight Zone [1981] Z 1 Gang of Four - Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time [1980] Z 10 Cockney Rejects - We Are The Firm [1980] Miscellaneous Singles IP 1302 Irish National Orchestra - National Anthem / Amhran Dochais ??? Anna - My Laughing Irish Boy / West of the Old River Shannon [1971] ??? The Others - She Is Mine / I Love Nearly Everybody [1973] ??? The Others - She Is Mine / I Love Nearly Everybody / Why Must They Die [197?]ALBUMS
Aran ISLE 3000 Series 'Vintage Series' [Prefix ISLE 3xxx] ISLE 3001 John McCormack - Golden Songs ISLE 3002 The Dubliners Ballads on Tap ISLE 3003 The Crehan Family with Carl Corcoran The Green Hills of Clare [1973] ISLE 3004 Tulla Céili Band with Martin Vaughan Sweetheart in the Spring ISLE 3005 Anne Byrne (with Paddy Roche & Mick Crotty) Come By the Hills ISLE 3006 Eddie and Finbar Furey with Paddie Bell [1974] ISLE 3007 ISLE 3008 David Curry's Irish Band Traditional Irish Rhythms ISLE 3009 The Times - All Out Own Work [1974] ISLE 3010 Blacksmiths - Merrily Kissed The Quaker IEMC 6000 Series IEMC 6001 Jamie Stone - New Day [1974] IEMC 6002 Adrienne Johnston - Of the Johnstons IEMC 6003 IEMC 6004 Ray Dolan - Restless Night [1975] IEMC 6005 The Consort of St.Sepulchre [1975] (medieval/renaissance music) IEMC 6006 Sandie Jones - The Good Old Days [1976] IEMC 6007 Jamie Stone - Storyteller [1976] IEMC 6008 The Consort of St.Sepulchre - Volume 2. Lette the Cuppe Goo Rounde [1977] IEMC 6009 Jamie Stone - Let It Shine [1978] Leaf 7000 Series [Prefix LEAF 7xxx] LEAF was a mid-price series. There were no huge sellers but sales "moved along nicely" according to one Exec. Each title had an initial pressing of 1000 copies and was repressed if sales warranted it. Early releases carry a "Green Label" logo below the EMI box.LEAF 7001 LEAF 7002 Geraldine O'Grady The Quiet Land of Erin [1973] accompanied by Eily O'Grady on piano & Irish harp LEAF 7003 Tommy Drennan and The Top League - Love and the Country LP [1974] LEAF 7004 LEAF 7005 The Sands Family - You'll Be Well Looked After [1975] LEAF 7006 Cahir O'Doherty - Rock My Soul [1975] LEAF 7007 Ferguson / Moeran / Lynch / O'Grady - Violin Sonata [1975] LEAF 7008 Gemma Hasson - Looking For The Morning [1975] LEAF 7009 Aileach - s/t (feat. Dinny McLaughlin) [1975] LEAF 7010 Des Keogh Airs and Disgraces [1976] LEAF 7011 Crubeen - Eagle's Whistle [1976] LEAF 7012 The Sands Family After the Morning [1977] LEAF 7013 The Swarrbriggs - Greatest Hits [1977] LEAF 7014 Aileach Ard Rí [1977] LEAF 7015 Cathal Dunne - Bad Boy [1977] LEAF 7016 v/a - Folk Tales of Old Ireland (narrated by Noel Purcell) [1977] LEAF 7017 Jimi Slevin & Firefly - Getting There [1978] LEAF 7018 The Establishment - The Unfree Child [1978] LEAF 7019 The Relics of Auld Dacency LEAF 7020 Geraldine O'Grady - My Dark Rosaleen LEAF 7021 Gemma Hasson - I've Never Been To Me [1978] Leaf 8000 Series [Prefix LEAF 8xxx] LEAF 8001 Malicorne (France) - s/t [1974] orig: Hexagone 883002 (France) EMI Talisman STAL 1000 Series
