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Wavin is a plastics manufacturer who opened a plant in Ireland in the 1970s.
Most schoolboys of a certain age will remember the introduction of their plastic hurley during
the early 70s. But Wavin also released some records.
These records were probably
intended as promotional releases only, though there is no promotional or "not
for resale" text to be found on any of the covers. I also haven't been able to find
any promotional or advertising materials for these records, nor can I find any
details of distribution. So it seems most likely that they were given away to
customers in some sort of scheme. If anyone knows any more details about this,
please get in touch.
There were at least six Wavin releases and I believe I have identified them all, but
I am not sure of the catalogue numbers in all cases. Five of the six releases come from
the Gael Linn archives.
These were manufactured by Gael Linn especially for Wavin.
Two are reissues of Gael Linn releases with new titles and artwork, i.e. "Timeless Craftsmanship" and the
rarely seen reissue of "Clannad 2", re-titled "Ireland Traditional and Modern". The other three
are compilations: "Songs of Sadness", "Moods of Ireland" and "From Lagan To Lee".
The latter is by far the most desireable Wavin releaase. It collects rare Gael Linn single tracks.
The non Gael Linn release is from another Irish folk/trad label
ID Records. This is
a reissue of Oisin's first album, housed in the same textured sleeve and identical in every way
to the original except for the Wavin name printed [not stamped!] in the top left corner of the cover.
There are no other markings on the record
to distinguish it from the ID Records issue.
None of these releases are dated apart form the original label (p) date. Only "From Lagan To Lee"
caries a Wavin catalogue numner (WAV 6), undoubtedly because it was the only
LP which was not a straight reissue of an earlier title.
If anyone has more information about these releases from Wavin, please get in touch. I've
contacted the company directly but without any success.
WAV 001 WAV 002 WAV 003 V/A - Songs of Sadness - Airs of Progress LP [1975?]WAV 004 V/A - Moods of Ireland 7" [1975?] WAV 005 WAV 006 V/A - From Lagan To Lee LP [1975] WAV ??? Clannad - Ireland Traditional and Modern LP [1979?] A reissue of "Clannad 2" (Gael Linn CEF 041) [1974] WAV ??? V/A - Timeless Craftsmanship LP [197?]
A reissue of Radio Eireann Light Orchestra - "Ceol na héireann" (Gael Linn CEF 019) [1968-69] with (p) 1970. WAV ??? Oisin - s/t LP [197?]
A reissue of the self-titled Oisin debut LP, originally issued on ID Records (IDLP 2006) [1976]. Apart from the Wavin logo printed on to the front cover, it is identical to the ID issue. This logo is not over-printed, it is part of the original printing, i.e. they are not over-printed ID leftovers. This reissue presumably pre-dates the Tara Records reissue of 1980.