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Crashed was a Dublin based label that was prepared to release
anything that would sell. This isn't a criticism, just a statement of fact. It means
there was a wide variety of releases including a large number of pop, country, folk, disco, easy listening,
showband and novelty records, but also some releases by local heavy metal bands
and a few sought after singles from the new wave era. Crashed established a sub label
Smashed in 1982, and some Plamas Records
released carry the Crashed logo. Together these labels released well over
100 singles.
Crashed Records online bio says it was "founded in 1983 and has
since been developed to become one of the major Independent Irish record
labels. Its MD and owner, Shay Hennessy has worked in the music industry for
30 years." This later date may be related to ending an arrangement with EMI Records.
Crashed's address was 130 Slaney Road Finglas Dublin 11 which was EMI Ireland's
headquarters. Perhaps the 1978-83 releases were issued with the aid of EMI (though there is
no indication of such on any of the releases, they were distribued by EMI) and thereafter
became a true indie. Or have I got this wrong?>
The following are all 7" single releases unless otherwise stated.
Picture sleeves are not common.
Please note that Sweet Savage's "The Raid" / "Prosecutor of Greed" single planned
for 1985 does not exist.
Crashed Recording Artist Notes:
• Action - despite their mod-ish name, this is MOR showband pop recorded at Lombard. Both sides by V.Baker.
• Alice (Corbett) - tbd.
• Aquilla - tbd.
• Black Lace (UK) - Longlived UK pop band noted for novelty releases and crimes against hairstyling.
• Break Machine (USA) - mid-80s rap/hip hip act, early mainstream breakthrough.
• Cherry - country pop showband.
• Claire & Friends (UK) - novelty release licensed from BBC Records.
• Derrick & The Sounds - '60s showband.
• The Duskeys AKA The Duskey Sisters were an Irish pop quartet who appeared in Eurovision 1982 (Sandy Kelly, Barbara Ellis, Nina Duskey, Dan Duskey).
• Emily And Midnite - unknown country flavoured act.
• The Fanz AKA Kicks - novelty release to tie in with Euro '88
• Maura Flanry - tdb
• Honey - Pop. More details tbd.
• Eartha Kitt (USA, 1927 – 2008) - actress/singer/catwoman.
• Lovetrain - tbd
• Lee Lynch - Irish singer who recorded for Ember Records
• The Maisonettes (UK) - UK pop band formed by ex City Boy Lol Mason.
• Chris Simpson (UK) - solo release by Magna Carta leader, licensed from Juice UK.
• Evelyn Thomas (USA, 1953-) - Disco/HiNRG singer from Chicago.
• Village People (USA) - disco hedonists.
• Trevor Walters - UK pop reggae artist doing Lionel Ritchie cover.
Crashed Records
CRASHED SINGLES
CAR 000 Series
CAR 1 The Times - SS Rocker / Where In The World 7" [9/1978]
CAR 2 Laurie Hartz - Ben / Driftin' Woman [1978]
CAR 3 The Times - Rain / Maria 7" [8/1979] (no PS?)
CAR 4 Maura Flanry - I'm Born Again / Cloud Zero 7" [1979]
CAR 5 Eamonn Gibney - Pack Up Your Bags / instrumental version [11/1979]
CAR 6 Rotten Frank (Frank Kelly) - Dear Santa (John Lynch) / Hey Mr Spaceman (Dick Keating) [12/1979]
CAR 7 Laurie Hartz - Call Me Back Please / Martian Man/Without Love [1980]
CAR 8 Glen Curtin & Debbie - Tears On The Telephone / Good Days Bad Days [11/1980] (no PS)
Issued in the UK in 1981 on Crashed/Arista (CRA 08) in a nice PS. See also CRUK002 below.
