W&G Records
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W&G Records was an Australia
n recording company that operated from the early 1950s to the 1970s. It was a subsidiary of the Melbourne precision engineering company White & Gillespie.
W&G released many significant recordings by Australian popular artists of the 1960s and also issued recordings of popular American artists, notably releases from ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by Festival Records
.
W&G also established a special subsidiary label, In Records
, which released the classic mid-60s recordings by The Loved Ones
.
released on the W&G record label.
In alphabetical order:
Herbie's People - Sweet & Tender Romance / You Thril Me To Pieces
Australia
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n recording company that operated from the early 1950s to the 1970s. It was a subsidiary of the Melbourne precision engineering company White & Gillespie.
W&G released many significant recordings by Australian popular artists of the 1960s and also issued recordings of popular American artists, notably releases from ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by Festival Records
Festival Records (Australia)
Festival Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
.
W&G also established a special subsidiary label, In Records
In Records (Australia)
In Records was an Australian record label of the 1960s. It was the subsidiary label of the Melbourne-based W&G Records company and is best known for the recordings by renowned Sixties 'beat' group The Loved Ones....
, which released the classic mid-60s recordings by The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones were an Australian rock band formed in 1965 in Melbourne following the British Invasion. The line-up of Gavin Anderson on drums, Ian Clyne on organ and piano, Gerry Humphrys on vocals and harmonica, Rob Lovett on guitar, and Kim Lynch on bass guitar recorded their early hits...
.
List of W&G Records artists
This is a list of recording artists who have had at least one recordingRecording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
released on the W&G record label.
In alphabetical order:
- Billy Adams – Slow Down Sandy
- Malcolm Arthur - "WHY" & "1st DREAM" with the Thunderbirds - The Seekers & Tony Lee.
- Adelaide Band – Let The Little Girl Dance
- Julie Anthony – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Arthur & Mary –
- Yvonne Barrett –
- Bartholomew Plus Three – Cause I'm Alone/On a Wintery Night
- Belfast Gypsies –
- Merv Benton – Baby Let's Play House/Endless Sleep
- Bobby BlandBobby BlandRobert Calvin Bland better known as Bobby "Blue" Bland, is an American singer of blues and soul. He is an original member of the Beale Streeters, and is sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues"...
– - Bobby Bright – There's a Great Day a-Coming/Girls Never Notice Me
- James Brown –
- Ronnie Burns –
- April Byron –
- Pat Carroll – To the Sun
- Casinos –
- Johnny ChesterJohnny ChesterJohnny Chester is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne. He started his career singing rock'n'roll and later changed to country music...
with the Thunderbirds – Hokey Pokey/Can Can Ladies - Contours – Do You Love Me
- Colin Cook –
- Frankie Davidson - I care for You
- Jackie Day – Before It's Too Late
- Sergio de Pieri – Organ Recital—St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
- Terry Dean –
- Grantly Dee –
- Peter Doyle –
- Anne Dreyer – Storytelling time WG 25/S/5359
- Judith DurhamJudith DurhamJudith Durham, OAM is an Australian jazz singer and musician who became the lead vocalist for the Australian popular folk music group The Seekers in 1963. She left the group in mid-1968 to pursue her solo career...
– Judy Durham with Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers (EP), The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States... - Buddy England – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- John FarrarJohn FarrarJohn Farrar is a music producer, songwriter, music arranger, singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with Olivia Newton-John with whom he wrote and produced many hit songs....
– - Johnny Farnham –
- Field Twins –
- Martin Gale and His Old Timers – It's Honky-Tonk Time
- Johnny Greenwood – Loving Arms
Herbie's People - Sweet & Tender Romance / You Thril Me To Pieces
- Donald Jenkins & The Delighters – Somebody Help Me
- Paul Paffen – Golden Voice Across the Valley
- Lotte Landl –
- Little Gulliver –
- Athol Guy – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Hayes Brothers & The Bluegrass Ramblers – Great Speckled Bird/Hello City Limits
- Joe HintonJoe HintonJoe Hinton was an American soul singer.Hinton, who was born in Evansville, Indiana, began as a gospel singer with the Chosen Gospel Quartet and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. Producer Don Robey asked the singer to try doing secular tunes, and Hinton began recording for Robey's record label,...
