RECORDS
Independent label: Dart began life in 1971 as D'Art with Tin Can Alley's 'Funky World' (ART-2001) as its first release, it dropped the apostrophe at some point between ART-2017 and 2026 and by 1973 had become just plain Dart - if the word 'plain' can be used to describe something which is pink with white spots. During the first six or so years of its existence Dart issued sixty-odd singles without ever registering in the charts; though as Eddie Hutchinson points out, Reparata's 'Shoes' entered the Top 50 partly on Dart and partly on Polydor, staying for two weeks and reaching the No.43 spot. After a gap of some four years it put out a final single in 1981. The company's product seems to have covered most of the musical spectrum, from the Disco / Soul of the Outriders to the Heavy Metal of the Incredible Hog, with a fair number of Pop and Novelty items thrown in. Pressing and distribution were by RCA for most of the label's life, though President took over the responsibility for manufacture late on. There were no Dart company sleeves, but promos occasionally had a special sleeve. One curiosity is the injection-moulded version of the Reparata single 'Shoes', which I mentioned above: it was pressed and distributed by Polydor / Phonodisc, and was numbered in Polydor's 2066 series; it also appeared on Polydor, with exactly the same catalogue number. The single's release was delayed because of a legal dispute over who had the right to use the name 'Reparata' - a member of the singer's old backing band, The Delrons, wanted to use it - and by the time the dispute was settled Polydor had also acquired the rights to the song. Presumably the two companies came to an agreement, and the Polydor version of Dart was the result of it. Dart seems to have been in the course of changing distributors at that time. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 71 | Tin Can Alley | Same Old Thing | D'ART | ART | 2001 |
| 71 | Hard Horse | Let It Ride | D'ART | ART | 2002 |
| 71 | Cottage | Eleanor | D'ART | ART | 2003 |
| 71 | Nature'S Children | Gonna Hold On To You | D'ART | ART | 2004 |
| 72 | Mighty Love | We'Ve Gotta Live With One Another | D'ART | ART | 2005 |
| 72 | Reparata & Delrons | Octopus'S Garden | D'ART | ART | 2006 |
| 72 | Filby Philip John | David Mckenzie | D'ART | ART | 2007 |
| 72 | Richmond | Candy Dora | D'ART | ART | 2008 |
| 72 | Tando Tony | Maria Isabella | D'ART | ART | 2009 |
| 72 | Wheelin' Wilson & Carburettors | Leader Of A Rock 'N' Roll Band | D'ART | ART | 2010 |
| 72 | Spade | I'M Happy This Way | D'ART | ART | 2011 |
| 72 | Hard Horse | So Long I'M Moving On | D'ART | ART | 2012 |
| 72 | Not Issued | D'ART | ART | 2013 | |
| 72 | Rich Tea | Sing Me Swing Me | D'ART | ART | 2014 |
| 72 | Blair Sandra | I´M Coming Home | D'ART | ART | 2015 |
| 72 | Melting Pot | Beautiful World | D'ART | ART | 2016 |
| 72 | Shiva | Legend Of Tutankhamum | D'ART | ART | 2017 |
| 72 | Muffin | Smoky Blues Eyes | D'ART | ART | 2018 |
| 72 | Abednego & Piccadilly Street Choir | Goodbye Piccadilly | DART | ART | 2019 |
| 72 | Rich Tea | Na Na Na-Everybody Sing | DART | ART | 2020 |
| 72 | Banzai | No One Can Do It | DART | ART | 2021 |
| 73 | Hackett Johnny | Raincoats On The River | DART | ART | 2022 |
| 73 | Bear Brothers | Bondiago | DART | ART | 2023 |
| 73 | Emma | Cot Loose | DART | ART | 2024 |
| 73 | Richmond | Frightened | DART | ART | 2025 |
| 73 | Incredible Hog | Lame | DART | ART | 2026 |
| 73 | Simon Kenny | Is It Me | DART | ART | 2027 |
| 73 | Ravel Tony | Wait Till Tomorrow | DART | ART | 2028 |
| 73 | C U B | Watcha Gonna Do | DART | ART | 2029 |
| 73 | Brown Mel | Get On Bye | DART | ART | 2030 |
| 73 | Richmond | Raise Your Heads | DART | ART | 2031 |
| 73 | Milwaukee Youth Orchestra | Beathoven Rag | DART | ART | 2032 |
| 73 | C U B | I'M Going Home | DART | ART | 2033 |
| 73 | Crowne Judith | Steamhammer | DART | ART | 2034 |
| 73 | Swining Blue Jeans | Rainbow Morning | DART | ART | 2035 |
| 73 | 52Nd Precinct | Time Is Tight | DART | ART | 2036 |
| 73 | Rebel Johnnie | Pistol Packin Mama | DART | ART | 2037 |
| 73 | Matthew Passion | Company Director | DART | ART | 2038 |
| 73 | Cook Roger Noel | Slick Go Getter | DART | ART | 2039 |
| 73 | Wong Wei Wei | Sing Song Boat | DART | ART | 2040 |
| 73 | Hamilton David Diddy | Have You Herd The News | DART | ART | 2041 |
| 73 | Mayer Sisters | Donny Song | DART | ART | 2042 |
| 74 | Magee W C | Sing Sing The Song | DART | ART | 2043 |
| 74 | Richmond | Peaches | DART | ART | 2044 |
| 74 | Monsters | Monsters Comics | DART | ART | 2045 |
| 74 | Swinging Blue Jeans | Dancing | DART | ART | 2046 |
| 74 | Kydd | Baby | DART | ART | 2047 |
| 74 | Dream Orchestra | One Brief Summer | DART | ART | 2048 |
| 74 | Outriders | Telegram Song | DART | ART | 2049 |
| 74 | Kydd | Look At You Look At Me Look At Us | DART | ART | 2050 |
| 74 | Ost 'Ransom' | End Title | DART | ART | 2051 |
| 75 | Kydd | Voodoo Magic In The Night | DART | ART | 2052 |
| 75 | Patti & Patettes | Bill | DART | ART | 2053 |
| 75 | Francis Lai | Les Annees 1900 | DART | ART | 2054 |
| 75 | Sagoe Sally | Little Bit Of Love | DART | ART | 2055 |
| 75 | Danova Danny | La Balanga | DART | ART | 2056 |
| 76 | Reparata | Your Life Is Gone | DART | ART | 2057 |
| 76 | Swinging Blue Jeans | Hippy Hippy Shake | DART | ART | 2058 |
| 76 | Yakety Yak | Keep On | DART | ART | 2059 |
| 77 | Lennard George | Zambisa | DART | ART | 2060 |
| 77 | Burton Mark | Hey Puerto Rico | DART | ART | 2061 |
| 77 | Not Issued | DART | ART | 2062 | |
| 81 | Jakpak | Soul In The Box | DART | ART | 2063 |
| 75 | Reparata & The Delrons | Shoes | DART | 2066 | 562 |
