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.
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