Izzy Royal

Izzy Royal was an obscure reggae musician, who released one single, a cover to the theme of the TV soap opera, Coronation Street, in 1985. Whoever was behind this single seems rather shy, as their identity was never been revealed. It was originally released in 1983 under the name The I-Royals as the solitary single on the Media Marvels label, before being picked up in 1985 by the major label WEA. Neither sleeve indicates who played on the record, which suggests it was either session musicians having a mess around or a respected reggae artist lying low for fear of credibility loss.
==Links to Peel==
Peel mentioned on his 24 July 2003 show of a listener asking about a reggae version of the "Coronation Street" theme they had heard about. He confirmed its existence (Izzy Royal is the artist) and remembers to put it into the programme the following week (on 29 July 2003). After his death, it was later found out that he had a copy of the single in his record box.
==Shows Played==
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*29 July 2003: 'Coronation St (7")' (WEA)
==External Links==
*Left And To The Back Blogspot
*Discogs
Category:Artists