I know nothing about Ray Martel except for the fact that he is one of my favourite singers. I am not actually certain which of his stage names is actually his real name. At one time ran a record label called `Ray` , which might make you think his name was Ray, but there again his songwriting and production credits always seem to go to M Robinson.
As I`ve mentioned, I`m not posting reviews at present, but my next post after this will be some of his music so you can give it a try for yourself.
Magnet was a specialist reggae label founded in Stoke Newington (London) in 1971. It released tracks by a number of different artists.
On the face of it, it doesn`t look as if they had licensing agreements with Jamaican producers to release their tracks in the UK.
It may be that artists financed their own recordings and then Magnet paid them to release them, in the same way Greensleeves did in later years.
Every release that I know of on the Ray label was credited either to Martel Robinson or Ray Martell, so it`s a pretty safe bet this was his own venture.
Next up, I`ll share some of his music fr those who`d like to hear him.
Stay tuned !
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