AUSTRALIAN RECORD LABELS INDEPENDENT AUSTRALIAN LABELS 1955 to 1990 COMPILED BY MICHAEL DE LOOPER OCTOBER 2019 AUSTRALIAN INDIE LABELS, 1955–1990 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GRATEFUL THANKS TO: HANK B. FACER, FOR HIS ‘LOGO’ MUSEUM OF INDIGENOUS RECORDING LABELS, CHRIS SPENCER, FOR HIS AUSTRALIAN MUSIC MUSEUM, THE CONTRIBUTORS TO 45CAT.COM, DISCOGS.COM, RATEYOURMUSIC.COM AND MILESAGO, MARK GREGORY’S AUSTRALIAN FOLK SONGS WEBSITE AT FOLKSTREAM.COM THE NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE, AND MUSIC AUSTRALIA, FOR THEIR ON-LINE CATALOGUES, ANDREW AINSWORTH, ALISTAIR BANFIELD, HARRY BUTLER, BILL CASEY, HEDLEY CHARLES, MICHAEL DEN HARTOG, DAVID HUGHES, DAVID KENT, ROSS LAIRD, JACK MITCHELL, IAN D. ROSS, GJERMUND SKOGSTAD, BRIAN WAFER, AND CLINTON WALKER LATE, GREAT COLLEAGUES GEORGE CROTTY, DEAN MITTELHAUSER, RON SMITH AND MIKE SUTCLIFFE FOR THEIR LOVE OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AND FOR THEIR PIONEERING RESEARCH. SOME PRESSING INFORMATION NUMBERS OR LETTERS PRINTED ON THE RECORD LABEL OR INSCRIBED IN THE RUN-OFF WAX OFTEN GIVES CLUES ABOUT WHICH RECORD COMPANY PRESSED THE RECORD, AND WHEN IT WAS PRESSED. TYPICAL PREFIXES INCLUDE: 7XS EMI CUSTOM RECORDING AW RADIOLA/AWA CUSTOM RECORDING CWG W&G CUSTOM RECORDING DB RCA DOTTED TRIANGLE SHEARD & CO. FH ASTOR MA ASTOR CUSTOM PRESSING MX FESTIVAL, OR AUSTRALIAN RECORD COMPANY / CBS PRS, YPRX EMI CUSTOM RECORDING RRC, RRCS RANGER CUSTOM RECORDING SMX FESTIVAL 2 AUSTRALIAN INDIE LABELS, 1955–1990 CAT. NO. TITLE(S) FORMAT / MX NO. / NOTES ARTIST(S) DATE 3333 RECORDS DISTRIBUTED BY MUSICLAND. MUSLP 3333 LIVE AT SING SING LP THE BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE 1986 3333/1 THE ENERGETIC COOL CD THE BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE 5.88 MUS SP 3333/2 GO / EVEN DISHWASHERS GET THE BLUES BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE 9.88 3333/3 THE ENERGETIC COOL LP THE BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE 1988 SP 3333/3 TIGHTROPE / THE OUTSIDER 7” BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE 3.89 TO MERCURY RECORDS, THROUGH PHONOGRAM AARON RECORDS PB 0001 MAMA / THAT LUCKY OLD SUN DAVID J. BUTLER PB 002 STRIKE! / THE STAFF SONG CLIFF HANGING POLITICAL HARMONY BAND PB 003 SPACEMAN / WASN’T THAT A TIME MICHAEL MILLS A.B.C., AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION RELEASED ABC-RELATED MATERIAL, INCLUDING LIVE RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS. NOT LISTED HERE: AC 1000 SERIES - ABC TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE, AO 