– - Lynn Hope – Morocco/Broken Hearted (1954)
- Del Juliana – I Was a Fool for Leaving
- Karen Knowles – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Johnny Lo Piccolo (John St. Peters) –
- The Loved OnesThe Loved OnesThe Loved Ones were an Australian rock band formed in 1965 in Melbourne following the British Invasion. The line-up of Gavin Anderson on drums, Ian Clyne on organ and piano, Gerry Humphrys on vocals and harmonica, Rob Lovett on guitar, and Kim Lynch on bass guitar recorded their early hits...
– The Loved One/Ever Loving Man/Sad Dark Eyes - Maximum Load – Nolene
- Betty McQuade – "Midnight Bus"
- Russell MorrisRussell MorrisRussell Norman Morris is an Australian singer-songwriter who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
– Hush EP (1967) - Paul Paffen – Golden Voice Across the Valley LP
- Bunny Paul – I'm Hooked
- Reg Poole – "Australian Country Music Hall of Fame Song" (1973)
- Keith Potger – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Lyn Randall –
- Ken Ray – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Red Onions Jazz Band – Creole Rhapsody LP
- Paul Revere & The RaidersPaul Revere & the RaidersPaul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
– In the Beginning LP - Margret RoadknightMargret RoadKnightMargret RoadKnight is an Australian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has sung in a wide variety of styles including blues, jazz, gospel, and folk....
– Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers - The Seekers – Waltzing Matilda, The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits LP
- Kevin Shegog – Wolverton Mountain/One Small Photograph
- Tony Sheveton – A Million Drums/Dance With Me (1964) WG-S-1871 Black label with white text
- Ernie SigleyErnie SigleyErnest William "Ernie" Sigley is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy.-Radio career:...
– - Soul-Jers –
- Gene SummersGene SummersGene Summers is an American rock/rockabilly singer and entertainer. Some of his classic recordings include "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds"...
& the Platinum Fog – Hot Pants/Young Voices of Children (1971) - The Thunderbirds – Wild Weekend
- Diana TraskDiana TraskDiana Trask is an Australian and American country and pop singer born in Melbourne, Australia. She was a popular country singer during the 1970s in the United States and also was a popular star in her native Australia...
– "Going Steady/Comes Love" - Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers – Judy Durham with Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers
- Webb Brothers – Clancy of the Overflow LP
- Louisa Wisseling – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Bruce Woodley – The SeekersThe SeekersThe Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Johnny YoungJohnny YoungJohnny Young is an Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, television producer and host. Originally from Netherlands, his family settled in Perth, Western Australia in the early 1950s...
– "Step Back/Cara-Lynn" (1966) - The Cherokees - Moon in the afternoon (instrumental),Oh Monah,Minnie the Moocher
- The Strangers
- The Hawking BrothersThe Hawking BrothersThe Hawking Brothers, were an Australian country music band, formed in 1955 and disbanded in 1985. They comprised brothers Russell and Alan . After originally recording with Regal Zonophone Records, they went on to record a number of albums with RCA Records. The Hawking Brothers have been very...
- Pam Bradley
- Pam & Ade
- Paul Anka - Diana/Don't Gamble With Love (1957) WG-SPN496 Plain yellow label with black text
- The Spotnicks - Orange Blossom Special/The Spotnicks Theme (1962) WG-S-1450 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
- Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King/Parade Of Broken Hearts (1963) WG-S-1536 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
- Peter Posa - The White Rabbit/Honey Be My Honey Bee (1963) WG-S-1735 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
- The Seekers - Album, The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965) WG 25/2512 Yellow label with blue text. Original release with B&W image on album cover. A different, colour, photo was used on a stereo release of this album.