KEEPOINT
RECORDS


 Independent label: It managed at least two singles. It issued singles in KEE-EP-000 numerical series. Keepoint Records was a label of The Keepoint Recording Service. it was run by John Keel.  It made records from the early 1960s until at least 1971, and while most of its products appear to have been private pressings it did in fact issue records: a 1964 10" disc by the National Youth Brass Band Of Great Britain, 'Youth Makes Music' (MLPB-10122), has a list of 'Keepoint records for your collection' on the back of its sleeve.  At that point the company was operating out of premises in Manor Way, London SE3, but by the time that the EP shown came out it had moved to Bromley, South Kent. John Keel was often to be seen in the front of the audience at Brass Band concerts in the south of England, making recordings which he then offered for sale to the band; and indeed many of Keepoint's records seem to be of Brass Bands.  The majority of its products were in the 12" or - in the early days - 10" format but it managed several 7" EPs. One EP from the 1970s: 'Christmas At Ravens Wood School' by 'A Section' of the school choir (KPP/EP-7150), which came out in 1971. Tracks on it were 'Once In Royal David's City', 'While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night', 'Ding Dong', and 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'.  Numbering of Keepoint records was in an (x)x000 series: the '000's ran consecutively but the '(x)x' changed according to the format: it was 7 for 7" records, 10 for 10" ones and 12 for 12".  For the larger formats, prefixes could be MBLP or KEE/LP, while EP prefixes could be KRS or KEE/EP.  

 
69 The Muleskinners Why Don't You Write Back To Me KEEPOINT KEE-EP 7103
69 The Muleskinners Untie Me KEEPOINT KEE-EP 7104
71 The Ravens Wood School Choir Christmas At Ravens Wood School KEEPOINT KEE-EP 7150
71 The East Ham Borough Band, Eric Ball East Ham Plays Ball (10") KEEPOINT MLPB 10116
65 Hanwell Band Bold as Brass (10") KEEPOINT MLPB 10118
64 National Youth Brass Band Of Great Britain Youth Makes Music (10") KEEPOINT MLPB 10122
69 Oakmead School Band Oakmead School Band (Album) KEEPOINT KEE/LP  12134
68 Portsmouth Citadel Band The Portsmouth Sound KEEPOINT KEE/LP 12137
69 Cray Valley School Band 1969 (Album) KEEPOINT KEE/LP  12142
70 Cray Valley School Band Cray Valley School Band (Album) KEEPOINT KEE/LP  12146
70 Portsmouth Citadel Band The Portsmouth Citadel Band of the Salvation Army 1880-1970 KEEPOINT KEE/LP  12147
65 Pauline Hinchcliffe, Claire Ross All In The Morning (Album) KEEPOINT MF 12101


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