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Play Records
last updated 25 July 2010
The original Play logo was designed by Peter Yeates of Love Street.
Play released a lot of rubbish, frankly, but there are some good records that are
worth seeking out.
Singles
PLAY 1 Brendan Shine - O'Brien Has No Place To Go / 40 Miles From Poplar Bluff (5/1971) [silver disc for 25000 sales by 1974]
PLAY 2 Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies - Sally Sunshine / Wooden Heart (5/1971)
PLAY 3 Red Hurley & The Nevada - Sometimes / I'll Be Home (4/1971)
PLAY 4 Peter Boy & The Trend - Run Run Run / Come On And Love Me (1971)
PLAY 5 Nita Norry - I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers / Wild Colonial Boy (1971) (PS)
PLAY 6 Red Hurley & The Nevada - Kiss Me Goodbye / Bring Back The Good Times (10/1971)
PLAY 7 Glen Curtin & Xanadu - Little Children / Isle Of Innisfree (1971)
PLAY 8 Brendan Bowyer & The Big 8 - You Gave Me A Mountain / Can't Stop Loving You (11/1971)
PLAY 9 Murphy & The Swallows - Don't Take Advantage Of Me / No.1 Heel In The Country (12/1971)
PLAY 10 Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies - I Need You / Forty Shades Of Green (8/1971)
PLAY 11 Sean O Se - The Manchester Rambler / The Old Bohereen (1971) (PS)
PLAY 12 Art Supple & The Victors - Offaly The Champions / The Little Shirt Me Mother Made For Me
PLAY 13 Brendan Shine - You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone / If You Ever Go Over To Ireland (1971, rel: 1/1972)
PLAY 14 Evelyn & The Envoys - A Violet And A Rose / The Pain Of Loving You (1972) (PS)
PLAY 15
PLAY 16 Art Supple & The Vistors - Plaisir D'Amour / Once Upon A Time Again (1972)
PLAY 17
PLAY 18
PLAY 19 Red Hurley & The Nevada - Hold Me / Trudy (4/1972)
PLAY 20 Sandie & The Dixies - Ceol An Ghra / Cry Cry Again (2/1972)
PLAY 21 Sandie, Joe & The Dixies - What Do I Do / It Was Only A Heart (3/1972)
PLAY 22 Murphy & The Swallows - Ned Kelly / Blue Transistor Radio (6/1972)
PLAY 23 June and The Top 7 - One Day At A Time / The Longer You Wait
PLAY 24 Tweed - Six Days / Inspiration (6/1972) (PS)
PLAY 25 Jimmy Conway & The Big 8 - Matrimony / I Toss The Feathers (6/1972)
PLAY 26 Tina & The Real McCoy - Tell Me What's The Matter / It's Really Over (1972)
PLAY 27 Brendan Shine - Far Too Young / Able Bodied Man (7/1972) [silver disc for 25000 sales by 1974]
PLAY 28
PLAY 29 The Hootnannies (Hoot'nannys) - Yesterday Today / Little Annie Rooney (1972)
PLAY 30 Brendan Bowyer & The Big 8 - Candy Man / Stranger Take Me Away (7/1972)
PLAY 31 The Dixies with Sandie & Joe - Looking For Love / Sandie (8/1972)
PLAY 32 Glen Curtin & The New Blues - Don't Say A Word / Everything A Man Could Ever Need (PS)
PLAY 3? The Sands - As Usual / Top of the World (1972)
PLAY 33
PLAY 34
PLAY 35 Peter Roddy & The Trend - Roofs And Rafters / Come On And Love Me (1972)
PLAY 36 Dean Swift - Losing You / ?
PLAY 37 Tara Showband - As Usual / Top Of The World (1972)
PLAY 38 Danny Ellis & Stage 2 - I'd Still Believe In You Bab / Move Along (1972)
PLAY 39 Bill Ryan & Buckshot - The Keys In The Mailbox / Staten Island (11/1972)
PLAY 40 Brendan Shine Superband - March of the High Kings / Tabhair dom do Lamh (11/1972) (PS)
PLAY 41 Time Machine - Railroad / Going Down, Down, Down (1972)
PLAY 42
PLAY 43 The Philosophers - Sing Fool Sing // ? / ?
