In a recent Facebook post, esteemed old-timer DJ Harvey hints at a re-issue of one the fabled Black Cock Records releases. The late Black Cock Records solely put out disco edits by Harvey himself and longtime compadre Gerry Rooney. Starting out as a bit of a laugh, the label has now taken near legendary proportions – not in the least place because of the, as Harvey calls it, “silly prices”. Silly might be a bit of an understatement, as some of the edits (mostly one-sided) are being offered on Discogs for as much as 500 euros.
Which Black Cock release will be reissued is not clear as of yet, but be sure that it will be sold out within minutes. Find below the original Facebook post and some of our favourite edits from the label.
Heres a nice bit of history. Gerry Rooney and I had a disco edit label many years ago, Black Cock records. Our output is…
Posted by DJ Harvey on Wednesday, 11 November 2015
