Solo record labels (1972–1980)
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![One of the first Solo releases (catalog number 102) from 1972, by Pat Daly [More info on Discogs]](https://fiu-original.b-cdn.net/fontsinuse.com/use-images/66/66729/66729.jpeg?filename=pat-daly-the-boys-of-barna-sraide-solo.jpg)
One of the first Solo releases (catalog number 102) from 1972, by Pat Daly [More info on Discogs]
Solo is a label launched by the Irish Release Records in 1972. Their singles didn’t come with a picture sleeve, but featured generic labels with a red florette and a logo in the biline face Branding. Credited to Woudhuysen Ltd., a London-based studio run by Dutch designer Lewis Woudhuysen, this face was added to Letraset’s Letragraphica range earlier that year. Most of the label typography is in Gill Sans.
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Label of a later release from 1974. The same design was used until 1980.
