Marmalade Records was a short-lived British

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(distributed by

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). Started in 1966 by Swiss-resident

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pop impresario and ex-manager of both the

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and the Yardbirds,

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, it released records by artists including

Julie Driscoll Julie Driscoll Tippetts (born 8 June 1947) is an English singer and actress. Career Driscoll is known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan and Rick Danko's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's " Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger an ...

with

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, who reached No.5 in the UK in 1968 with "

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, early recordings by

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and

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, who became

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, as well as

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's first solo album. Marmalade's first release, in August 1966, was a controversial single called "We Love The Pirate Stations", by five well-known musicians masquerading as The Roaring 60's. They were mainly members of the Ivy League, who later went on to release hits as

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. "We Love The Pirates" was not a hit despite extensive airplay on Radio 270,

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and Radio London – it was a half-hearted

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pastiche at medium tempo, but still well-loved by

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aficionados. The Marmalade label ceased to exist in 1969 when it ran out of funds.

Aftermath

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's ''

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song by

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, the husband of AbFab writer and star Jennifer Saunders. After a time managing French progressive rock band

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, Gomelsky headed for New York City in the mid-1970s, where he co-founded Utopia Records, a label that was to have had the same alternative innovative focus as Marmalade. Gomelsky produced Magma's ''

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'' album for Utopia in 1975. Utopia, co-founded with Kevin Eggers, was allegedly financed by then-RCA president Ken Glancy. Gomelsky was slowly sidelined, and Eggers effectively took over the reins. Utopia later went to the wall, with

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growing out of the wreckage and taking over Utopia's back catalogue. Tomato re-released ''Live/Hhaï'' in 1978. Gomelsky's production appeared again, in versions of varying lengths, on the French 'Label Du Bon Independent' in 1985, on Paris-based '7th Records' in 1989, on the UK's

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, and again on Tomato Records in 1996, on Japan's Victor Records and again on Charly in 2001. It was issued again on 7th Records, this time in Japan, in 2009.

Discography

Singles

* The Roaring 60's - "We Love The Pirates" / "I'm Leaving Town" (1966, Marmalade 598001) * Blossom Toes - "What On Earth" / "Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar" / "Look At Me I'm You" (October 1967, Marmalade 598002) * Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Red Beans And Rice" / "Part 2" (1967, Marmalade 598003) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Save Me" / "Part 2" (1967, Marmalade 598004) * Chris Barber's Band - "Cat Call" / "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (1967, Marmalade 598005) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - "

" / "A Kind Of Love-In" (No. 5 UK, October 1967, Marmalade 598006) * Kevin Westlake & Gary Farr - "Everyday" / "Green" (1968, Marmalade 598007) * Blossom Toes - "

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" (

) b/w "Love Is" (March 1968, Marmalade 598009) * Gordon Jackson - "Me Am My Zoo" / "A Day at the Cottage" (1968, Marmalade 598010) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Road to Cairo" / "Shadows of You" (1968, Marmalade 598011) * Blossom Toes - "Postcard" / "Everybody's Leaving Me Now" (October 1968, Marmalade 598012) * Chris Barber & His Jazzband - "Battersea Rain Dance" / "Sleepy John" (1969, Marmalade 598013) * Blossom Toes - "Peace Loving Man" / "Above My Hobby Horses Head" (April 1969, Marmalade 598014) * Brian Auger & The Trinity - "What You Gonna Do?" / "Bumpin' On Sunset" (1969, Marmalade 598015) * Keith Meehan - "Darkness of My Life" / "Hooker Street" (1969, Marmalade 598016) * Gary Farr - "Hey Daddy" / "The Vicar & The Pope" (1969, Marmalade 598017) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Take Me to The Water" / "Indian Rope Man" (1969, Marmalade 598018) * Frabjoy And Runcible Spoon - "I'm Beside Myself" / "Animal Song" (1969, Marmalade 598019) * Ottilie Patterson - "Bitterness of Death" / "Spring Song" (1969, Marmalade 598020) * Gordon Jackson - "Song For Freedom" / "Sing To Me Woman" (1969, Marmalade 598021) * Blossom Toes - "New Day" / "Love Bomb" (October 1969, Marmalade 598022) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Indian Rope Man / I've Gotta Go Now (1969, Marmalade 598023)

Albums

– ''

We Are Ever So Clean ''We Are Ever So Clean'' is the debut album by Blossom Toes, released in 1967 on Marmalade Records. The album was reissued in 2007 by Sunbeam Records along with bonus tracks. It is listed in Record Collector’s "100 Greatest Psychedelic Recor ...

'' (October 1967, Marmalade 607001 (mono) 608001 (stereo)) *

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– ''Open'' (1967, Marmalade 608002) *

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– ''Definitely What'' (1968, Marmalade 608003) * Sonny Boy Williamson – ''Don't Send Me No Flowers'' (1968, Marmalade 608004) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity – ''

Streetnoise ''Streetnoise'' is a 1969 album by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, originally released as a double LP. It includes cover versions of The Doors’ "Light My Fire", Nina Simone’s "Take Me To The Water", Laura Nyro’s "Save the Co ...

'' (Double Album 1968, Marmalade 608005/6) *

– ''

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'' (1969) Marmalade 608007 *

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– ''Battersea Rain Dance'' (Album - 1969, Marmalade 608009) * Blossom Toes – ''

If Only for a Moment ''If Only for a Moment'' is the second and final album by Blossom Toes, released in 1969 on Marmalade Records. The album was reissued in 2007 by Sunbeam Records along with bonus tracks. Track listing Personnel * Jim Cregan – lead and rh ...

'' (Album - July 1969, Marmalade 608010) *

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– ''3000 Years With Ottilie'' (Album - July 1969, Marmalade 608011) * Gordon Jackson – ''Thinking Back'' (Album - July 1969, Marmalade 608012) *

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– ''Take Something With You'' (Album - 1969, Marmalade 608013) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity – ''Streetnoise Volume 1'' (Album - 1969, Marmalade 608014) * Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity – ''Streetnoise Volume 2'' (Album - 1969, Marmalade 608015) * Various Artists – ''100° Proof'' (Sampler Marmalade 643314)

References

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