PLAY 44 Kelley & The Nevada - How Great Thou Art / Just An Old Fashioned Love Song (12/1972)
PLAY 45 Joe O'Toole & The Dixies - Love's The Answer / Soldier Blue
PLAY 46 Dean Swift & The Boys - Christmas To Remember / Dream The Night Away (1972)
PLAY 47 Sandie & The Dixies - The Happiest Girl / I Don't Want To Play House (11/1972)
PLAY 48 DJ Curtin & Kerry Blues - Scarlet Ribbons / Lonely Christmas / Rose Of Tralee
PLAY 49
PLAY 50 Paul Lyttle, Linda Martin & The Lyttle People - Let's Dance / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (12/1972)
PLAY 51
PLAY 52 Murphy & The Swallows - Merry-Go-Round / Indian Lake (2/1973) (PS)
PLAY 53 Red Hurley & The Nevada - Arkansas / Hold Me Just One More Time (3/1973) (PS)
PLAY 54 The Dixies - Big City / Love's The Answer (2/1973)
PLAY 55 Carnival - I'd Love You To Want Me / I've Waited So Long (1973)
PLAY 56 Brendan Shine - Where The 3 Counties Meet / Bright City Lights (5/1973) [silver disc for 25000 sales by 1974]
PLAY 57 Ned Spoon - Look To Your Soul / Four Day Creep (1973)
PLAY 58 Johnny Irwin & Popcorn - Memories / Isn't It Nice (1973)
PLAY 59
PLAY 59 Two's Company - Each Season Changes You / Dear John (7/1973) [also a 1971 B-side on Ruby Records]
PLAY 60 Time Machine - As I Roved Out / Leaving Lady (1973)
PLAY 61 Gregory - Somewhere Somebody's Waiting / One Sweet Hello
PLAY 62 DJ Curtin & Kerry Blues - Almost Persuaded / Marry Me
PLAY 63 Red Hurley & The Nevada - I Never Said Goodbye / I'd Like To Teach You (8/1973)
PLAY 64 The Dixies feat. Joe O'Toole - It's Youe Day Today / Suzanne (10/1973)
PLAY 65? Brendan O'Brien, Joe Mac & Stage 2 - A Whole Lotta Woman / In Heaven There Is No Beer (1973)
PLAY 66
PLAY 67 Brendan O'Brien & Stage 2 - Sky Diver / Honky Tonk Girl (2/1974)
PLAY 68
PLAY 69 Brendan O'Brien & Stage Two - When You Love A Woman / Those Were The Days (1974)
PLAY 70 Gina, Dale Haze & The Champions - Dreams Are Good Friends / Arizona (2/1974)
PLAY 71 The Dixies With Rory O'Connor - Goodbye My Love Goodbye / Won't Anybody Listen (1/1974)
PLAY 72 Brendan Shine Superband feat. Johnny Dawson - I'm Little But There's Lots of Me To Love / Keep On (3/1974) [red label]
PLAY 73 Murphy & The Swallows - Satin Sheets (5/1974)
PLAY 74 The Black & White Minstrel Show with Mike O'Donovan (Dixies) - Stranger In My Place / I Need You (6/1974)
PLAY 75 Brendan Shine - Abbeyshrule / Ballinsloe Fair (1974) [white label]
PLAY 76 Brendan O'Brien, Des Hickey & Stage 2 - Sunshine Love / Whiskey Woman (1974)
PLAY 77 The Black & White Minstrel Show with Joe O'Toole - Meet The Minstrels / I Never Knew The Magic (10/1974)
PLAY 78 Magic & The Swallows - Calendar Girl / Boney Maroney (9/1974) (PS)
PLAY 79 The Black & White Minstrel Show with Rory O'Connor - She's Leaving / Cos I'm Leaving (12/1974)
PLAY 80 Johnny Dawson [& Brendan Shine Band] - Suzi Brown / My Boy Lollipop (12/1974)
PLAY 81 Brendan Shine - Christmas In Ireland / Country Churchyard (12/1974) reissued in 1978 with new number
PLAY 82 Alan Carr & Stage 2 - You've Grown Up / Silver Wings (1975)
PLAY 83 Magic (& The Swallows) - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen / The Last Time (1/1975)
PLAY 84 Brendan Shine - I'll Be Home / You Can't Go Home (4/1975)
PLAY 85 Just Four (Just 4) - Glad All Over / Tijuana Taxi (6/1975)
PLAY 86 Brendan Shine - Dunlaoire / Boyle in the County Roscommon
PLAY 87 Magic - Run Samson Run / To Whom It May Concern (6/1975)
PLAY 88 The Dixies With Rory O'Connor - Una Paloma Blanca / Cos I'm Leaving (8/1975)
PLAY 89 Top Ten Big Band featuring Oliver - There's An Island / The Rockford Files Theme
PLAY 90 Brendan Shine - Turn Out The Lights / King & Queen of Fools (2/1976)
PLAY 91 Shaun O'Dowd & Ding A Ling - Gary Don't go / You're The One
PLAY 92 Magic & The Swallows - Water Under The Bridge / Twisting The Night Away (2/1976)
PLAY 93 Brendan Shine - Down The Wrong Road Again / Mexico (5/1976)
PLAY 94 Shaun O'Dowd & Ding A Ling - Those Rockin' Sounds / ?
