It became the fastest-selling classical record of all time, achieving gold status in three days and, by 2009, had sold over half a million copies.
Mr Gomer Powell called a public meeting which resulted in the formation of the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir, with J. R. Jones ("Joe Jordan") as the first chairman.
A local piano teacher, Mr Lloyd Edwards, was appointed as conductor and became the driving force behind the choir.
In 1955 the choir hosted the Società Corale Gioachino Rossini from Modena, which won first prize at the Llangollen Eisteddfod under the baton of Fernando Pavarotti.
[citation needed] The choir has had several overseas tours, notably representing the United Kingdom at the Expo World Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1986.