Welcome Back To The Original
Over the next few months we propose to release a series of the former Cottage Records albums which have been digitally re mastered for your convenience on CD.
Some of these will have been unavailable for several years. Some will have been available, although on other Record Labels under various leasing agreements. All will now be reunited with and exclusively available on the Cottage Records Label.
Now Available On CD
The Back Catalogue
| Cot. 101 - "Discarded Verse" by John Golding (1974) |
| Cot. 201 - "No Sweat" by Armpit Jug Band (1975) |
| Cot. 301 - "Longstone Farm" by Paul Edwards (1976) |
| Cot. 401 - "Another" by John Golding (1976) |
| Cot. 501 - "Ups & Downs" by Cenotaph Corner (1976) |
| Cot. 601 - "Occasional Few" by Occasional Few (1976) |
| Cot. 701 - "Adam's Rib" by Lorna Campbell (1976) |
| Cot. 801 - "For We Trade In Fun" by Mithras (1976) |
| Cot. 901 - "The Ship Of Times" by John & Chris Leslie (1977) |
| Cot. 110 - |
| Cot. 111 - "Looks A Lot Like Me" by Nick Fenwick (1977) |
| Cot. 211 - "Soft Sea Blue" by Julie Mairs & Chris Stowell (1977) |
| Cot. 311 - "The Grey Lady" by Brandywine Bridge (1977) |
| Cot. 411 - “The Roving Journey Man" by Sean Cannon (1977) |
| Cot. 511 - "Misty" by Misty (1977) |
| Cot. 611 - "Occasional Few Again" by Occasional Few (1977) |
| Cot. 711 - "Whitby Bells" by Dave Totterdell (1977) |
| Cot. 811 - "Clear Air Of The Day" by Graham & Eileen Pratt (1977) |
| Cot. 911 - "It Sends You Blind" by Peeping Tom (1977) |
| Cot. 021 - "Butterfly Days" by Paul Edwards (1977) |
| Cot. 121 - "Live At The Laughing Academy" by Armpit Jug Band (1978) |
| Cot. 221 - "Unreleased" by Martin Wyndham Read (1978) |
| Cot. 321 - "An English Meadow" by Brandywine Bridge(1978) |
| Cot. 421 - "Unreleased" by Alan Bolt (1978) |
| Cot. 521 - "Brighter Than Usual" by Bodger's Mate (1978) |
| Cot. 621 - "Lark In The Morning" by Drowsy Maggie (1978) |
| Cot. 721 - "Song For Sarah" by Misty (1978) |
| Cot. 821 - "Canterbury Moon" by Magenta (1978) |
| Cot. 921 - "Close To Music Sometimes" by Chucklefoot (1978) |
| Cot. 031 - "Every Day But Wednesday" by Cenoteph Corner (1979) |
| Cot. 131 - "You've Got A Friend" by Mo & Co (1979) |
| Cot. 231 - "Boys Of The Town" by Sally's Friend (1979) |
| Cot. 331 - "Give Us Another" by Drowsy Maggie (1980) |
| Cot. 431 - "Junkshop Music" by Chucklefoot (1980) |
| Cot. 531 - "Funshine" by Chucklefoot (1982) |
| Cot. 631 - "Alone And Dreaming" by David John Grew (1982) |
| Cot. 731 - "One For The Pot" by Drowsy Maggie (1982) |
History of Cottage Records
I recorded my first Cottage Records LP (Discarded Verse) in 1973 in a converted Nissan Hut along the side of a former World War 2 airfield, just outside the village of Snitterfield in Warwickshire. The studio at that time was managed by the late and very great Monty Bird.
The production was at that time intended to be a one off, just for my own purposes. I created a bit of artwork, had some labels printed in South London, and the record sleeves printed in Birmingham. The big shiny black plastic bits were pressed in Essex, and it was all put together by yours truly.
I had made 1,000 copies, which at the time cost me around £600; not to mention a lot of time spent travelling, gigging and communicating the Cottage Records Brand. I sent a few copies to local newspapers and the local BBC Radio stations which received some favourable comments. Feeling brave, I sent some to the local TV stations and even to BBC Radio One.
To cut a very long story short, it worked out incredibly well; so much so that some of the friends that I'd made in an around the Folk circuit would ask me how they could get their music out there. Cottage Records was born.
Over the next seven years we produced a good range of artists and music from around the Midlands, with some of the artists on our roster going on to greater things. There has always been a Cottage Records accessible in one form or another, but it is now finally been restored to its former glory!
John Golding
Founder of Cottage Records
