FONTANA
RECORDS

Fontana Records was a subsidiary of Phonogram Records, it first saw the light of day in January 1958.  Under the guidance of Jack Baverstock it hit the charts regularly throughout the '60s with the likes of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, Wayne Fontana, and the Spencer Davis Group, but Baverstock left the Philips group in August 1969 and much of the impetus behind the label seems to have left with him.  As far as home-made product is concerned Fontana appears to have been shelved in 1970, only the occasional Nana Mouskouri single coming out on the label over the next three years.  It was revived briefly in 1974, but chart success was not forthcoming and it soon went back into hibernation.  A couple of singles by Reggae band Weapon Of Peace appeared in 1980-81, but a proper new lease of life came in 1984 when Fontana was handed over to Phonogram A&R man David Bates: with signings such as the House of Love and, especially, James, Bates introduced the label to a new generation of music-buyers. The design of the Fontana label changed only fractionally over the course of its existence; singles' labels were usually coloured blue, with silver printing, though the occasional silver-on-black one can be found.  At first the prohibitions around the circumference of the label were diverted slightly at the bottom, giving a vaguely moustachioed effect,  they took up a more normal position in or around May 1959 only to go back to their old place in September 1961.  A grid of lines appeared on the label from February 1964 onwards, and the prohibitions moved again.  As was usual for Philips-group records there were usually three dinking perforations, though four-perforated singles exist - these may well have been contract pressings, done by other firms.  Again following the Philips custom, many singles were dinked in the factory and were sent out with three-pronged 'spiders' included.  The injection-moulded labels date from the 1974 revival, as does the pale-blue company sleeve.  A 'Cameos' series of well-known Classical / Light Orchestral singles had red labels.  EP labels had the same designs as those of singles but were coloured differently: the Popular series was black - at least one single can be found with that colour of label - the Classical one purple. Initially promotional records had white labels which could be blank or could have the details written or printed on them.  'Sample Record' stickers came into use in 1959 (18, 19) and had replaced the white labels entirely by the Autumn of 1960.  Around February 1962 an 'A' sticker was added to the 'Sample' ones; then early in 1966 the stickers were replaced by rough-looking yellow hand-stamped markings.  The white label made a comeback at the start of 1969, with an altered design and a large hollow red 'A' . At the time of the label's launch Fontana singles were numbered in the H-100s, though an almost equally large six-figure number with a 'TE' suffix appeared on the left of the label - this was basically the same as the matrix number.  The Hs reached the H-390s in April 1962, at which point they were dropped, the six-figure numbers becoming the catalogue numbers.  The main series was 267200-TF, but there were others such as 261300-TF and 270100-TF, which presumably came from different sources.  In April 1963 numbering went back to the old three-figure scheme, starting off where it had stopped, in the '390's, but the 'TF' was retained, this time as a prefix.  Whereas the 'H' numbers had been on the right-hand side of the label the 'TF's were on the left; the six-figure numbers were now underneath them, and were smaller than them.  The TF-000s evolved into TF-1000s in due course.   In 1970 Philips began numbering the singles on all their labels with seven-digit 6000-000 numbers.  The majority of Fontana's old TF numbers were replaced by a 6007-000 series, though there were a few 6001-000s, singles originating in France used a different series, 6010-000.  The two singles by Weapon Of Peace in the early '80s used the TF-1000 numbering, starting at TF-1082 where the old series had left off.  The red-labelled Classical singles had their own EFF-500 numbers.  The main series of Popular EPs had TFE-17000 or TE-70000 (later TFE-18000) catalogue numbers, which were dropped along with the H-100s during that 1962-63 period, the six-figure 465200-TEs (and some others such as 467200-TE) taking their place temporarily.  EPs of Classical music had their own CEF-15000 series. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

  
70 Flaming Youth Guide Me, Orion FONTANA 6001 001
70 Flaming Youth  From Now On (Immortal Invisible) / Space Child FONTANA 6001 003
70 Flaming Youth  Man, Woman And Child / Drifting FONTANA 6001 002
  