CAR 9 Eamonn McGirr - Me Old Scolaire Hat / Muirsheen Durkin [1981]
CAR10 The Miami - Money Is The Root Of All Evil / Sitting Here All Alone To-Night [4/1981] (PS)
CAR11 Michael Simonds - Busy Bee / Jesus Christ Song [1981]
CAR12 Glen Curtin - Love Is / If We Only Had The Time [1981]
CAR13 The Des Lee Band - Dance, Dance, Dance (medley) / instrumental version [1981]
CAR14 Glen Curtin with Debbie - You There On The Radio / Turn It Over [10/1981] (PS)
CAR15 Aonghus McAnally - I Am Allergic To Christmas / Hound Dog Ar Buile [1981]
CAR16 Maggie May & The Times - I'm Alive / Where In The World [1981]
CAR17 Glen Curtin - Christmastime In Ireland / Good Days, Bad Days [1981]
CAR18 Maggi Maye & The Times - My Boy Lollipop / One & Only Reason [3/1982]
CAR19 Glen Curtin - We Will Make Love (Hulme) / Turn It Over (Shay Healy) [1982]
CAR20 The Duskeys - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / instrumental version [1982] (PS) [Eurovision entry]
CAR21 The Kaye Twins - Please Help Me I'm Falling / I'll Never Forget That Night [1982] (PS)
CAR22 Action - Maria / Rock 'N' Roll To The Music [1982] (no PS)
CAR23 The Duskeys - We Got Love / Don't Leave Baby [1982]
CAR24 Jesse & The James Boys - Drop Kick Me / Stoney Mountain West Virginia [1982]
CAR25
CAR26 Glen Curtin - Hands Knees / Turn It Over [1982] (PS)
CAR27
CAR28 Jesse & The James Boys - Diane / Let It Slide [9/1982]
CAR29 Glen Curtin - Ireland (Paul Curtin) / Thats Life (Here Today Gone Tomorrow) [11/1982]
CAR30 The Corporation - Dub Rap [10/1982] (PS)
CAR31 Kaye Twin Band - So Sad / Back Where We Started [1982]
CAR32 Emily And Midnite - Keep On Running / That'll Be The Day [1982]
CAR33 The Duskeys - Don't Say Love / Don't Leave Baby [1982]
CAR34 Vienna - Silence / Nut Bush City Limits [1982]
CAR35 Jukebox - BP's Review / Blue Days Black Nights [1982] (PS) released in the UK on Ritz (RITZ 18)
CAR36 Maisonettes (UK) - Heartache Avenue / The Last One To Know [1982] licenced from Ready Steady Go Records
CAR37 Glen Curtin - Don't Tell Me Your Troubles [1982]
CAR38 Red Hurley - Hey / Cut Across Shorty [2/1983]
CAR39 Chris Simpson (UK) - Sting Of The Gin / I'll Walk Mine [1983]
CAR40 Jesse & The James Boys - Only Love / Just Let It Slide [3/1983]
CAR41 Jukebox - Cause I'm On The Dole, Don't Mean Can't Rock 'N' Roll / I Washed My Jeans [1983] originally released on Release in 1981
CAR42 Maisonettes (UK) - Where I Stand / Is That What Friends Are For? [1983]
CAR43 Glen Curtin - Emma [4/1983]
CAR44 Street Talk - 1-2-3 / Movin' On [5/1983]
CAR45 The Kaye Twins - Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet (Remix) / Blueberry Hill [1983]
CAR46 The Miami - Don't Let It Get Under Your Skin / That's How I Spell Ireland [1983]
CAR47 Jesse & The James Boys - Daddy What If? (featuring Linda) / Stoney Mountain West Virginia [1983]
CAR48 Sweet Savage - Straight Through The Heart / Teaser [1983] (PS)
CAR49 Johnny Duhan - El Salvador / It Can Happen To You [8/1983] (no PS)
CAR50 Yvonne Murray (Canada) - Country Boy / Guilty Of Wanting To [1983] (probably) licensed from MCG Records (Canada)
CAR51 Red Hurley - Danny (A Peace Trilogy) / On The Shelf [9/1983]
