GM
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Independent label: GM Records. GM - deriving from 'Gaff Management' - was started by Billy Gaff, manager of Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart.  In 1971 Gaff Masters management company was going to launch GM label in 1972 and that artists involved included Atomic Rooster and Andy Bown. There must have been a change in the plans, for the new label appeared in 1973 rather than '72 and didn't release any Atomic Rooster records, though Andy Bown was responsible for the first single.  In the meantine Robert Masters had left the company, which had adopted its new and shortened name.  GM was not solely a vehicle for Gaff Management artists, though they figured prominently on its roster.  It had quite a long life, running from 1973 to 1979.  It boasted a respectable roster of artists, including some well-known names, but it only hit the singles charts twice, in 1974, with singles by ex-Face Ronnie Lane.  GM's singles were originally manufactured and distributed by Phonodisc; they had injection-moulded labels and were numbered in a GMS-000 series.  The first release had neither writer nor producer credits on it , but subsequent records were more informative.  Various colours were used: blue up to and including GMS-031, and silver from GMS-032 to GMS-036, were the main ones, but some records came in more than one colour and the occasional fawn one turned up.  There was a bit of a stutter in 1975-76, when Gaff started the Riva label up and presumably devoted most of his energies to that.  GM moved under the WEA umbrella, joining Riva there.  CBS took over manufacture and distribution; paper labels were adopted, and the design of the labels changed. The white labels remained until the end, except for the trio of GMS-9046 to 9048, which were black.  There was also a slight change in the catalogue numbers, singles gaining a '9' and becoming GMS-9000.  This GMS-9000 series reached 9052, in 1979.  WEA undertook the distribution of its own and its associated labels in the middle of 1977, and took charge of their manufacture from the start of 1978.  There appear not to have been any special demo labels as such for GM, though at least one single was made available only as a demo, with a different 'B' side to the issue, and the label of that record was marked appropriately.  Early on in the Phonogram years GM had a subsidiary label, Cherub, intended for Pop material which was considered out of place on the main label.  The existence of that subsidiary may account for the presence of the little angel on the company sleeve - although Cherub had its own company sleeve.  Distributed By Phonogram Records. GM Records Former Address: 2 New Kings Road London SW 6. and 90 Wardour Street London W1V 3LE. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

     

73	Bown Andy	I Won'T Let You Down	GM	GMS	001
73	Strider	Higher & Higher	GM	GMS	002
73	Jagger Chris	Something New	GM	GMS	003
73	Not Treced		GM	GMS	004
73	Baldry John & Lisa Strike	She	GM	GMS	005
73	Not Traced		GM	GMS	006
73	Red Herring	I'M A Gambler	GM	GMS	007
73	Stephen	Time For Everyone	GM	GMS	008
73	Rodgers Julie	I'M A Woman Now	GM	GMS	009
73	Leah	Arise Sir Henry	GM	GMS	010
73	Lane Ronnie & Slim Chance	How Come	GM	GMS	011
73	Strider	Esther'S Place	GM	GMS	012
73	Silvester Orchestra	March From Anna And The King	GM	GMS	013
73	Hardin Tim	Darling Girl	GM	GMS	014
73	Baldry Long John	Let Me Pass	GM	GMS	015
73	Duncan Lesley	Watch The Tears	GM	GMS	016
73	Jankel Chas	One Morning One Evening	GM	GMS	017
74	Nicholls Billy	Hopeless Helpless	GM	GMS	018
74	Bown Andy	Ney York Satyricon Zany	GM	GMS	019
74	Philadelphia Flyers	Hot Line	GM	GMS	020
74	Munro Teddy	Bayswater Bedsitter	GM	GMS	021
74	Duncan Lesley	Everything Changes	GM	GMS	022
74	Strider	Seems So Easy	GM	GMS	023
74	Lane Ronnie & Slim Chance	The Poacher	GM	GMS	024
74	Bright Red Tandem	Seaside Ladies	GM	GMS	025
74	Philadelphia Flyers	Run And Hide	GM	GMS	026
74	Jones Kenney	Ready Or Not	GM	GMS	027
74	Philadelphia Flyers	Run And Hide	GM	GMS	028
74	Rugenstein	I Saw Her Standing There	GM	GMS	029
75	Not Traced		GM	GMS	030
75	Barclay Bill	Twelve Days Of Christmas	GM	GMS	031
75	Everson Joyce	To Be A Pilgrim	GM	GMS	032
75	Lane Ronnie	Roll On Babe	GM	GMS	033
75	Philadelphia Flyers	L.O.V.E	GM	GMS	034
75	Barclay Bill	Ain´T Gonna Drink Nomore	GM	GMS	035
75	Duncan Lesley	I Can See Where I´M Going	GM	GMS	036

  

75	Duncan Lesley	Could´Ve Been A Winner	GM	GMS	9040
76	Barclay Bill	Twelve Days Of Christmas	GM	GMS	9041
76	Mike Starrs	The Will	GM	GMS	9042
76	Baldry Long John	This Boy In Love Again	GM	GMS	9043
77	Lane Ronnie & Slim Chance	How Come	GM	GMS	9044
77	Baldry Long John	On Broadway	GM	GMS	9045
77	Duncan Lesley	Maybe It´S Lost	GM	GMS	9046
77	Studs	Funky Feet	GM	GMS	9047
77	Duncan Lesley	Sky´S On Fire	GM	GMS	9048
78	Duncan Lesley	Magic´S Fine	GM	GMS	9049
78	Fulham Furies	These Boots Are Made For Walkin´	GM	GMS	9050
78	Banks Robin	Odd Job Man	GM	GMS	9051
79	Pan´S People	Club Lido	GM	GMS	9052