PLAY 95 Joe Mac & Stage 2 - The Opera / Muscle Man (1976)
PLAY 96 Brendan Shine - All My Roads / What Do I Care (7/1976)
PLAY 97 The Top Ten Big Band - Dolenz Melodie / Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (10/1976)
PLAY 98 Shaun O'Dowd & Ding A Ling - Bye Bye Fraulein / How Much Is The Love In Your Heart
PLAY 99 Brendan Shine - How Much Time / The Boy Inside Me
PLAY 100 Magic - Loving You / Things (1977)
PLAY 101
PLAY 102 Brendan Shine - Some Broken Hearts Never Mend / Time On My Hands (5/1977)
PLAY 103 Carole & The New Blues - Never Can Tell / If I Could Ever Win Your Love (1977)
PLAY 104 Magic - Reaching Out / Unchained Melody (1977)
PLAY 105 Joe Mac & Stage 2 - Queen of the ICA / Life Story (1977)
PLAY 106 Har & the New Tall Men - Where Has All The Love Gone / ?
PLAY 107 Carole & The New Blues - Turn Away / Loving On (1977)
PLAY 108 Magic - Lend A Hand To Someone This Christmas / Above and Beyond (11/1977)
PLAY 109 Lucky Numbers - Hey Rock'N'Roll / Back To Rock And Roll (1978) (no PS)
PLAY 110 Brendan Shine - Woman To Woman / By The Devil
PLAY 111 Carole & The New Blues - (Baby) You Should Be Laughing / All We Need Is Love (1978)
PLAY 112
PLAY 113
PLAY 114 Magic - Secret Love / Cradle Rock (6/1978)
PLAY 115 Bill Ryan & Buckshot - Paper Town / Let Me Take You In My Arms Again
PLAY 116
PLAY 117 Brendan Shine - If The Shoe Fits / Lay Down Beside Me (11/1978)
PLAY 118? Rework - Jogging Beat / mix
PLAY 119 Brendan Shine - If I Dream / River Road [red vinyl] (2/1979)
PLAY 120 Lucky Numbers - Brian Boru / Mullicans Folly (5/1979) (no PS)
PLAY 121 Carole & The New Blues - The Wayward Wind / ?
PLAY 122 Brendan Shine - Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down Con Shine / Carlingford Bay (5/1979)
PLAY 123 Magic & The Magic Band - Fiesta De La Playa / You Make My Pants Want To Get Up And Dance (4/1979)
PLAY 124 Bill Ryan - Upside Down / Good Womans Love
PLAY 125
PLAY 126
PLAY 127 Carole & The New Blues - I'm Nearly Famous / Junior Cowboy
PLAY 128 Magic & The Magic Band - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Blue Midnight (12/1979)
PLAY 129 Bill Ryan - With The Wings Of An Eagle / Route 66 (1980)
PLAY 130
PLAY 131 Faby Vinnie & The Vinyl Vaults - The Fabs Revenge / The Locomotion
PLAY 132
PLAY 133 Jan & The Mainliners - Time Will Prove That I'm Right / Farewell Party (2/1980)
PLAY 134 Lucky Numbers - Bring It On Home To Me / Back To Rock And Roll (1980) (no PS)
PLAY 135 Brendan Shine - Catch Me If You Can / Coastline Of Mayo (3/1980) [some on green vinyl]
PLAY 136 Carole & New Blues - Green Boor / It's So Easy (1980)
PLAY 137
PLAY 138 Big Apple Band - Marlena / I Don't Want To Cry (1980)
PLAY 139 Miss Seventeen & Lucky Numbers - Do It Right? / Do It Again (1980)
PLAY 140 Brendan Shine - Carrots / Nancy Spain (12/1980) (PS) (orange vinyl)
PLAY 141 Grannie & The Strangers - You're Getting Heavy On Mind / I Can't Help If I'm Still In Love With You (1980) confirmed
PLAY 141 Brendan Shine - Doogeens / Place In The Choir (5/1981)
PLAY 142
PLAY 143 Brendan Shine - Pub Crawl / I Love (1981)
PLAY 144 Brendan Shine - Hey! Louise / I Got A Honey Of A Deal (3/1982)
PLAY 145? Tracey Ramsey - Lonestar Lonesome / Lost A Little New
PLAY 146 Brendan Shine - Me Old Bone Shaker / The Promise And The Dream (1982)
