SAIN
RECORDS
Sain
(Welsh for Sound), in full - Recordiau Sain Cyf (Sound Records Ltd) is a Welsh
record label, which played an important role in the Welsh folk revival. It was
founded in Cardiff in 1969 by singer/songwriters Dafydd Iwan and Huw Jones, and
businessman Brian Morgan Edwards, as a home for Welsh-language rock and folk
music, which was otherwise finding it difficult to 'break through' in the UK
market. The company released its first single in October 1969, Huw Jones’ Dŵr
(Welsh for Water), a song about the drowning of the Tryweryn Valley, in the
north-west of Wales, to form Llyn Celyn reservoir. Many of the company’s early
releases were recorded at the Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire. In the early
1970s Sain moved to the Caernarfon area, and opened their first recording studio
in 1975 near Llandwrog. Today Sain remains the biggest producer of music of
Wales, covering traditional, folk, rock, pop, hip-hop, rap, country and
classical music. Rasal Cyf. is the latest label, and this signs young Welsh
bands.The label design was quite striking in the '70s; '80s labels were much
simpler. Address: Canolfan Sain, Llandwrog, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. LL54 5TG
Wales, UK. My Thanks to Rhian Eleri at Sain records for the
discography.
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF SAIN 000
SERIES 1969-1985 CAN BE FOUND HERE