TY AR Y GRAIG
RECORDS


 Independent label: A Welsh label Ty Ar Y Graig started out in 1969 as an independent company, initially based in Gelliwig, Porthmadog.  In 1971 it began to distribute records made by another Welsh independent, Sain Records, and the following year the two companies appear to have forged closer links - at that point both operated out of the same premises, in Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire.  In 1973 Sain seems to have become the senior partner, with Ty Ar Y Graig EPs carrying a credit to that company on the rears of their sleeves.  The final Ty Ar Y Graig records were issued in 1974. Ty Ar Y Graig concentrated on EPs, which it initially numbered in the TAG EP-200s; the 'EP' part of the prefix was dropped in or around 1971.  It seems that for some reason the numbers started at 231.  TAG-242 was a single, and there were also at least three LPs, which were numbered in a TAG LP-1000 series.  The label design remained basically the same throughout, but the font of the logo altered by the start of 1972 (perhaps at the time of the link-up with Sain?), becoming bolder, and the colours changed from yellow through orange to red; TAG EP-239 had a white-on-blue label.  Manufacture was by a number of different companies, including Orlake, Pye and EMI.  A couple of the later EPs have Pye-style matrix numbers in the run-off, narrow EMI-style dinking perforations, and 'crater' markings around the spindle hole that are reminiscent of Irish pressings - were these mastered by Pye and perhaps pressed by EMI Ireland.

 
69 Sian Puw O Enau Plant Bychain - Sian Puw Yn Canu TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 231
69 And Clychau Canu Yn Clychau TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 232
69 Hogiau'R Garreg Hogiau'R Garreg TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 233
70 And brithyll And Brithyll EP  TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 234
70 Côr Meibion Y Brythoniaid Y Arglwydd Yw Fy Mugail TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 235
70 Beryl Hall Hwyl Farw Hen Ffasiwn TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 236
70 Eirlys Perry Eirlys Perry Ep TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 237
70 Not Traced TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 238
70 Llwyn Lleisiau'R Wyt Ti'N Cofio TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 239
70 Hogiau'R Moelwyn  Hogiau'R Moelwyn TY AR Y GRAIG TAG EP 240
70 Not Traced TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 241
71 Llwyn Hogia Y Gell TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 242
72 Y Mellt  Rhaid I Gymru Ddeffro  TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 243
72 Genod Ni Mae'R Oll Yn Gysegredig TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 244
73 Trebor Edwards Ave Maria TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 245
73 Triawd Y Bryn  Brynrhydyrarian  TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 246
73 Yr Awelon Eponymous Ep TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 247
73 Parti Eryri Cei Caernarfon TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 248
74 Trebor Edwards Duw Wyr TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 249
74 Glannau Y Merched Yr Hefro TY AR Y GRAIG TAG 250



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