PLAY 147 Brendan Shine - My Old Country Home / When I Got Lucile I Got A Honey Of A Deal (2/1983) green vinyl
PLAY 148? Magic Band - I Am A Cannibal / The Last Time (1981)
PLAY 148 Brendan Shine - Village Where I Went To School / Spuds (1983)
PLAY 149 Brendan Shine - County Down / Three Pubs In Bohola (7/1983) (PS)
PLAY 150 Brendan Shine - Thank God For Kids / Did You Miss Me (12/1983) (PS)
PLAY 151 Brendan Shine - Nancy Myles (1984) (PS)
PLAY 152 Brendan Shine - Now I'm Easy (1984)
PLAY 153 Brendan Shine - A Bunch Of Violets Blue (1984) [orig: 1970 Release]
PLAY 154 Shay (Shag?) Connors - Cotswolds
PLAY 155 Brendan Shine - Rose of Castlerea / Old Rugged Cross (5/1982)
PLAY 156? Brendan Shine - Can't Hold Back The Years / This Old Grey Suit (1984)
PLAY 157 Brendan Shine - My Old Country Home / When I Got Lucille (I Got A Honey Of A Deal) (1983)
PLAY 158
PLAY 159 King Creole - Give A Lonely Heart A Home / Rave On (1983)
PLAY 160 Brendan Shine - Song Of Myra / Donegal Shore (3/1983)
PLAY 161 Brendan Shine - Three Pubs In Bohola / Spuds (1983)
PLAY 16? Joe Myers - Letter From Josh To Jesus / Story Of Jesus
PLAY 162 Brendan Shine - Thank God For Kids / The Moon Behind The Hill
PLAY 163 Bobby Luster - One More Repossession
PLAY 164 Brendan Shine - Only Our Rivers Run Free
PLAY 165? Don Simmons - Cajun Boy / Make Believe
PLAY 166 Brendan Shine - Can't Hold Back The Years / Old Tralee (1984)
PLAY 167 Shaky Lee - Wasn't That A Party / Small Sam
PLAY 168 Brendan Shine - The Late Late Show / The Diddlin Song (1985)
PLAY 169 Ravin' Dave & The Rockets - All American Girl / Baby
PLAY 170
PLAY 171
PLAY 172 King Creole - Think It Over / Give A Lonely Heart A Home
PLAY 173
PLAY 174
PLAY 175 Brendan Shine - My Son / Did You Miss Me
PLAY 176 Brendan Shine - Biddy from Glenroe / My Son (1986)
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PLAY 203 Brendan Shine - Melody For You / instrumental (1985)
PLAY 204
PLAY 205
PLAY 206 Brendan Shine - Loneliness / instrumental (1986) (PS)
PLAY 207 Brendan Shine - My Son / Did You Miss Me (1986)
PLAY 208 (Farmer) Shay (Shag?) Connors - I'm Jealous Of The Farmyard Cockerel / Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel (1986)
PLAY 209 Ann Breen - I'll Sacrifice More Than You Will Ever Lose / Give Me One ...(1986)
PLAY 210 Ann Breen - Domino (1986) (PS)
PLAY 211
PLAY 212 Brendan Shine - You'll Never Go Back / Biddy From Glenroe (1986)
PLAY 213 Ray Moore - O My Father Had A Rabbit / instrumental (1986) (PS)
PLAY 214 Brendan Shine - Moon Shine / Girl From Clare (1986)
PLAY 215 Ann Breen - Divided We Fall / instrumental (1987) (PS)
PLAY 216 Johnny McEvoy - You Seldom Come To See Me Anymore / Lusmagh Fields (1987) (PS)
PLAY 217
PLAY 218
PLAY 219 Joe Giltrap Band - Mr Tambourine Man / When Margaret Was Eleven (1987) (PS)
PLAY 220
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PLAY 222
PLAY 223 Brendan Shine - Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down Con Shine / (party version)
PLAY 224 Ray Moore - Bog-Eyed Jog / instrumental
PLAY 225
PLAY 226 Johnny McEvoy - Staten Island / Big Mansion House On The Hill (1986) label (P) 1986
PLAY 227 Des Kelly - "Mairtine" Jack/ Black Velvet Band (1988)
PLAY 228 Brendan Shine - Me Uncle Mike
