RECORDS
Independent label: Hobo Records appears to have operated from 1979 until at least 1984, issuing approximately five albums and twenty-five singles during that period without bothering the Charts. Its first single was by hitmakers Typically Tropical, but 'My Rubber Ball' (HOS-1; 5/79) failed to match the success of their No.1, 'Barbados'. The rest of Hobo's output included New Wave singles by the Bumpers ('Georgie Taught Us'; HOS-009) and the Producers ('Radio'; HOS-003), both of which are sought-after nowadays by enthusiasts for that kind of music. Hobo seems to have been the record arm of publishing company Mr. Sam Music; it was owned and run by Monty Babson, of Morgan Studios, so it seems reasonable to assume that Hobo releases were recorded there. Distribution was by Pinnacle initially, and by PRT from 1981. The label was usually black-and-white, as shown by the example from 1981, but Billy J. Kramer's 'Blue Christmas' (HOS-010; 11/79) had a blue-and-white one, appropriately enough. The company sleeve dates from 1979. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 79 | Typically Tropical | My Robber Ball | HOBO | HOS | 001 |
| 79 | Leiah Ikafa | Disco 2000 | HOBO | HOS | 002 |
| 79 | Producers | Radio-Active | HOBO | HOS | 003 |
| 79 | Jerry Allen | Thyme | HOBO | HOS | 004 |
| 79 | Cherubims | Mother | HOBO | HOS | 005 |
| 79 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 006 | |
| 79 | Thompson Eddie | Put On A Happy Face | HOBO | HOS | 007 |
| 79 | Magician | House Of Purple | HOBO | HOS | 008 |
| 79 | Bumpers | Georgie Taught Us | HOBO | HOS | 009 |
| 79 | Billy J. Kramer | Blue Christmas | HOBO | HOS | 010 |
| 80 | Money | Money EP | HOBO | HOS | 011 |
| 81 | Eric Bell Band | Lonely Man | HOBO | HOS | 012 |
| 81 | Karol Kristian | Love City | HOBO | HOS | 013 |
| 81 | Nellies | Knees Up (Parts 1 And 2) | HOBO | HOS | 014 |
| 81 | Monty Babson | Conga / Cha Ka Cha | HOBO | HOS | 015 |
| 81 | Eric Bell Band | Lonely Man | HOBO | HOS | 016 |
| 81 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 017 | |
| 81 | Alan Talbot | J C The Naz | HOBO | HOS | 018 |
| 82 | John Thomas Band | Looking For Number One | HOBO | HOS | 019 |
| 82 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 020 | |
| 82 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 021 | |
| 82 | Monty Babson & His Orchestra | Did You Ever See A Dream Walking | HOBO | HOS | 022 |
| 83 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 023 | |
| 83 | Not Traced | HOBO | HOS | 024 | |
| 84 | Swing Collection | 42Nd Street | HOBO | HOS | 025 |
| 85 | Hawks Tony | Together | HOBO | HOS | 026 |
| 85 | Cunningham Earl | Soca Part 1 | HOBO | HOS | 027 |
| 86 | Cunningham Joan | Hello Again | HOBO | HOS | 028 |
