RECORDS
Independent Record label of the Chipping Norton recording studio, from the town of that name in the Cotswolds. The studio had a long and honourable history, and is still going today; the record label was, in contrast, a fleeting affair. It released six singles and at least one album, 'Hot To Trot' by the Olympic Runners (NORT-1) in 1976-77, none of which troubled the scorers; the Runners, however, went on to have several hits after leaving the company. Numbering was in the CHIP-0s, and distribution was by Transatlantic; the first two singles were pressed by Pye and had paper labels, while the next two were injection-moulded Phonogram pressings. The birds and the hares decorating the logo are all but lost on the injection-moulded version. The label made a brief comeback in 1981, with a different design, adding at least two more singles to its catalogue: Pete Wingfield's, 'Too Much Of A Good Thing' (CHIP-5) and 'Another Night' by Bernie & The Mysterons (CHIP-6). This time around Pinnacle were the distributors. Presumably in the interim the studio concentrated on recording songs rather than issuing them. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 76 | Command Decision | Swahili | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 1 |
| 76 | Chants [ Uk ] | I'Ve Been Trying | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 2 |
| 77 | Olimpic Runners | Personal Thing | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 3 |
| 77 | Olimpic Runners | Love On My Mind | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 4 |
| 81 | Wingfeild Pete | They All Come Back | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 5 |
| 81 | Bernie And The Mysterons | Another Night ( Of Front Seat Love ) | CHIPPING NORTON | CHIP | 6 |
