CREOLE
RECORDS

 Independent label: Creole Records enjoyed two separate incarnations.  The first, short-lived, one was as a Reggae label, distributed by Trojan). At that time it was an outlet for material licensed from the Commercial Entertainments management agency run by Bruce White and Tony Cousins, which, under the name 'Creole Music', had turned its hand to music publishing and making records. It put out six singles during 1970-71, five of which were UK productions. Catalogue numbers were in a CR-1000 series. Several productions were by 'Bruce Anthony', a pseudonym used by the pairing of White and Cousins. 'Bruce Anthony' productions also appeared on the main Trojan label, Bruce Ruffin's popular 'Rain' being a case in point. White and Cousins severed the link with Trojan in 1972 and set up a couple of labels, Cactus and Rhino, both of them more or less devoted to Reggae. Rhino, which seems to have been for the more commercial material, disappeared in 1974. The Creole label proper was reborn in January 1975 with a new design, it went on to put records out throughout the '70s and after. Its products seem to have leaned in the direction of Pop / Europop / Disco material. It registered a good number of Chart hits, with records by John Asher, The Chequers, and Crispy & Company, among others; the most successful artist in the 70s however was Ruby Winters, who followed her Top 5 single of 1977, 'I Will' (CR-141), with three more Chart entries in 1978-79. Creole also has the distinction of releasing the first British single by Boney M, 'Baby Do You Wanna Bump' (CR-119; 1976) - it wasn't a hit, even when reissued in the wake of that band's success. 1976 saw a link-up with Byron Lee's 'Dynamic Sounds' company and the revival of the Dynamic label. Initially manufacturing and distribution of the reborn Creole were by EMI; CBS took over in 1977, without prompting any change to the label design or to the numbering, which was in a CR-100 series. A minor change of logo took place in 1979. Also in 1979 a block of numbers from CR-178 to CR-197 was used for a separate batch of issues on the company's 'Blast From The Past' label. Creole Records was bought by Sanctuary in 2003. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

 

70	Seivright Lloyd	Mary'S Boy Child	CREOLE	CR	1001
70	Cole Nat	Me And My Life	CREOLE	CR	1002
71	Pyramids	Mosquito Bite	CREOLE	CR	1003
71	Pablo Augustus	405 (The Mood)	CREOLE	CR	1004
71	Barry Al	Down We Go	CREOLE	CR	1005
71	Pyramids	Teardrops	CREOLE	CR	1006

  
 