STAL 1001 The Shannonside Céilí Band Cruising Down the Shannon STAL 1002 Tulla Céilí Band Claddagh Ring [1969] STAL 1003 Irish Concert Orchestra Gems from the Irish Airwaves STAL 1004 The Crehan Family [1971] STAL 1005 V/A - Jigs On The Green STAL 1006 Abbey Theatre Orchestra Memories of the Abbey Theatre STAL 1007? Henry Hinds & the Ulster Singers - Irish Songs Of Praise [1970] STAL 1008 Brendan O'Dowda - The Best Of STAL 1009 Na Fili with Sean O'Se & Peadar Mercier - One Day For Recreation [1970] reissued on Circa Records in 1979 STAL 1010 Harmony Rowe STAL 1011 Carmel Quinn STA 1012 The Times - Looking Through The Eyes of The Times STAL 1013 The Kilfenora Céilí Band Clare Céilí with ... STAL 1014 STAL 1015 The Dubliners I Know My Love [1971] STAL 1016 Seán McGuire STAL 1017 STAL 1018 An tEarrack - Sings Irish Folk Songs STAL 1019 STAL 1020 STAL 1021 Avoca Céilí Band Céilí Time STAL 1022 STAL 1023 Avoca Céilí Band Céilí Night STAL 1024 Dermot Henry - Today [1972?] (Music of Ireland Series logo) STAL 1025 The Magnificent Seven Plus Two (AKA The Johnny Flynn Sound) - s/t [1972] STAL 1026 Geraldine O'Grady Melodies of Ireland [Music of Ireland series] STAL 1027 STAL 1028 Pat Lynch & The Airchords - When We Were Young [1971] STAL 1029 Tulla Céilí Band Ireland Green STAL 1030 Ardellis Céilí Band The Bells of Shannon STAL 1031 STAL 1032 STAL 1033 Michael O'Dwyer STAL 1034 STAL 1035 STAL 1036 STAL 1037 Jimmy O'Dea with Harry O'Donovan - s/t [1974] {comedy/cabaret} STAL 1038 STAL 1039 Paddy McGinty Happy Seven Dublin to Dixie [1975] STAL 1040 Various A Souvenir of Ireland STAL 1041 Brendan O'Dowda with Philip Green and his Orchestra - The Immortal Percy French (rec:1958) [1975] STAL 1042 Gallowglass Céilí Band 25th Anniversary [1975] STAL 1043 Peggy Dell - I Shall Always Remember You Smiling STAL 1044 Jimmy O'Dea with Harry O'Donovan - Vol.2 [1975] STAL 1045 Mick O'Shea The Man from Labasheeda [1975] STAL 1046 Royal Showband Waterford - The Royal Showband Story [1976] STAL 1047 Various The Best of Irish Folk Music [1976] STAL 1048 The Blacksmiths 2, featuring Paddy Keenan [1976] STAL 1049 STAL 1050 Opo [Netherlands] - Falling Asleep Just Like Papa [1976] orig:Stoof MU 7416 (Netherlands) STAL 1051 Various Universal Folk Centre 10 Years On [1977] STAL 1052 STAL 1053 Various Irish Traditional Favourites [1977] STAL 1054 Various Irish Traditional Favourites, Volume 2 [1977] STAL 1055 Delia Murphy [1977] reissued on CD in 2002 as The Legendary Delia Murphy STAL 1056 The Freeman Folk STAL 1057 John McCormack - Turn Ye To Me (same as Fiesta FLPS 1840) STAL 1058 Mick O'Shea My Homeland [1977] {accordionist with band} STAL 1059 Fair Isle Folk The Fisherman's Rebellion EMI Talisman STAL 5000 Series All Scottish or Scotland-related titles STAL 5001 Ian Powrie - The Best Of LP (Scottish) STAL 5002 V/A - Best of the Scottish Dance Bands STAL 5003 Edinburgh City Police - March of the Pipers STAL 5004 V/A - A Song for Scotland STAL 5005 The Corrie Folk Trio (With Paddie Bell) - In Retrospect (recorded 1965) STAL 5006 Spink and Clancy - Two Braw Lads STAL 5007 The Wick Scottish Dance Band - The Sound of the North STAL 5008 The Tartan Strings - The Best-Loved Scottish Melodies STAL 5009 Jock Morgan - The Scotland of Jock Morgan STAL 5010 V/A - This is Our Scotland STAL 5011 Jimmy Shand Jr - The