TREND
RECORDS
Independent label: A moderately obscure label, owned by London
record dealer Barry Class. Trend operated from 1968 to 1972. Its
first batch of singles, dating from 1968 and numbered in the TRE-1000s, there
was at least ten of them, and their labels were pale blue with a purple
logo. In 1970 Pye took over manufacture and distribution; numbers
changed to a TNT-50 series and a new label design was adopted, Trend didn't stay
with Pye for long; before the end of the year they had moved to
Philips. Numbers changed again, this time to a 6099-000 series, which
reached at least 6099-010, though some of these were used for overseas-only
releases. The company never had any hits, and it doesn't seem to have
survived into 1972. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the info. Barry Class was a
property tycoon and owner of the Disci record shop chain in the UK. He became
the manager of the Multi-racial group The Foundations who are known for the hits
"Baby, Now That I've Found You" and "Build Me Up Buttercup". Distributed
By Saga Records.
68
Not Issued
TREND
TRE
1001
68
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TREND
TRE
1002
68
Not Issued
TREND
TRE
1003
68
Not Issued
TREND
TRE
1004
68
Ways &
Means
Breaking Up A
Dream
TREND
TRE
1005
68
Not Issued
TREND
TRE
1006
68
Ranglers
You Never Said
Goodbye
TREND
TRE
1007
68
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TREND
TRE
1008
68
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TREND
TRE
1009
68
Morris &
Mitch
The Magical
Musherish
TREND
TRE
1010