75	Chequers	Undecided Love	CREOLE	CR	101
75	Silva Merle De	Boy In The Band	CREOLE	CR	102
75	Maxfield Mike	Hey Mister	CREOLE	CR	103
75	Funky Brown & Inner Circle Band	I See You	CREOLE	CR	104
75	Fela Ransome Kuti	Shakara	CREOLE	CR	105
75	Pound Of Flesh	Funky March	CREOLE	CR	106
75	Grand Army	Fame	CREOLE	CR	107
75	Brockington Julius	This Feeling	CREOLE	CR	108
75	Crispy And Company	Brazil	CREOLE	CR	109
75	Sky	See You In September	CREOLE	CR	110
75	Chequers	Rock On Brother	CREOLE	CR	111
75	Asher John	Let'S Twist Again	CREOLE	CR	112
75	Barker Butch	The Joker	CREOLE	CR	113
75	Crispy And Company	Get It Together	CREOLE	CR	114
75	Vip Connection	Pleaselove Me Again	CREOLE	CR	115
76	Chequers	Hey Miss Payne	CREOLE	CR	116
76	Asher John	Twist'N Party	CREOLE	CR	117
76	Azeff Bobby	My Way	CREOLE	CR	118
76	Boney M	Baby Do You Wanna Bump	CREOLE	CR	119
76	M & O Band	Let'S Do The Latin Hustle	CREOLE	CR	120
76	Christie David	Jaywalk	CREOLE	CR	121
76	Pretty Maid Company	Pretty Maid	CREOLE	CR	122
76	Lear Amander	Come Back Beatles	CREOLE	CR	123
76	Soul Affair Orchestra	Amor	CREOLE	CR	124
76	Sweet Hands	Live Show	CREOLE	CR	125
76	Lafayette Street	Chariot	CREOLE	CR	126
76	Stone Judy	Would You Lay To Me	CREOLE	CR	127
76	Not Issued		CREOLE	CR	128
76	Third World Band	Disco Hop	CREOLE	CR	129
76	Beaton Norman	Family Man	CREOLE	CR	130
76	Sinclair Ian	I Can'T Ask Fo Anything More Than You	CREOLE	CR	131
76	Hot Blood	Soul Dracula	CREOLE	CR	132
76	Tiffany	Lover'S Magic	CREOLE	CR	133
76	53Rd & 3Rd	Rub It In	CREOLE	CR	134
76	Ice	Bobo Step	CREOLE	CR	135
77	Lycee Francais	Do What You Wanna Do	CREOLE	CR	136
77	Honky	Join The Party	CREOLE	CR	137
77	Hill Roni	You Keep Me Hangin' On [Medley]	CREOLE	CR	138
77	Elizabeth	God Save The Sex Pistols	CREOLE	CR	139
77	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	CREOLE	CR	140
77	Winters Ruby	I Will	CREOLE	CR	141
77	Mock Turtle	Lady Of Fifth Avenue	CREOLE	CR	142
77	Carvells	The La Run	CREOLE	CR	143
77	House Of Lords	I'M On My Way	CREOLE	CR	144
76	Montreal Sound	Music	CREOLE	CR	145
79	Allan Steve	Together We Are Beautiful	CREOLE	CR	146
77	Love Affair	Private Lives	CREOLE	CR	146
77	Harris Oscar	Sing Your Freedom Song	CREOLE	CR	147
77	Cat'S Choir	Disco Party Hits	CREOLE	CR	148
78	Eastside Connection	You'Re So Right For Me	CREOLE	CR	149
78	Stare	Hypnptique	CREOLE	CR	150
78	Honky	Give All You Got	CREOLE	CR	151
78	Watson Ona	Take This Job And Shove It	CREOLE	CR	152
78	Winters Ruby	Come To Me	CREOLE	CR	153
78	Roomantics	Wonderful Dream	CREOLE	CR	154
78	Pumpkin Delivery	The Creeper	CREOLE	CR	155
78	Hogsnort Rupert	Plant Song	CREOLE	CR	156
78	Quincy	Simple Things	CREOLE	CR	157
78	Struggle	Toad	CREOLE	CR	158
78	Liquid Gold	Anyway You Do It	CREOLE	CR	159
78	Winters Ruby	I Won'T Mention It Again	CREOLE	CR	160
78	Little Richard	Send Me Some Lovin' 1978	CREOLE	CR	161
78	Winters Ruby	For The Good Times	CREOLE	CR	162
78	Telegrams	Oh Baby Please	CREOLE	CR	163
78	Allan Steve	Together We Are Beautiful	CREOLE	CR	164
78	New Congreation	Hallelujah	CREOLE	CR	165
78	Aylestone School Choir	Hey Jude	CREOLE	CR	166
78	Ganymed	It Takes Me Higher	CREOLE	CR	167
78	Middleton Jerry	Hey Girl	CREOLE	CR	168
79	Liquid Gold	Mr Groovy	CREOLE	CR	170
79	Winters Ruby	Baby Lay It Down	CREOLE	CR	171
79	Hareem	The Boogie Man	CREOLE	CR	172
79	Mitchell Brenda	Body Party	CREOLE	CR	173
79	Winters Ruby	Back To The Love	CREOLE	CR	174
79	Jones Sonia	Just In Love With You	CREOLE	CR	175
79	Lynn-Dean Jesse	Do It	CREOLE	CR	176
79	Francis Winston	One Step Ahead	CREOLE	CR	177
79	Carter Clarence	Patches	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	178
79	Box Tops	Cry Like A Baby	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	179
79	Crew Cuts	Sh Boom	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	180
79	Bonds Gary U S	New Orleans	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	181
79	Crystals	Da Doo Ron Ron	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	182
79	Chiffons	He'S So Fine	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	183
79	Johnny & Hurricanes	Reveille Rock	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	184
79	Eddy Duane	Rebel Rouser	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	185
79	B Bumble & Stingers	Nut Rocker	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	186
79	Fred John & Playboys	Judy In Disguise	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	187
79	Gore Leslie	It'S My Party	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	188
82	Checker Chubby	Let'S Twist Again	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	189
82	Cannon Freddy	Way Down Yonder In New Orleans	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	190
82	Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	191
82	Coasters	Yakety Yak	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	192
82	Ford Frankie	Sea Cruise	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	193
82	Eddy Duane	Forty Miles Of Bad Road	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	194
82	Drifters	Saturday Night At The Movies	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	195
82	Shannon Del	Runaway	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	196
83	The Fantastics	A1: Something Old, Something New	BLAST FROM THE PAST	CR	197
80	London Symphony Orchestra	First Time I Ever Saw Your Face	CREOLE	CR	198
80	Dekker Desmond	Israelites	CREOLE	CR	199
80	Jax	Bits & Pieces	CREOLE	CR	200
80	Mix Blood	Toot Last Train To Skaville	CREOLE	CR	201
80	Judge Dread	Big Six / Bring Back The Skins	BIG	CR	202
80	Fitzgerald Scott	Montego Bay	CREOLE	CR	203
80	Jan & Dean	Surf City	CREOLE	CR	204
80	Kix	Fear Of Flying	CREOLE	CR	205
80	Brown Leroy	It'S All Right	CREOLE	CR	206
80	Mcpherson Chris	Brand New Song	CREOLE	CR	207
80	Judge Dread	Will I What	BIG	CR	208
80	Jones Annie	My Friend Oliver	CREOLE	CR	209
80	Cannon Freddy	Way Down Yonder In New Orleans	CREOLE	CR	210
80	Price Lloyd	Stagger Lee	CREOLE	CR	211
80	Dorsey Lee	Working In The Coalmine	CREOLE	CR	212
80	Knight Gladys & Pips	Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me	CREOLE	CR	213
80	Beach Boys	Surfin Safari	CREOLE	CR	214
80	Valens Richie	Donna	CREOLE	CR	215
80	Dekker Desmond	Israelites	CREOLE	CR	216
80	Winters Ruby	I Will	CREOLE	CR	217
80	Parker Robert	Barefootin'	CREOLE	CR	218
80	Capitols	Cool Jerk	CREOLE	CR	219
80	Plain Jane	Too Serious	CREOLE	CR	220