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Not to be confused with CMB, the Cotton Mill Boys label. CMR stands for Castle Music Records. It was set up by Donie Cassidy to promote his stable of artists in 1978, operating out of Castlepollard, Co, Weastmeath. CMR later became CMO: Castle Music Organisation, and the catalogue number prefix changed from CM to CMO.

Castle Music Organisation was the home of Foster & Allen and T.R.Dallas (AKA Tom Allen).

Mr Cassidy subsequently became a Fianna Fail senator.


Black metal trailblazers Foster & Allen, the original pointy-eared evil dwarf duo


 


Singles
All 7" singles unless otherwise stated

CM 001	Poacher (UK) - Darling / So Afraid [1978] UK country rock band
CM 002	The Morrisseys - Carlingford / Galtee Mountain Boy 
CM 003	Foster & Allen - A Bunch of Thyme / Drink Up the Cider (PS) [1979] charted 28.10.79
CM 003	Foster & Allen - A Bunch of Thyme / The Blacksmith  (PS) [1982] repress, some pressed on 'gold' (yellow) vinyl, charted 28.02.1982
CM 003	Tony Stevens -  To All The Girls I've Loved Before / She's A Heartache (PS) CM 0003 on label, charted in 1984
	note: there are two CM 003.
CM 004
CM 005	Jim Tobin - Welcome John Paul II / instrumental (PS) [1979] [lyrics Val Kearney, music Liam Hurley, shame on them both] #1 hit!!
CM 006
CM 007	T.R.Dallas - Who Shot JR Ewing / Mrs Jones [1980] [licensed by Youngblood in the UK with "Oil Bubbles" as B-side]
CM 008	Foster & Allen - Ben Bulben / The Emigrant [1980] (PS)
CM 009
CM 010	The Morrisseys - The Wind Doth Blow / Galtee Mountain Boy [1980] (PS)
CM 011	T.R.Dallas & The Convent of Mercy Girls, Moate - It's Hard To Be Humble / Selection Of Reels  [1980] (PS)
CM 012	Foster & Allen - Take Me Back To Castlebar / Selection Of Reels  [1980]
CM 013
CM 014	Alan Lee Band - John (A Tribute To John Lennon) / Gonna Stop Me Now [1980] (PS)
CM 015	King Creole - Wasn't That A Party / The Wanderer [1981] (PS)
CM 016	The Duanes - We Can't Keep Hanging On / Without You [1981] (PS)
CM 017	The Morrisseys - Charlie's Song / Charlie's Song [1981] (PS)
CM 018	The Apaches - Where Do You Go 
CM 019
CM 020	T.R.Dallas - Everybody's Making It Big But Me / Have A Drink With Tom [1981]
CM 021	Foster & Allen - Willow / Alice Ben Bolt  [1981]
CM 022	King Creole - Off The Wall / The Hippy-Hippy Shake [1981]
CM 023
CM 024
CM 025	King Creole - Bueno Sera / Think It Over [1981]
CM 026	Ian Corrigan - Happy Christmas To You / ??? [1981]
CM 027	T.R.Dallas - Daddy's Girl / The Pub With No Beer  [1981] [date on label]
CM 028	T.R.Dallas - Kisses On The Door /  [1982] [date on label]
CM 029
CM 030	Foster & Allen - Old Flames / Oslo Waltz  [1982] red ink label, charted 20.06.1982
CM 031	T.R.Dallas - It'll Come Back 
CM 032	King Creole - Rock 'N Roll Band / Off The Wall [1982]
CM 033	The Morrisseys - Old Rustic Bridge / Bansha Peeler  [1982]
CM 034	T.R.Dallas - Big Tom Doesn't Play Here Anymore / Faded Picture 
CM 035	Foster & Allen - Maggie / The Willow [1983] charted 27.02.1983
CM 036	Tony Stevens - The Village of Asdee / Send Me No Roses [1983]
CM 037	The Morrisseys - By the Bright Silvery Light of the Moon / Morrissey's Dream [1983]
CM 038	P.J.Kearney & The Clew Bay Drifters - Princess Grace / My Home Place In Mayo [1983]
CM 039
CM 040	T.R.Dallas - I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home 
CM 041	The Patsy Farrell Group - Piddlin' Pete / Cow Puncher [1983]
CM 042	Foster & Allen – Sweethearts in the Spring / Isle of Inishfree [1983] charted 31.07.1984
CM 043	Foster & Allen – I Will Love You All My Life / Nancy Myles [1983] charted 30.10.1983
CM 044	T.R.Dallas - Candle Light And Wine / Big City [1983] confirmed by label
CM 044	T.R.Dallas - The Diet Song / Candle Light And Wine [1983] (PS) confirmed by sleeve
CM 045	The Morrisseys - Sweet Forget Me Not / Bansha Peeler  [1983]
CM 046	Hot Rod - Teenager In Love / Plenty Good Lovin  [1983] (PS) A-side R&R, B-side rockabilly
CM 047
CM 048
CM 049
CM 050	T.R.Dallas - The Last One To Touch Me / It'll Come Back [1984] (PS)
CM 051	The Horohan Brothers - Who Were You Thinking Of? / Jenny On My Mind [1984]
CM 052	Foster & Allen - Just For Old Time's Sake / The Seven Wonders Of Fore [1984] charted 24.6.1984
CM 053	Tony Stevens - The Way Love's Supposed To Be / African Lady [9/1984]
CM 054	The Morrisseys - I Never Will Marry / The Carnival Is Over [1984]
CM 055	Foster & Allen - We Will Make Love / The Seven Wonders Of Fore [10.11.1984]  charted 18.11.1984
CM 056	The Morrisseys - I'llBe Home With Bells On / The Carnival Is Over [1984]
CM 057	Foster & Allen - After All These Years / The Seven Wonders Of Fore  [1985] charted 13.6.85
CM 058	Two's Company - (I'm Sorry For) Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight / The Isle Of Inishfree [1985]
CM 059
CM 060	The Morrisseys – 45 years / Let's Sing Together [1985]
CM 061	T.R.Dallas - Rose of Mooncoin
CM 062	Foster & Allen - I Still Love You / 6 Foot 7 Woman  [1985]
CM 063	T.R.Dallas - I Don't Work For A Living / I Got To Get Rid Of This Band  [1986]
CM 064
CM 065	The Morrisseys - I'll Be Home With Bells On / The Carnival Is Over  [1984]
CM 066	The Morrisseys - Let The Rest Of The World Go By / Amazing Grace [1986]
CM 067	Napper Tandy - Waltzing on Borrowed Time (Pete St John) / Black Gold [1986]
CM 068	Tony Stevens - If I Can Forget You / Till We Meet Again [1986]
CM 069
CM 070	Foster & Allen - Part Of Me (Will Always Be In Love With You) / The Black Sheep [1987] charted 15.10.1987
CM 070	Foster & Allen - The Black Sheep / Part Of Me Will Always Be In Love With You [1987] charted 10.12.1987
CMEP071	Paddy O'Brien - Always True To The One I Love / The Fragrance Of Her Perfume // Williams Medley / The Bed I'm Dreaming On
CM 072	Foster & Allen - The Golden Years (PS) [1988] charted 18.2.1988
CM 073
CM 074
CM 075
CMEP076	Louise Morrissey - The Night Daniel O'Donnell Came To Town EP (4 track EP) [3/1988]
	The Night Daniel O'Donnell Came To Town / Flying Home To Aherlow // Tell Me Lies / Lets Sing Together
CM 077	Tony Stevens - Old Loves Never Die EP
CM 078	John Carroll - O Mein Pa Pa / Glory Glory Hallelujah // Medley: The Rose Of Tralee / The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee / Molly Malone [198?] non-LP A-sides
CM 079
CM 080
CM 081	Louise Morrissey - If You Were Gone (Where Would That Leave Me) / Slievenamon // Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain / The Hills Of Killinalue [10/1988]
CM 082	Mick Furey & Sheamus Shannon - My Own Roscommon Town // The Yellow J.C.B. / Trip To The Highlands (Jigs) 
CM 083	Noel Cassidy - We'll Sweep The Ashes In The Morning EP 
CM 084
CM 085
CM 086	Tony Allen - Forgiving You Was Easy / Silver Threads Among The Gold [1989]
CM 087
CM 088
CM 089
CM 090
CM 091	Louise Morrissey - He Thinks I Still Care / Slievenamon
CM 092	Foster & Allen - I'll Never Stop Wanting You / To Remind Me I Love You [1989]
CM 093
CM 094	Tony Allen - From A Jack To A King / ?
CM 095	Louise Morrissey - In An Irish Country Home / I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried (PS) [1990]
CM 096
CM 097	Declan Nerney - Never Again Will I Knock On Your Door / Walking On New Grass [1990]
CM 098
CM 099
CM 100
CM 101	Louise Morrissey - Mama He's Crazy / Now Is The Hour
CM 102
CM 103	Unity - Royal Hits (medley) / The Resurrection Shuffle 
	(medley: The Hucklebuck / Kiss Me Quick / Hucklebuck Shoes / California Sun / I Ran All The Way Home / Hucklebuck)
CM 104
CM 105
CM 106
CM 107	Tony Allen - Sweet Forget Me Not  / You're Talking To The Wrong Man