7000 SERIES – ORCHESTRAL. AA 9001 AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS (SHOSTAKOVICH, CHOPIN) 2YS 3349/50, LP PAINTER, PARSONS, GOODMAN AA 9002 CLASSICS UPDATED – BIG BAND HITS LP ABC MELBOURNE SHOW BAND AA 9003 GOLDEN INSTRUMENTALS – POP EVERGREENS 2XS 4700/01, LP ABC MELBOURNE SHOW BAND 1974 AA 9018 HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE YPRX 1353, LP PLAY SCHOOL 1976 AA 9027 MANCINI GENERATION EP GLEN MARKS, ABC SHOW BAND AA 9028 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU RRCS 2261, EP RENEE GEYER, ABC SYD. SHOW BAND 1976 AA 9035 SAD SAM EP MICK LEYTON, PETER HARRIS GROUP AA 9037 WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE EP RICKY MAY, DALY-WILSON BIG BAND AA 9038 BERIMBAU EP ERROLL BUDDLE ORCHESTRA AA 9039 AT SEVENTEEN EP WILLIAM MOTZING ORCHESTRA AA 9040 CHARLESTON EP TOMMY TYCHO ORCHESTRA AA 9041 LAST BLUE SONG EP MARLENE ATCHESON AA 9042 TALES OF MY UNCLE HARRY YPRX 1495, LP KEITH GARVEY 1978 AA 9042 LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION DOUBLE JAY ROCK 1540, MX 184357/58, LP VARIOUS ARTISTS 1977 AA 9043 THOU SWELL RRCS 2410, EP JILL PERRYMAN, ABC SYD. SHOWBAND 1978 AA 9044 TEN CENTS A DANCE EP JILL PERRYMAN, ABC SYD. SHOWBAND 1978 AA 9045 IN FLIGHT EP BRIAN MAY & ABC MELB. SHOW BAND 1978 AA 9046 CHARLIE'S ANGELS EP BRIAN MAY & ABC MELB. SHOW BAND 1978 AA 9047 CABARET EP BRIAN MAY & ABC MELB. SHOW BAND 1978 AA 9048 CATSPAW EP BRIAN MAY & ABC MELB. SHOW BAND 1978 AA 9049 THE 6WF ROCK GROUP ALBUM 720 6WF, LP VARIOUS ARTISTS 1978 AA 9052 HICKORY DICKORY YPRX 1483, LP SONGS FROM PLAY SCHOOL 1978 AA 9054 THE SOUND OF SPORT 720 6WF, SMX 46897/98, EP WALLY FOREMAN 1978 AA 9057 GRAND OLE COUNTRY 720 6WF, LP DAVID LANGDON 1978 AA 9059 STARS OF AUSTRALIAN OPERA SING VERDI YPRX 1544, LP VARIOUS ARTISTS 1979 AA 9065 SING & PLAY 2 CASS RAYMOND LONG, JENNY HUDSON 1979 AA 9071 MANTECA 720 6WF, YPRX 1628, LP MANTECA 1979 AA 9074 AUSTRALIAN ROCK COLLECTION – PATCHWORK YPRX 1693, LP VARIOUS ARTISTS 1980 AA 9079 AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS YPRX 1967, LP LESLIE HOWARD 1982 AA 9081 OUR ELEVEN / OUR DON BRADMAN PRS 2896, 45 MAURIE FIELDS, ABC MELB. SHOW BAND 1980 3 AUSTRALIAN INDIE LABELS, 1955–1990 AA 9090 AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS (BRAHMS, MENDELSSOHN) LP GREEN, PARSONS, WAKS AA 9091 AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS (DVORAK, ALFRED HILL) YPRX 2057, LP GEOFFERY PARSON, AUSTRAL STRING 1983 SERIES CONTINUES ABC TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE ABC LPX 0001 BOB BARNARD (CORNET) W/ KENNY POWELL, JULIAN LEE ORCHESTRA LP BOB BARNARD ABC LPX 0002 ABC LPX 0003 THE ABC MELBOURNE SHOWBAND LP ABC MELBOURNE SHOW BAND ABC LPX 0004 THE ABC MELBOURNE SHOWBAND MX 195445/46, LP ABC MELBOURNE SHOW BAND 1980 ABC LPX 0005 DON BURROWS W/ NEIL THURGATE, JUDY BAILEY ORCHESTRA MX 195773/74, LP DON BURROWS ABC LPX 0006 PHILIPPE GABBAY W/ JULIAN LEE, KIRK L’ORANGE ORCHESTRA MX 196733/34, LP PHILIPPE GABBAY ABC LPX 0007 THE PENNY HAY SINGERS YPRX 1845, LP PENNY HAY SINGERS 1981 ABC LPX 0008 TOMMY EMMANUEL, PHILIPPE GABBAY YPRX 1888, LP TOMMY EMMANUEL, PHILIPPE GABBAY 1981 SEE ALSO ABC RECORDS, DISTRIBUTED BY A.R.C. (1980–1983), FESTIVAL (1983–1988), AND POLYGRAM (1988–). ABERRANT RECORDS HARD CORE NOISE LABEL FOUNDED BY BRUCE GRIFFITHS. C/O BOX A566, SYDNEY SOUTH, NSW, 2000. PRESSED BY EMI AND BY C.B.S. NUMBA 1 FLOWERS FROM THE DUSTBIN – A SYDNEY COMPILATION YPRX 2110 VARIOUS ARTISTS 11.83 NUMBA 2 NO SO HUMDRUM – THE 2ND ABERRANT SYDNEY COMPILATION VARIOUS ARTISTS 10.84 ACT 1 THE TROUSERS IN ACTION E.P. EP VARIOUS ARTISTS 6.85 NUMBA 3 WHY MARCH WHEN YOU CAN RIOT?! YPRX 2311 VARIOUS ARTISTS 11.85 POSITIVE 1 POSITIVE HATRED POSITIVE HATRED 11.85 GRUNT 1 GRONG GRONG MLP GRONG GRONG 5.86 ACT 13 TROUSERS IN ACTION EP 2 EP VARIOUS ARTISTS 8.86 CROAK 1 FRACTURED / SAFARI / RUMBLE FEEDTIME 9.86 STRIKE 1 WORLD WAR XXIV WORLD WAR XXIV 10.86 SPLAT 1 GUNS AT MY HEAD / DON’T RUN AWAY TOYS WENT BESERK 10.86 BITE 1 KELPIES OFFICIAL BOOTLEG THE KELPIES 10.86 EXAMINE 1 AHEADOFSTYLE EXAMPLEHEAD 12.86 SHOVEL 1 SHOVEL FEEDTIME 1.87 ZERT 1 EXSERTS EXSERTS 2.87 SLICE 1 PIECES 2X12” TOYS WENT BESERK 5.87 SLITHER 1 FROM BARBARISM TO CHRISTIAN MANHOOD KING SNAKE ROOST 8.87 1DOG DON’T TELL ME / SMALLTALK FEEDTIME 9.87 EAT ONE FEEDTIME REISSUE FEEDTIME 9.87 MORETHAN1BOB BUFFALO BOB / MORE THAN LOVE FEEDTIME / KING SNAKE ROOST 2.88 SNUFFED 1 TOP END KILLER / A STORM BREWIN’ KING SNAKE ROOST 3.88 S1 COOPER-S FEEDTIME 5.88 STAB 1 NO WARNING / INSEPERABLE TOYS WENT BESERK 6.88 STING 1 WALKING ABOUT / 26 MILLIGRAMS VENOM P. STINGER 10.88 HIT 1 FOREVER AND A DAY / SOMETHING BETTER TOYS WENT BESERK 11.88 CANTTHINKOF1 WHITE HORSE / HIGHLY DANGEROUS; HANSEL AND GRETEL EP EXAMPLEHEAD 9.88 1THING THINGS THAT PLAY THEMSELVES KING SNAKE ROOST 1.89 DRILLHOLEIN1 POWERTOOLS EXAMPLEHEAD 3.89 NEVER1AGAIN SUCTION FEEDTIME 10.89 HAVE 1 HAVE NO MORE 12” TOYS WENT BESERK 10.89 1SMILER THE SMILER WITH A KNIFE TOYS WENT BESERK 11.89 SPLICE 1 PIECES REISSUE TOYS WENT BESERK 11.89 BRANDNEW1 BRAND NEW LIFE / STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN TOYS WENT BESERK 3.90 TRUE1 THE TRUTH IS MARCHING IN BLOODLOSS 9.90 WHATS 1 WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE VENOM P. STINGER 10.90 4 AUSTRALIAN INDIE LABELS, 1955–1990 1INMOTION WHEELS IN MOTION / SPOT TOYS WENT BESERK 11.90 SENSUAL 1 SENSORY TOYS WENT BESERK 1.91 1FROMHELL STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / WE HAD CDSP THE WHIPPER SNAPPERS 8.92 MEMO1 THE BITTER & THE SWEET – BEST & RAREST CD TOYS WENT BESERK 2005 ABLE LABEL A QUEENSLAND LABEL. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR WAS DAMIEN NELSON. THE LABEL WAS DISTRIBUTED BY MISSING LINK. AB 001 KAREN / LEE REMICK THE GO-BETWEENS 9.78 AB 002 STAMP OUT DISCO / TASK FORCE (UNDERCOVER COPS) RAZAR 9.78 AB 003 SUNSET STRIP EP THE NUMBERS 9.78 AB 004 SUNSET STRIP REISSUE EP, PRS 2603 THE RIPTIDES 7.79 AB 005 RETURN OF THE HYPNOTIST EP, PRS 2673 THE APARTMENTS 10.79 AB 006 PEOPLE SAY / DON’T LET HIM COME BACK PRS 2633 THE GO-BETWEENS 1979 ABORIGINAL ARTISTS AGENCY AAA 01 SONGS OF BAMYILI EP BLANATJI / LAIWANGKA / YORKDJANKI 1976 AAA 02 SONGS OF THE TIWI EP VARIOUS ABORIGINAL ARTISTS AAA 03 SONGS OF TORRES STRAIT LP VARIOUS ABORIGINAL ARTISTS 1978 AAA 04 THE FIRST AUSTRALIANS LP VARIOUS ABORIGINAL ARTISTS 1978 (NO #) MY HOMEMADE DIDJERIDOO / ARNHEM LAND LULLABY AAA 05 HARRY WILLIAMS / WILGA WILLIAMS ACE–HI RECORDED BY MELBOURNE’S AUSTRAL RECORDINGS TO COINCIDE WITH THE 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES. AR 004 SONGS OF SUNNY AUSTRALIA 10” LP VARIOUS ARTISTS 1956 ACTION A PERTH LABEL, SUBSIDIARY OF CLARION RECORDS. IT WAS OWNED BY MARTIN CLARKE AND KEITH MCGOWAN. MX 25677/8 I’VE GOT TO GET YOU / LOVE, LOVE, LOVE RAY HOFF & THE OFFBEATS 1965 KE 001 IT ISN'T NICE / EDELWEISS MAGGIE HAMMOND 1966 KE 002 CAN'T YOU SEE / THE WIND BLEW INTO MY EYES MORT AND THE MOBEES 1966 A. E. RECORDED BY ALLAN EATON STUDIOS. AE 001 ONE NIGHT AT THE STAGECOACH STAGECOACH EP THE 4 COACHMEN 1969 AE 002 VIVA! COPPERWOOD CAVE: FEATURING THE OSCAR HERRERA TRIO EP OSCAR HERRERA TRIO AE 003 AE 004 PARTY RECORDS NO. 1 – BANANAS ARE FUN EP THE BANANA BUNCH AE 005 THE DOLPHINS AT SERGIO'S RENDEZVOUS EP SAMMY AND THE DOLPHINS AE 006 VESTRE ROXAS AND HIS GOLDEN TRUMPET EP VESTRE ROXAS 1970 AE 007 THE ALLAN EATON BAND LIVE AT POWER HOUSE EP ALLAN EATON BAND AE 008 AE 009 AE 010 BOTH SIDES OF THE BLUE ECHOS EP THE BLUE ECHOS AE 011 CHANGE OF PACE, VOL.2 EP OSCAR HERRERA NU SOUNDS AE 012 BOBBY’S 4 EP BOBBY’S 4 AE 013 SWAN HILL PIONEER SETTLEMENT: HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOUNDTRACK EP MELBOURNE THEATRE CO.