70 Angel Pavement Tell Me What I Got To Do  FONTANA 6007 001
70 Riley T.C. T.N.T  FONTANA 6007 002
70 Dee Dave My Womam Man FONTANA 6007 003
70 Holland Malcolm  Dawning Of The Day  FONTANA 6007 004
70 Campbell Jimmy  Lyanna  FONTANA 6007 005
70 Tin Biscuit The Last Time You Go  FONTANA 6007 006
70 Blackburn Tony Don'T Get Off That Train  FONTANA 6007 007
70 Black Sabbath  Evil Woman FONTANA 6007 008
70 Slade Shape Of Things To Come FONTANA 6007 009
70 Hollier Tim  In This Room  FONTANA 6007 010
70 David I'M Going Back  FONTANA 6007 011
70 Weedon Bert Rockin' At The Roundhouse FONTANA 6007 012
70 Mackenzie Jet Combo Milkman'S Theme FONTANA 6007 013
70 Drew & Dy Dedicated To Love FONTANA 6007 014
70 Richards Digby Something To Believe In FONTANA 6007 015
70 Fox Second Hand Love FONTANA 6007 016
70 Jigsaw Lollipop And Goody Man FONTANA 6007 017
70 Black Faith It'S Alright By Me FONTANA 6007 018
70 Hotlegs Neanderthal Man FONTANA 6007 019
70 Cheep Boots Baby Do I Need You FONTANA 6007 020
70 Dee Dave Anabelia FONTANA 6007 021
70 Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich Mr President FONTANA 6007 022
70 Dr Z Lady Ladybird FONTANA 6007 023
70 Smith Rednik Get Yourself Home FONTANA 6007 024
70 Campbell Jimmy Don'T Leave Me Now FONTANA 6007 025
70 Blue Skies Happy FONTANA 6007 026
70 Czar  Oh Lord I'm Getting Heavy / Why Don't We Be A Rock And Roll Band FONTANA 6007 027
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6007 028
70 Slade  The Shape Of Things To Come / Wild Winds Are Blowing FONTANA 6007 029
74 J. Vincent Edwards I Can'T Let Maggie Go  FONTANA 6007 030
74 Old 88 Rum Song  FONTANA 6007 031
74 Turnpike Big Machine FONTANA 6007 032
74 St James Wheeler Touch The Wind FONTANA 6007 033
74 Sleaz Band All I Want Is You FONTANA 6007 034
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6007 035
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6007 036
74 Porridge Best We Can FONTANA 6007 037
74 Slack Alice Ridin' The Wind FONTANA 6007 038
74 Ice Cream Shout It Out FONTANA 6007 039
74 Bennett Brian Chase Side Shoot FONTANA 6007 040
74 Shine Candy Girl FONTANA 6007 041
 