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PLAY 234 Brendan Shine - Now I'm 64 / Katie Daly (1988)
PLAY 235 Ann Breen - Old Country Waltz
PLAY 236 Ann Breen - I Wish All My Children Were Babies Again
PLAY 237 Johnny McEvoy - Michael / Pat Murphy's Meadow
PLAY 238
PLAY 239
PLAY 240 Brendan Shine - Bould O'Donaghue
PLAY 241
PLAY 242
Play 243 Ann Breen - Love Is (PS)
PLAY 244 Dave Lalor - Don't Give In / instrumental (1990) (PS)
PLAY 245 Brendan Shine - Murphy's Dancing Pig / The Lottery Song (1990)
PLAY 246 Paddy Cole All Stars - Save The Bones For Henry Jones / Jimmy Mc Gee Shuffle (1990)
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PLAY 249
PLAY 250 Brendan Shine - Robinson's Ball / The Old Brown Turf (1991) (PS)
PLAY 251 Ann Breen - If Those Lips / Golden Jubilee (1990)
PLAY 252 Dave Lalor - Nostalgia (1991)
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PLAY 256 Ann Breen - One Day When We Were Young / Mountains Of Mourne (1991)
PLAY 257 Johnny McEvoy - Long Way From The Sun / Wheels Go Round (1991)
PLAY 258 Brendan Shine - Rinka / Polka Rap / The Bold Odonaghue (1991)
PLAY 259 Ann Breen - Pal Of My Cradle Days / 'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose (1991) (PS)
PLAY 260
PLAY 261
PLAY 262 Ann Breen - It's For My Dad / Bye Bye Blackbird (1992)
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PLAY ??? Rudy Jordan & Stage 2 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (1977)
PLAY ??? Brendan Shine - Christmas In Ireland / Country Churchyard [2nd issue] (1/1978)
PLAY ??? Brendan Shine - Dun Laoghaire (6/1975)
PLAY ??? Brendan Shine - I Believe In Magic (7/1981)
PLAY ??? Susan McCann - String of Diamonds (7/1991)
EPs
PLAYS 1 Brendan Shine - Four Great Tracks EP (1981)
I Believe In Marriage/Catch Me If You Can/Do You Want Your ..
Albums
PLAY 1001 Brendan Shine - Best Of Brendan Shine LP (1972)
PLAY 1002 Red Hurley - Best Of (1971)
PLAY 1003 v/a - Ireland's Ten of the Best Vol.1
PLAY 1004 v/a - Ireland's Ten of the Best Vol.2
PLAY 1005? Murphy & The Swallows - s/t (1973) country & irish showband
PLAY 1006? Sean O'Se - Sings
PLAY 1007 Brendan Shine - Ceili House (1973)
PLAY 1008 The Dixies - The Hits of the Dixies featuring Sandie & Joe (1972)
PLAY 1009 Brendan Shine - This Is LP (1974)
PLAY 1010 Red Hurley - Hit Singles LP
PLAY 1011
PLAY 1012 Brendan Shine - New Roads LP
This Is My Year For Mexico / Roots Of My Raising / What Do I Care / Faster
Horses / Sally G / Wrong Road Again // Loving You / Susan When She Tries / That
Girl Who Waits On Tables / All My Roads / I Like Beer / Turn Out The Lights
PLAY 1013
PLAY 1014
PLAY 1015 Brendan Shine - Catch Me If You Can LP
PLAY 1016 Brendan Shine - Blue Misty Eyes LP
PLAY 1017
PLAY 1018 Brendan Shine - Moonshine LP (1986)
PLAY 1019 Ann Breen - The Anne Breen Collection LP
PLAY 1020 Brendan Shine - At Home LP/K7
PLAY 1021
PLAY 1022 Brendan Shine - A Picture of My World LP
PLAY 1023
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PLAY 1025
PLAY 1026 Brendan Shine - Shine On 21 K7
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PLAY 1029
PLAY 1030 Brendan Shine - New Roads K7
PLAY 1031 Brendan Shine - Always Welcome K7
STH 3001 D.J.Curtin - s/t
thanks to Eddie Kelly for his help
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