CLECKY RECORDS

Clecky Records was founded in Bladderpool, England in 1966 by Roger "Clecky" Davis, a brilliant, innovative recording engineer renowned for his daring use of unorthodox elements such as bird calls, glockenspiels, and the joephonium (or poor man's theremin) in rock and roll music. At the time, Davis was recording The Mod-est Lads, a local band who were taking Bladderpool by storm with their catchy arrangements and light-hearted, often defiantly naughty lyrics. Convinced the Lads were destined for superstardom, Davis was confident they would propel his new label to a place of prominence in the recording industry and establish his credentials as an engineer and producer. He called the label "Clecky Records" after the nickname he was given by The Mod-est Lads after he told them their music was "eclectic." Allegedly, when he made the comment, the band thought he was insulting them and gave him a thorough beating. When he finally was able to tell them what the word meant, the band had a good..