70 Nana Mouskouri Day Is Done (Mon Enfant) FONTANA 6010 001
70 Nana Mouskouri Dans Le Soleil Et Dans Le Vent FONTANA 6010 002
70 The Equals Rub A Dub Dub  FONTANA 6010 003
70 Davy Clinton House Of The Rising Sun FONTANA 6010 004
70 Liberto & Angelo Toccata N°1 / Pompadour  FONTANA 6010 005
70 Nana Mouskouri Enas Mithos / Odos Oniron FONTANA 6010 006
70 One Stop, Pulling And Pushing Me / Nearer The Bone FONTANA 6010 007
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 008
70 Irena Il Faut Y Croire / Tu Me Reviendras FONTANA 6010 009
70 Josè-Luis Et Roberto Penamaria Color Café FONTANA 6010 010
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 011
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 012
70 Cyril  Vanilla FONTANA 6010 013
70 Nana Mouskouri Cambierà / Gira Rigira FONTANA 6010 014
70 Claude Saborit Les Magnolias FONTANA 6010 015
70 Boby Lapointe Monsieur L'Agent FONTANA 6010 016
70 Nana Mouskouri Puente Sobre Aguas Turbulentas FONTANA 6010 017
70 Paul Labbey Le Petit Chose FONTANA 6010 018
70 Philippe Brejean Viens  FONTANA 6010 019
70 Anna St. Clair Sur Les Chemins Des Andes (El Condor Pasa) FONTANA 6010 020
70 One With Alan Marshall One With Alan Marshall: How Much Do You Know FONTANA 6010 021
70 Alan Stivell Brocéliande / Son Ar Chistr (Chanson A Boire) FONTANA 6010 022
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 023
70 Nana Mouskouri Die Alte Mühle Und Der Wind  FONTANA 6010 024
70 L'Oeil Bernadette FONTANA 6010 025
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 026
70 Nana Mouskouri Minuit Chretiens  FONTANA 6010 027
70 Les Athéniens Au Jardin Du Souvenir  FONTANA 6010 028
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 029
70 Nana Mouskouri Le Tournesol  FONTANA 6010 030
70 Nana Mouskouri Mamma FONTANA 6010 031
70 Irena Tant Que La Barque Va / Et Ce Sera Moi  FONTANA 6010 032
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 033
70 Anna St. Clair A Force De Danser Sur Le Thème Huayno De La Roca FONTANA 6010 034
70 Philippe Brejean Vive Les Femmes  FONTANA 6010 035
70 Nana Mouskouri Turn On The Sun / Open Your Eyes  FONTANA 6010 036
70 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 037
70 Nana Mouskouri Pauvre Rutebeuf (Et Les Mathématiques)  FONTANA 6010 038
71 Carmela Con Paco Ibanez Y Su Conjunto Mourir D'Aimer FONTANA 6010 039
71 Nana Mouskouri Le Tournesol / From Both Sides Now  FONTANA 6010 040
71 J.M Deltomme Le Tango Des Cocus  FONTANA 6010 041
71 Paul Labbey Love Story FONTANA 6010 042
71 Nana Mouskouri Mama FONTANA 6010 043
71 L'Alliance / Fever Exploration Bye, Bye L'Amour / Terpsy FONTANA 6010 044
71 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 045
71 Nana Mouskouri Bridge Over Troubled Water  FONTANA 6010 046
71 Nana Mouskouri Put Your Hand In The Hand  FONTANA 6010 047
71 Claude Saborit Si Tu N'etais Qu'une Riviere / Nous FONTANA 6010 048
71 Josè-Luis Et Roberto Penamaria, Roberto* A Santiago You / Borriquito  FONTANA 6010 049
72 Alan Stivell The Wind Of Keltia / Pop-Plinn FONTANA 6010 050
72 Nana Mouskouri Day is done  FONTANA 6010 051
72 Nana Mouskouri Das Darfst Du Niemals Vergessen FONTANA 6010 052
72 Nana Mouskouri Berceuse / La Vague FONTANA 6010 053
72 Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg La Décadanse  FONTANA 6010 054
72 Philippe Brejean Quand C'est Lundi  FONTANA 6010 055
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 056
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 057
72 L'Alliance Bonjour Lady Sherry / Il Faut Se Parler Avec Des Fleurs  FONTANA 6010 058
72 Michel Creton Chante La Dame De Monsoreau FONTANA 6010 059
72 Nana Mouskouri Four And Twenty Hours FONTANA 6010 060
72 Marceau Fersene Welcome Suzy / Auprès De Toi  FONTANA 6010 061
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 062
72 9.30 Fly September FONTANA 6010 063
72 Roberto Penamaria Romantico FONTANA 6010 064
72 Jean-Pierre Goussaud C' Qu'on S' Serre Trop Pour Un Ete FONTANA 6010 065
72 Nana Mouskouri Je Finirai Par L’Oublier / Milisse Mou  FONTANA 6010 066
72 Alan Stivell Tha mi sgith FONTANA 6010 067
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 068
72 Nana Mouskouri Soleil Soleil FONTANA 6010 069
72 Nana Mouskouri Milisse Mou / Enas Mithos FONTANA 6010 070
72 Serge Gainsbourg Bande Originale Du Film "Sex Shop" FONTANA 6010 071
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 072
72 Serge Gainsbourg Bande Originale Du Film "Sex Shop" FONTANA 6010 073
72 Jean-Pierre Goussaud Amandine  FONTANA 6010 074
72 Marceau Fersene Tu Es Tout Pour Moi FONTANA 6010 075
72 Alan Stivell Tri Martolod  FONTANA 6010 076
72 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 077
73 Nana Mouskouri Children Of The Stars FONTANA 6010 078
73 Philippe Brejean Quand La Chance Est La / Parle-Moi De Cette Fille FONTANA 6010 079
73 Nana Mouskouri Ave Maria  FONTANA 6010 080
73 Jane Birkin  Di Doo Dah / Mon Amour Baiser  FONTANA 6010 081
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 082
73 Alliance Johnny Va-T'En Guerre FONTANA 6010 083
73 Jane Birkin Mon Amour Baiser  FONTANA 6010 084
73 Nana Mouskouri Ni Vivre Ni Mourir / Je T'Aime À En Sourire FONTANA 6010 085
73 Marceau Fersene Laisse Moi Le Temps  FONTANA 6010 086
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 087
73 Bernard Gombia Viens Dans Ma Vie FONTANA 6010 088
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 089
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 090
73 Philippe Brejean Des Fleurs, Des Filles Et Des Chansons FONTANA 6010 091
73 Alan Stivell Ian Morrisson Reel FONTANA 6010 092
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 093
73 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 094
73 Nana Mouskouri Danny Come Home (A Town Near Montreal) FONTANA 6010 095
73 Les Sales Gosses Cheik El Mazout FONTANA 6010 096
74 Nana Mouskouri I Dream You FONTANA 6010 097
74 Stivell* Brezhoneg' Raok / Metig FONTANA 6010 098
74 Alan Stivell Ian Morrisson Reel / Pop-Plinn FONTANA 6010 099
74 Marceau Fersene Je T'Appelle FONTANA 6010 100
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 101
74 Jane Birkin My Cherie Jane / Bebe Gai FONTANA 6010 102
74 Nana Mouskouri Soledad FONTANA 6010 103
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 104
74 Nana Mouskouri Aranjuez-Melodie  FONTANA 6010 105
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 106
74 Gabriel Dalar Viens  FONTANA 6010 107
74 Nana Mouskouri L'enfant Au Tambour FONTANA 6010 108
74 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 109
75 Jane Birkin Lolita Go Home FONTANA 6010 110
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 111
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 112
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 113
75 Jane Birkin La Fille Aux Claquettes  FONTANA 6010 114
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 115
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 116
75 Not Traced FONTANA 6010 117
76 Jane Birkin Ballade De Johnny Jane / Raccrochez C'est Une Horreur FONTANA 6010 118
78 Jane Birkin Ex Fan Des Sixties / Melo Melo FONTANA 6010 119
 
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