CAR52 Jesse & The James Boys - Irene Goodnight / Catch A Falling Star [1983]
CAR53 The Corporation - Crying In The Chapel / Theme For Sale [1983]
CAR54 Derrick & The Sounds - Mister Mistaker / Needing You [1983] SMASH 005 crossed out in the matrix
CAR55 Street Talk - I Don't Need You Now / Badman [10/1983]
CAR56 Black Lace (UK) - Superman (Gioca Jour) / Teardrops In Your Eyes [10/1983] licensed from Flair Records
CAR57 The Kaye Twins - Smile For Me Baby / Havilia Nagila [1984]
CAR58 Jesse & The James Boys - Cowboy From Ballyporeen / Roger's Theme [1984]
CAR59 Street Talk - Games / Weekend [1983]
CAR60 Glen Curtin & St. Mary's Primary Baldoyle School Choir - White Christmas / Glen Curtin - Forever [1983]
CAR61 Eartha Kitt (Mars) - Where Is My Man / instrumental version [1983] licensed from Record Shack
CAR62 Break Machine (USA) - Street Dance / instrumental version [2/1984] licensed from Silvertown Records
CAR63 Glen Curtin with The Children Of St Mary's School, Baldoyle – Suffer Little Children / Forever
CAR64 The Miami - A+B+C / Don't Let It Get Under Your Skin [1984]
CAR65 Red Hurley - Warm / You Are Here [1984] both sides from the LP "Warm Red"
CAR66 Gerry Moore - Two Long Years / Badman [1984] (PS)
CAR67 Break Machine (USA) - Break Dance Party / Break Dance Party (dub mix) [5/1984] licensed from Silvertown Records?
CAR68 Evelyn Thomas (USA) - High Energy (vocal) / High Energy (instrumental) [1984] licensed from Silvertown Records (UK)
CAR69 Lovetrain - All You Need To Know / Disco Tap [1984]
CAR70 Clann Eadair - Tribute To Sandy Denny / instrumental version [1984] Phil Lynott vocal
CAR71 The Kaye Twins - Stereo Stereo / Smile For Me Baby [1984] (PS)
CAR72 Trevor Walters (UK) - Stuck On You / Stuck On You (instrumental) [1984]
CAR73 Break Machine (USA) - Are You Ready / Street Dance Break Dance Medley [1984] licensed from Silvertown Records?
CAR74
CAR75 Bryan Red Hurley - For You / You Are Here [1985]
CAR76 Village People (USA) - Sex Over The Phone / Sex Over The Phone (instrumental) [1985] licensed from Record Shack Records
CAR77 Spider (Spyder Sympson) - Bye Bye (radio version) / Bye Bye (12" version) [1985] (no PS)
CAR78
CAR79 Eamonn Gibney - Sandy / 55th On Broadway [1985?]
CAR80 Dickie Rock - Seasons Of The Heart / The Wonder Of You [1985]
CAR81 Lovetrain - You're A Mystery / Stay A Little Longer [1985]
CAR82 Henry Winter - Time Passing By / instrumental version [1985]
CAR83 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - City Life / City Life (dub mix) [1985]
CAR84 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - Eternally In Love / City Life (dub version) [1985]
CAR85 Easy Feelin' - What About Me / Magic [1985]
CAR86 Spyder Sympson - He's A Businessman / Bye Bye
CAR87 Laurie Hartz - Whats On Your Mind / Call Me Back Please [1985]
CAR88 Dickie Rock - Some Days Are Diamonds / The Wonder Of You [1985]
CAR89 The Kaye Twins - Let's Find Each Other Tonight / Smile For Me Baby [1985]
CAR90 Spyder Sympson - Another Broken Heart / He's A Businessman [1985?] (PS)
CAR91 Cherry - Lonely / He Rides With Me [1986]
A by D. Wilson, B by B. Wilson, R. Christian. Prod by Michael Feeney Callan.
