EMI INTERNATIONAL
RECORDS

EMI International Records ran from 1974 to late 1979, though there was one 'afterthought' on the label in late 1980. It was brought into being as part of a drive to split EMI into domestic and overseas divisions, and was intended as a successor to the Stateside label.  The material on it was to be taken from existing overseas catalogues and masters, and no British artists were to be signed to it.  Eventually its function seems to have been broadened, and it evolved to act as an outlet for products which were licensed to EMI rather than recorded by them - the 'LRD' in the discography below refers to EMI's Licensed Record Division, which appears to have been a fairly short-lived part of the company and was devoted to such material.  Sometimes the label featured the licensing company's logo: the second example shown came from Logo Records, the third from Sunburst.  A trio of singles in 1979 came out on the UK label with EMI International numbers.  Releases covered a whole spectrum of styles, from the Soul of Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis to the Punk of Jilted John (both of whom had hit singles) via the Rock of Whitesnake.  Singles by the Punk group X-ray Spex had the usual INT-500 series catalogue numbers but a different label design; having few other labels to file under 'X' I have listed them as a separate entity (see 'X-ray Spex').  An EP by Whitesnake also had its own discrete design. Distributed By EMI Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

     
74 100% Pure Poison You Keep Coming Back EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 501
74 Charlie Thomas And The Drifters A Midsummer Night In Harlem EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 502
74 Trini Lopez Better Late Than Never / The Shark EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 503
74 Vicki Lawrence Old Home Movies EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 504
74 Trini Lopez I'M Getting In Over My Head EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 505
75 Charlie Thomas I'M Gonna Take You Home // Run, Run, Roadrunner EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 506
75 Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon Honey Bee / I Don'T Know Why EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 507
75 Bluegrass Association Raining In My Heart EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 508
75 Jerry Walsh Lady EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 509
75 Jimmy James A Man Like Me EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 510
75 Little Adrian A Little Love And Understanding EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 511
75 Stampeders Ramona EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 512
75 Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign Oh Baby EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 513
75 Barbara Hall You Brought It On Yourself EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 514
75 B.T. Express Give It What You Got EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 515
75 Thunderfunk Symphony Sky Blue EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 516
75 Anthonie Brown* Reggae Funkified EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 517
76 B.T. Express Peace Pipe EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 518
76 Piero Umiliani Mah-Na-Mah-Na EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 519
76 Charlie Thomas And The Drifters Midsummer Night In Harlem EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 520
76 Tlc Orchestra Leon Collins Sal Spicola I Just Wanna Say I Love You EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 521
76 B.T. Express Can'T Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More / Herbs EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 522
76 Grand Funk Railroad Can You Do It / 1976 EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 523
76 Silver Pony The Lonely Ranger EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 524
76 Muscles (2) Jungle Strut / Muscle Hustle EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 525
76 B.T. Express Energy To Burn EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 526
76 B.T. Express Depend On Yourself EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 527
76 Grand Funk Railroad Pass It Around EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 528
77 Chimp 'N' Zee King Kong / Yesterday'S Snow EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 529
77 Piero Umiliani Mah-Na, Mah-Na EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 530
77 Crisp Love Makes You Cry EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 531
77 Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis You'Re Gonna Get Next To Me EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 532
77 Meal Ticket (2) Out Of The Blue EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 533
77 Strife School EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 534
77 April Summer In The City EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 535
77 Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis Easy Loving EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 536
77 B.T. Express Funky Music (Don'T Laugh At My Funk) EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 537
77 Tony Monopoly Let The Heartaches Begin EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 538
77 Meal Ticket Yesterday'S Music EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 539
77 The Enid Golden Earrings EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 540
77 Geoff Whitehorn Love Potion Number Nine EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 541
77 Don Mclean Prime Time EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 542
77 Prism Spaceship Superstar EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 543
77 Kellee Patterson If It Don'T Fit, Don'T Force It EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 544
77 Kenny Johnson & Northwind City Lights EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 545
77 Veronica Unlimited What Kind Of Dance Is This EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 546
77 Rags Can'T Hide My Love EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 547
77 B.T. Express Shout It Out EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 548
77 Don Mclean When Love Begins EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 549
77 Greg Adams Hold On EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 550
78 Scotland Sons Hey Argentina EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 551
78 Gene Cotton Before My Heart Finds Out EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 552
78 X-Ray Spex The Day The World Turned Day-Glo EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 553
78 Mary Macgregor I'Ve Never Been To Me EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 554
78 The Sunset Bombers I Can'T Control Myself  EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 555
78 Rufus Lumley I'M Standing EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 556
78 Grand Theft Love Burns / Turn It Over EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 557
78 Kellee Patterson Turn On The Lights EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 558
78 Prism Take Me To The Kaptin / It'S Over EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 559
78 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 560
78 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 561
78 Shooter Moneymaker EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 562
78 X-Ray Spex Identity EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 563
78 Roma (25) Shaving Cream EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 564
78 The George Fenton Orchestra Out EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 565
78 Grand Theft Body Talk EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 566
78 Jilted John Jilted John EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 567
78 Whitesnake Lie Down (A Modern Love Song) EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 568
78 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 569
78 Shooter  Fool In Love EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 570
78 Ed Banger Kinnel Tommy / Baby Was A Baby EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 571
78 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 572
79 X-Ray Spex Germ Free Adolescents EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 573
79 Kevin Short And His Privates Punk Strut EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 574
79 Don Mclean It Doesn'T Matter Anymore EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 575
79 Men Only Paradise / Love'S Been Good To Me EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 576
79 Jilted John True Love EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 577
79 Whitesnake The Time Is Right For Love EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 578
79 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 579
79 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 580
79 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 581
79 Not Traced EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 582
79 X-Ray Spex Highly Inflammable EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 583
79 Complexxion So Much In Love UK INT 584
79 Sally Amazing Grace UK INT 585
79 Jonathan King You're The Greatest Lover UK INT 586
79 Jilted John The Birthday Kiss EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 587
79 Don Mclean Words And Music EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 588
79 T.J. Thorpe* And The C.B. Band Girl (How Am I Gonna Win You) EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 589
79 Salford Jets Manchester Boys EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 590
79 Paul Martinelli Keep It Up EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 591
79 Carl Davis Hollywood EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 592
79 Highwind Love Is Blind  2 Versions EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 593
79 T.J. Thorpe And The C.B. Band Ain'T No Kinda Star  EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 594
79 Lorraine Chase It'S Nice 'Ere Innit EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 595
79 Bryan Evans Save The Children EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 596
79 The Broughtons Little One EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 597
79 Graham Fellows Rebecca EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 598
79 Wild Horses Criminal Tendencies EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 599
 
80 The Enid  665 The Great Bean EMI INTERNATIONAL INT 5109
78 David Coverdale's Whitesnake Bloody Mary EMI INTERNATIONAL INEP 751

 



 

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