HOT LEAD
RECORDS

Independent label: Hot Lead Records was Based in Dewsbury, Hot Lead was essentially a Reggae label at first, though it issued some non-Reggae singles.  It was launched by Ian R. Smith in 1970, and most of its records seem to have been produced by him.  Singles were numbered in the HL-0s; there were at least twenty-one of them, the majority of which appeared during the period 1970 to1974, though more trickled out at odd intervals for a while afterwards - HL-20 dates from 1976, and then there was an eleven-year gap before HL-21 came out.  By that time the company's records were being distributed by RCA.  After the Hot Lead label was shelved the company continued to operate as independent music producers, and they're still going in that capacity today.  Seventies labels were red with black printing the Eighties label was white. Distributed By RCA  Records. Hot Lead Records Former address: 10, Victoria Rd., Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

    

72	The Inner Mind	Pum Pum Girl	HOT LEAD	HL	1
72	Mr T Bones And The Mate	Ruby	HOT LEAD	HL	2
72	Alton (Audley) And The Groovers	Warm And Tender Love	HOT LEAD	HL	3
73	Inner Mind	Runaway	HOT LEAD	HL	4
73	Inner Mind	Sing My Song	HOT LEAD	HL	5
73	Gray Owen	Hurricane	HOT LEAD	HL	6
73	Tender Touch	Scarlet Ribbons	HOT LEAD	HL	7
73	Groovers	Since You'Re Gone	HOT LEAD	HL	8
73	Dalton Brothers	Farewell Don'T Cry	HOT LEAD	HL	9
73	Smith Ian & The Inner Mind	Beresford Crout	HOT LEAD	HL	10
73	Flame	You'Ll Be Better Off (Without Him)	HOT LEAD	HL	11
73	Smithy	Doggie Bite Postman	HOT LEAD	HL	12
73	Not Issued		HOT LEAD	HL	13
73	Wild Bunch	Musical Feast	HOT LEAD	HL	14
73	Fireboy	Hold That Music	HOT LEAD	HL	15
73	Inner Mind	Lion From Zion	HOT LEAD	HL	16
74	Superbad	Julie	HOT LEAD	HL	17
74	Lorenzo And Eva-Maria	Never Be Anyone Else But You	HOT LEAD	HL	18
74	Laurenzo	Quando Quando	HOT LEAD	HL	19
76	Tender Touch	Funky Down Broadway	HOT LEAD	HL	20
87	Brunette	Running Bear	HOT LEAD	HL	21