Best of the Jimmy Shand Jr Band STAL 5012 V/A - The Music of Forty Hands STAL 5013 V/A - All Folk Together [1970] Irish & Scottish folk sampler STAL 5014 Jimmy Shand & His Band - Sunday Night with Jimmy Shand STAL 5015 Jim Johnstone & His Band - Welcome To The Dance STAL 5016 V/A - Sailing Up The Clyde STAL 5017 Dennis Clancy - Songs of the Scottish Stage STAL 5018 Rob Gordon & His Scottish Band - The Kilt Is My Delight STAL 5019 V/A - Folk Philosophy [1971] (Scottish folk sampler) : STAL 5031 Jimmy Shand & His Band - Will Ye No Come Back Again STAL 50?? Mary Larkin [New Zealand] - Ireland My Ireland [1970] EMI Shamrock STAL 6000 Series [Prefix STAL 6000]
STAL 6001 Maurice Bertt & Orchestra Irish Rhythms. Reels, Jigs & Hornpipes [1970] STAL 6002 STAL 6003 Gallowglass Céilí Band The Wearing of the Green STAL 6004 Seán McCarthy The Wandering Man [1970] STAL 6005 Larry Cunningham - Two Sides Of [1970] [probably a reissue of his 1966 King Records LP] STAL 6006 Various Souvenir of Ireland: A Musical Tour STAL 6007 Noel Kelly Gay and Gaelic [1970] STAL 6008 Shannonside Céilí Band Kerry Céilí [1970] STAL 6009 STAL 6010 Danny Doyle Whiskey on a Sunday (rec:1968) [1970] STAL 6011 Josef Locke - Song For Ireland STAL 6012 Veronica Dunne Around the Ring of Kerry [1970] STAL 6013 Kilfenora Ceili Band - Clare Ceili STAL 6014 STAL 6015 STAL 6016 STAL 6017 Ken Rigley Trio - All Time Irish Favourites Country Style [1970] STAL 6018 Ardellis Céilí Band The Other Side of the Shamrock [1970] STAL 6019 Tommy Drennan and The Monarchs - Share My World [1970] [singles 1967-70] STAL 6020 Arthur Murphy A Nation Sings [1966] STAL 6021 Various A Souvenir of Ireland STAL 6022 Various Ballad Night Out [1970] The Liberties - Dainty Davey Schubert's Clan - The Nightingale The Bards - Bantry Girls The Liberties - Sullivan John Geraldine Doyle - The Sally Gardens The Bards - Slievenamon The Trade Winds - A Fhir A Bhata Schubert's Clan - The Weavers Schubert's Clan - Reynard the Fox Geraldine Doybe - Down by the Green Bushes The Bards - Henry Joy The Liberties- Finnegan's Wake STAL 6023 STAL 6024 STAL 6025 STAL 6026 STAL 6027 Various - Memories (Orchestral Accompaniment by Philip Green) EMI STAL 8000 Series STAL 8001 STAL 8002 Various Céilí Time in Ireland STAL 8003 Seán Σ Sé, Na Fíli, The Jolly Beggarmen A Salute to the South STAL 8004 Various Traditional Irish Songs of Freedom STAL 8005 Various Memories of Dublin [1973] [reissued 1984] STAL 8006 Geraldine O'Grady The Quiet Land of Erin [1973] STAL 8007 STAL 8008 Seán Σ Sé The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee [1975] [reissued on Circa Records in 197?] STAL 8009 STAL 8010 The Jolly Beggarmen The Very Best of Irish Rebel Songs, Volume 1 STAL 8011 STAL 8012 John Kavanagh The Songs and Words of Seán O'Casey [1980] [Unknown] ??? v/a - Irish Hit Parade 1972 [1972] ??? Alma Carroll - Beautiful [9/1972] ??? Father Sidney MacEwan - Memories [pre 1973] ??? v/a - Jigs on the Green [pre 1973] ??? Michael O'Duffy - The Songs That I Sing [pre 1973] ??? Royal Showband - Listen To Us [pre 1973] ??? Jimmy O'Dea with Harry O'Donovan - s/t [1974] vintage comedy recordings stretching back to 1929