Chiswick Records 1975 - 1982 Seven Years At 45 RPM Various Artists (Chiswick)

£35.00

Genre:
Eclectic
Label:
Chiswick
Format:
LP
Catalogue Id:
WIK3 100

To celebrate our 50th Anniversary Ace Records are delighted to offer a three-LP limited edition compilation of where it all started – Chiswick Records.

Back in November 1975, Ted Carroll finally made his dream of starting an independent label a reality when Chiswick released their first single – The Count Bishop’s “Speedball” EP.

Flanked by Roger Armstrong and Trevor Churchill, Chiswick were in the right place at the right time. They were soon releasing singles that dropped anchor in pub rock, punk, metal, pop and rockabilly by the likes of the 101’ers, Motorhead, the Gorillas, the Radio Stars, the Radiators, the Stukas and many more.

There were also big names before they got bigger. Joe Strummer led the 101’ers. Johnny & the Self Abusers later morphed into Simple Minds whereas Riff Raff featured a young Billy Bragg. Solo artist Jakko later became a mainstay of a later incarnation of King Crimson.

Over seven years, Chiswick singles not only sold well but the label even managed to score chart singles with artists as diverse as the Radio Stars, Sniff ‘n’ the Tears, Rocky Sharpe & The Replays and the Damned

Compiled by Roger Armstrong this 3-LP set pulls together some of the finest 45rpm output from Chiswick issued between 1975 and 1982. From the well-known to Minor Classics.

Roger Armstrong and Ted Carroll have also penned the informative liner notes with stories ranging from hiring an aeroplane to take a promoter to see a gig in France in those early days, how a brief piano part was added to the Damned’s ‘Smash It Up’ and Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott came to produce Terry Woods ‘Tennessee Stud’.

Limited to 500 copies this is sure to become a collector’s item.

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Track listing

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Side 1

  • 01 Preview Teenage Letter - The Count Bishops

  • 02 Preview Keys To Your Heart - The 101'ers

  • 03 Preview Train Train - The Count Bishops

  • 04 Preview Gatecrasher - The Gorillas

  • 05 Preview Dirty Pictures - The Radio Stars

  • 06 Preview Television Screen (single version) - The Radiators From Space

Side 2

  • 01 Preview Motorhead - Motörhead

  • 02 Preview Do It 77 - Twink And The Fairies

  • 03 Preview No One - Johnny Moped

  • 04 Preview Saints And Sinners - Johnny And The Self Abusers

  • 05 Preview Night Of The Werewolf - Lee Kristofferson

  • 06 Preview Hang Loose (I've Gotta Rock) - Whirlwind

Side 3

  • 01 Preview I Wanna Be Free - The Rings

  • 02 Preview I Want You To Dance With Me - Jeff Hill

  • 03 Preview Common Truth - Amazorblades

  • 04 Preview Nervous Wreck - The Radio Stars

  • 05 Preview Romford Girls - Riff Raff

  • 06 Preview Klean Living Kids - The Stukas

Side 4

  • 01 Preview I Want Candy - The Bishops

  • 02 Preview Rama Lama Ding Dong - Rocky Sharpe & the Replays

  • 03 Preview Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' The Tears

  • 04 Preview Song Of The Faithful Departed - The Radiators

  • 05 Preview Hey Baby - Disguise

  • 06 Preview I Take What I Want - The Bishops

Side 5

  • 01 Preview Love Song - The Damned

  • 02 Preview Smash It Up - The Damned

  • 03 Preview Radioactive Kid - The Meteors

  • 04 Preview Tomahawk Cruise - T V Smith's Explorers

  • 05 Preview That Driving Beat - Red Beans And Rice

  • 06 Preview Automobile - The Stick Shifts

Side 6

  • 01 Preview Heart - Rocky Sharpe & The Replays

  • 02 Preview Sign Language - Minor Classics

  • 03 Preview Tennessee Stud - Terry Woods

  • 04 Preview Go Go Go - Albania

  • 05 Preview Kwagayo - Two Two

  • 06 Preview Grab What You Can (Biez Co Mozesz) - Jakko

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