AVCO
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 Independent label American label, specialising in Soul music, Avco Embassy was started in the early '60s by producer / songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore and film producer Joseph Levine; the name was shortened in 1972.  The company adopted readily to the growing Disco market, and hit the British charts repeatedly with the Stylistics during the 1970s; other hitmakers included Limmie & The Family Cookin' and Van McCoy. Peretti and Creatore left in the mid '70s and formed their own 'H&L' label, only to retire at the end of the decade. In Britain, distribution of Avco records was by Phonodisc, marketing by Phonogram. Singles initially had an Avco Embassy label, which lost the 'Embassy' in 1972, at around 6105-009, Donnie Elbert's 'I Can't Help Myself', which exists in both forms.   Catalogue numbers were in a 6105-000 series, which was eventually taken over by H&L. An initial attractive paper label was replaced by a dull injection-moulded one in 1973, a sad fate which befell all the Phonogram labels.  The company sleeve also went, replaced by a standard Phonogram one. Distributed By Phonogram Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

  
 

72	Ryder Mitch	Jenny Take A Ride	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	001
72	Reese Della	Rockin' Roll Baby	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	002
72	Glass Bottle	Mama Don´T You Wait Up For Me	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	003
72	Stylistics	Stop Look And Listen	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	004
72	Height Donald	Dancing To The Music Of Love	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	005
72	Glass Bottle	I Ain´T Got Time Anymore	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	006
72	Stylistics	You Are Everything	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	007
72	Glass Bottle	The Girl Who Loved Me When	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	008
72	Elbert Donnie	I Cant Help Myself	AVCO EMBASSY	6105	009
72	Reese Della	If It Feels Good Do It	AVCO	6105	010
72	Stylistics	Betcha By Golly Wow	AVCO	6105	011
72	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	012
72	Elbert Donnie	Ooh Baby	AVCO	6105	013
72	Reynolds L.J.	Penguin Breakdown	AVCO	6105	014
72	Stylistics	I'M Stone In Love With You	AVCO	6105	015
72	Hugo & Luigi Music Machine	My Jack	AVCO	6105	016
72	Stylistics	Peek-A-Boo	AVCO	6105	017
72	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	018
73	Limmie & The Family Cookin'	You Can Do Magic	AVCO	6105	019
73	Stylistics	Break Up To Make Up	AVCO	6105	020
73	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	021
73	Brown Maxine	Picked Up Packed Up And Put Away	AVCO	6105	022
73	Stylistics	Peek-A-Boo	AVCO	6105	023
73	Hugo & Luigi Music Machine	Smile Smile Smile	AVCO	6105	024
73	Limmie & The Family Cookin'	Dreamboat	AVCO	6105	025
74	Stylistics	Rockin' Roll Baby	AVCO	6105	026
74	Limmie & The Family Cookin'	A Walkin' Miracle	AVCO	6105	027
74	Stylistics	You Make Me Feel Brand New	AVCO	6105	028
74	Limmie & The Family Cookin'	Saxophones Jones	AVCO	6105	029
74	Mccoy Van	Love Is The Answer	AVCO	6105	030
74	Little Anthony & Inperials	La La La At The End	AVCO	6105	031
74	Stylistics	Let'S Put It All Together	AVCO	6105	032
75	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	033
75	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	034
75	Stylistics	Star On A Tv Show	AVCO	6105	035
75	Stylistics	Sing Baby Sing	AVCO	6105	036
75	Mccoy Van	The Hustle	AVCO	6105	037
75	Mccoy Van	The Hustle	AVCO	6105	038
75	Stylistics	Can'T Give You Anything	AVCO	6105	039
75	Freeman R.B	I'M Shaft	AVCO	6105	040
75	Stylistics	Na Na Is The Saddest Word	AVCO	6105	041
75	Mccoy Van	Change Withe The Times	AVCO	6105	042
75	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	043
76	Stylistics	Funky Weekend	AVCO	6105	044
76	Softones	That Old Black Magic	AVCO	6105	045
76	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	046
76	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	047
76	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	048
76	Not Traced		AVCO	6105	049
76	Stylistics	Can'T Help Falling In Love	AVCO	6105	050