GOODEAR
RECORDS

Independent label: Goodear Records was a low-profile label from the mid '70s, run by manager / producer Nigel Thomas.  Goodear could boast a number of well-known artists on its roster, notably Spooky Tooth, the Grease Band, and Carol Grimes. Viola Wills added a touch of Soul to the Rock mix, the Rats a hint of Glam; but despite some undoubted quality no Goodear single ever cracked the Charts.  Manufacture and distribution were initially (1974) by Pye, in an EAR-100 series.  The label switched to CBS in 1975; the matrix numbers are certainly in the standard CBS format, but for some reason the promos from that era are in the typical RCA style, which is slightly odd - perhaps the black labels didn't suit the usual CBS promo markings.  The label design stayed basically the same, though the position of some of the credits changed and the reference to Pye disappeared.  The catalogue numbers changed with the move: they were in a strange series at first, the first two singles being numbered EAR-1402 and EAR-1602 - there is no sign of 1502 or of any other of the missing numbers.  Soon, however, a more straightforward EAR-600 series was adopted.  There seem to have been no records issued on the Goodear label after 1975, though some a couple of Goodear products came out on Decca in 1976, presumably as the result of a licensing deal.  Carol Grimes's 'I Betcha Didn't Know That' (EAR-604; 5/75) was reissued on Decca (F-13674; 10/76); and Tundra, who had recorded a couple of singles for Goodear, went on to make an album for Decca (SKL R 5259), which came out in that same month.  Both had a credit to Goodear on the label, but no logo.  Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

   

74	Rats	Turtle Dove	GOODEAR	EAR	101
74	Druick &Lorange	Dark End Of The Rainbow	GOODEAR	EAR	102
74	Wills Viola	Run To The Nearest Exit	GOODEAR	EAR	103
74	Lockran Gerry	Can´T Get The Fingerpickin´	GOODEAR	EAR	104
74	Grimes Carol & Delivery	Give It Everything You'Ve Got	GOODEAR	EAR	105
74	Patton Mike	Sitting In The Park	GOODEAR	EAR	106
74	Kelly Tony	When You'Re Young	GOODEAR	EAR	107
74	Stainton Chris	They Don´T Know	GOODEAR	EAR	108
74	Spooky Tooth	Two Time Lover	GOODEAR	EAR	109

75	Grimes Carol	Number One In My Heart	GOODEAR	EAR	1402
75	Wills Viola	I Believe In Miracles	GOODEAR	EAR	1602

   

75	Not Issued		GOODEAR	EAR	601
75	Grease Band	New Morning	GOODEAR	EAR	602
75	Harrison Mike	Somewhere Over The Rainbow	GOODEAR	EAR	603
75	Tar	Love That I Need	GOODEAR	EAR	604
75	Grimes Carol & Delivery	Dynamite	GOODEAR	EAR	605
75	Tony Kelly	When You're Young	GOODEAR	EAR	606
75	Spooky Tooth	Fantasy Satisfier	GOODEAR	EAR	607
75	Druick &Lorange	Sunday Shouldn´T Make No	GOODEAR	EAR	608
75	Wills Viola	Day In The Life Of A Woman	GOODEAR	EAR	609
75	Tundra	All I Need Is Your Love	GOODEAR	EAR	610
75	Harrison Mike	We Can Work It Out	GOODEAR	EAR	611