CMCORK 800	Tony Stevens & The Oireachtas Choir - City Of Cork / The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee [1985]




 

Albums

CMRLP 1001	The Morrisseys - Ireland's Morrisseys LP [1979]
CMLP 1002	Foster & Allen - A Bunch Of Thyme LP [1980] or CMLP1004?
CMLP 1003	Foster & Allen - The Blacksmith LP [1980]
CMLP 1004	T.R.Dallas & The Convent of Mercy Girls, Moate - It's Hard To Be Humble LP
CMLP 1005	Foster & Allen - At The Top With LP [1981]
CMLP 1006
CMLP 1007	Foster & Allen - Selections LP [1982]
CMLP 1008	T.R.Dallas - Everybody's Makin' It Big But Me [1982]
CMLP 1009
CMLP 1010	Foster & Allen - Maggie LP [1983]
CMLP 1011	The Morrisseys - The Old Rustic Bridge By The Mill LP [1983]
CMLP 1012	Foster & Allen - I Will Love You All My Life LP [1983]
CMLP 1013	Kevin Prendergast - Lets Go Back To Mayo 
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CMLP 1020	Foster & Allen - Very Best Of 
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CMLP 1023	Brush Shiels - Old Pal LP [1986]
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CMLP 1030	Foster & Allen - The Very Best Of Love Songs Vol.2 LP/CD


CMLP ????	Foster & Allen - After All These Years LP
CMLP ????	Foster & Allen - Maggie LP [1988]
CMLP ????	Louise Morrissey - Louise LP [1988]


thanks to John Lynch for his help



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