CAR91 Cherry - He's A Bum / He Rides With Me [1986]
CAR92 Honey - He Is Beautiful To Me / All You Need To Know [1986]
CAR93 Dickie Rock - Bop / The Wonder Of You [1986]
CAR94 Spyder Sympson - Bye Bye / He's A Businessman [1986] (PS)
CAR95 Aquilla - 8th June 85 (In Celebration of Barry McGuigans Year As World Champion) [1988] (PS)
CAR96
CAR97 Gerry Moore & Street Talk - Dublin Serenade / 1-2-3
CAR98 Spyder Sympson - Magic In Your Eyes / Magic In Your Eyes (instrumental)
CAR99 EZ Feelin - We Are Strong / Giving It All Away
CAR99 EZ Feelin - We Are Strong / The Long Run
CAR100 Spyder Sympson - Still In Love With You / Another Broken Heart [1986?] (PS)
CAR101 EZ Feelin - Lonely / We Are Strong [1986?] (PS)
CAR102 Alice (Corbett) - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Love Really Hurts Without You [1986?] (PS)
Custom Catalogue Numbers
ASHANTI 1 Ashanti - June / Perfect Day [1988]
FANS 001 The Fanz (AKA Kicks) - We're Off To Germany / Juliet [1988] Sponsored by Bob Waters Holidays, Blackpool!
LEE 1 Lee Lynch - Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Whatever Happened To My Angel [1987]
RED 001 Bryan Red Hurley - Danny (A Peace Trilogy) / Hey [198?] reissue of CAR51-A/CAR38-A
RESL 189 Claire & Friends - It's Horrible Being In Love (When You're 8 ½) / Big Sister [1986] licensed from BBC Records
SPYDER 1 Spyder Sympson - Inside of You And Me / Magic In Your Eyes [198?]
A-side Castlebar Song Contest entry; B-side same as CAR98
SPYDER 2 Spyder Sympson - Halfway Lover / Magic In Your Eyes [1988?] (PS)
SPYDER 3 Spyder Sympson - Bye Bye / Another Broken Heart [1988?] (PS)
SPYDER 4 Spyder Sympson - Are You In Love? / Foolish Paradise [6/1988]
WINTER 1 Henry Winter - Loving You No More / instrumental version
YOUGHAL 1 Glen Curtin - Sweet Youghal Bay / Ireland (PS)
CRASHED UK SINGLES
CRUK 00 Series
Licensed to Ritz Records:
CRUK 001 ?
CRUK 002 Glen Curtin & Toni - Tears On The Telephone / Forever
Not licensed from Crashed, so probably a re-recording of CAR 08.
Licensed to Arista:
CRA 08 Glen Curtin & Toni - Tears On The Telephone / Good Days Bad Days [11/1980] (PS)
UK issue of CAR 8.
CRASHED ALBUMS
CARLP 00 Series
CARLP1 Glen Curtin - Tears On The Telephone LP/K7 [1981]
CARLP2 The Duskeys - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow LP [1982]
CARLP3 Jesse and The James Boys - s/t LP [1983]
CARLP4 v/a - Crashed Hits LP [1983]
CARLP5 v/a - Crashed Originals LP [1983]
CARLP6 Glen Curtin - My Favourite Irish Songs LP [1984]
CARLP7 Gerry Moore - Street Talkin' LP [1985?]
Crashed/Metal Masters co-releases
METALPS 107 v/a - Green Metal. New Irish Heavy Metal LP [1985]
METALPS 111 Blackwych - Out Of Control LP [1986]
Miscellaneous Album Releases
MPI 2001 Red Hurley - Warm Red LP [1984]
SOHOLP3 Break Machine (USA) - s/t LP [1984] licensed from Silvertown Records
Opus 9113 2016 Spyder Sympson - Hallo, Bye-Bye LP [1987] co-release with Opus Records (Czechoslovakia)
RSTV1 v/a - Record Shack Presents Volume One 2xLP [1984] (in UK sleeve) licensed from Silvertown Records
??? Lee Lynch - The Irish Side Of Me K7 [1986] cassette only release
Other Possible Crashed/Smashed Recording Artists missing from these listings:
• Mike Hanrahan
• Sandy Kelly solo (ex Duskeys)
• John MacNally
• Frank McNamara & David Agnew
• Walter Murphy (USA) -- licensed
• Daniel O'Donnell
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