W&G Records
W&G Records was an Australian 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 the ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by Festival Records.
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W&G Records was an Australian 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 the ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by Festival Records.
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List of W&G Records artists
List of W&G Records artists
Recording engineer and producer Bill Armstrong worked at W&G from 1956 to 1961, prior to opening his own studio in 1965. W&G also established a special subsidiary label, In Records, which released the classic mid-1960s recordings by the Loved Ones.
This is a list of recording artists who have had at least one recording released on the W&G record label. In alphabetical order: • Arthur & Mary – • Bartholomew Plus Three – "Cause I'm Alone" / "On a Wintery Night" • Belfast Gypsies – • Merv Benton – "Baby Let's Play House" / "Endless Sleep" • Bobby Bland – • The Blarney Stones – Rocking Alone In An Old Rocking Chair (LP) • Blanch Jewel - "By The Window" / "Christmas Kangaroo" • Bobby Bright – "There's a Great Day a-Coming" / "Girls Never Notice Me" • Donald Britton - plays Organ Music by British French and German Composers (LP) • James Brown – * • Al Casey and the KCettes - "Surfin' Hootenanny" • Pat Carroll – "To The Sun" • Casinos – • Johnny Chester 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 * • Anne Dreyer – "Storytelling Time" • Judith Durham with Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers – Judy Durham (EP) 1963 * • John Farrar – • Johnny Farnham – * • Martin Gale and His Old Timers – "It's Honky-Tonk Time" • Johnny Greenwood – "Loving Arms" • The Gospel Harmoneers - gospel quartet- 45s Gospel Rhythm and Gospel Gems, 1961 • The Haunted - "1-2-5" • Herbie's People - "Sweet & Tender Romance" / "You Thrill Me To Pieces" • Donald Jenkins & The Delighters – "Somebody Help Me" • Paul Paffen – "Golden Voice Across the Valley" • Pam French With The Ian Pearce Quartet – "You're The Cream In My Coffee" / "I Get Along Without You Very Well" (1958) • Lotte Landl – • Little Gulliver – • Athol Guy – The Seekers • Hayes Brothers & The Bluegrass Ramblers – "Great Speckled Bird" / "Hello City Limits" • Joe Hinton – • Joe Grech – • Johnny Mac- Pink Champagne and a Room of Roses (1964)/ Don't Waste Time with Teardrops (1964)/I Found a Flower/Jingle Bell Rock/ Railroad Tracks • Lynn Hope – "Morocco" / "Broken Hearted" (1954) * • Johnny Lo Piccolo (John St Peeters) – • The Loved Ones – "The Loved One" / "Ever Loving Man" / "Sad Dark Eyes" • Maximum Load – "Nolene" * • Russell Morris – "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 Seekers * * • The Red Onion Jazz Band – The Red Onion Jazz Band (1965) LP, Hot Red Onions (1965) LP, Big Band Memories (1967) LP. • Paul Revere & The Raiders – In the Beginning LP • Donn Reynolds - "The Parting" / "Little Old Log Shanty" (1961) * • The Seekers – "Waltzing Matilda", The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits LP • Kevin Shegog – "Wolverton Mountain" / "One Small Photograph" (1962) "Phar Lap (The Red Terror)" / "Johnny Was A Friend Of Mine" (1965) • Tony Sheveton – "A Million Drums" / "Dance With Me" (1964) • Ernie Sigley – • Soul-Jers – • Gene Summers & the Platinum Fog – "Hot Pants" / "Young Voices of Children" (1971) • The Thunderbirds – "Wild Weekend" • Diana Trask – "Going Steady" / "Comes Love" • Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers – Judy Durham with Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers • Webb Brothers – Clancy of the Overflow LP * • Bruce Woodley – The Seekers * • The Cherokees - "Moon in the Afternoon" (instrumental) • The Strangers • The Hawking Brothers • 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 - 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 photograph was used on a stereo release of this album. • Dennis Gibbons - "The Drovers Dream" 1964 • The Breakaways - "Bonaparte's Retreat"/"You're Just in Love"
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