MAM
RECORDS
Independent label: MAM Records was Set up in 1967 by
Gordon Mills, Tom Jones and Gerry Dorsey, MAM started life as Management Agency
and Music. In 1970 it extended its interests beyond artist management and
set up its own record label. The label was originally going to be called
'Button' and was going to number Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck amongst its
artists, but it ended up as just plain 'MAM' and they remained with Decca.
MAM released its first single in October 1970: it was Dave Edmunds's, 'I Hear
You Knocking' (MAM-1), which shot to No.1 in the charts. The third single,
'Nothing Rhymed', by Gilbert O'Sullivan, made it into the Top 10; O'Sullivan was
to be the label's principal hitmaker over the next four years. Lynsey De
Paul supplied three hits in 1972-73, but elsewhere successes proved hard to come
by. Towards the end of the decade MAM parted company with O'Sullivan,
who moved on to CBS and sued his old label; it kept on going into the '80s but
the glory days were over. MAM was handled by Decca and distributed by
Selecta until March 1976, when it entered into a licensing agreement with
EMI. The label remained basically the same, with just a change of wording
at the top and a slight shifting-around of the minor credits; in addition the
dinking perforations grew narrower. The catalogue series remained
unchanged, though the 'R' which had followed the 'MAM' on certain Decca issues
was no longer used - it had signified items which were subject to licensing
restrictions abroad. In October 1977, with MAM-168, the original black
label was replaced by something more adventurous; in 1977 the company was
revamping its label identity and direction, with new studios in Los Angeles
bringing in American products. All was not well, however, and managing
director Geoffrey Everitt was saying that the company had been in limbo for
a year but was looking for new acts and new employees. May 1979 saw
another change of label, to an eye-catching blue-and-white design, starting at
MAM-186. There seems to have been a slight hiatus shortly afterwards, as
no records were issued in the latter half of 1979. The company moved on to
Pye in 1980, at which point singles were numbered in the MAMS-200s, but it seems
to have stopped issuing records early in 1982. 1985 saw a merger with
Chrysalis to form Chrysalis Group Ltd, by which point most of MAM's revenue was
derived from jukeboxes, amusement machines and hotel interests. The first
two demo labels date from the early Decca era; early ones were merely issues
with extra wording on them, but from July 1972 they were coloured red, in common
with those of many other Decca group labels. EMI-era demos had the usual
EMI-family wording on them. Different company sleeves were used during the
Decca) and EMI eras. The discography gaps may be down to overseas releases
or numbers not being used. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 70 |
Dave Edmunds |
I Here You
Knocking |
MAM |
MAM |
1 |
| 70 |
Clive Westlake |
Love Is My Way |
MAM |
MAM |
2 |
| 70 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Nothing Rhymed |
MAM |
MAM |
3 |
| 70 |
Robbie Rae |
Stay Love |
MAM |
MAM |
4 |
| 70 |
Bibi Johns |
A Lifetime Of Love |
MAM |
MAM |
5 |
| 70 |
Speero
Nicky |
Dulcie (It'S December) |
MAM |
MAM |
6 |
| 70 |
Mike Lynch |
Time To Get It Together |
MAM |
MAM |
7 |
| 70 |
Frankie Stevens |
Family Man |
MAM |
MAM |
8 |
| 70 |
Nash
Johnny |
Falling In And Out Of Love |
MAM |
MAM R |
9 |
| 70 |
Demick & Armstrong |
If I Ever Get To You |
MAM |
MAM |
10 |
| 70 |
Dobie Gillis |
Where You Going To Run To Now |
MAM |
MAM |
11 |
| 70 |
Songbird |
Sweet Elaine |
MAM |
MAM R |
12 |
| 71 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Underneath The Blanket |
MAM |
MAM |
13 |
| 71 |
Montanas |
Uncle John'S
Band |
MAM |
MAM R |
14 |
| 71 |
Shillingford
Mill |
Thing Called
Love |
MAM |
MAM |
15 |
| 71 |
Watson T. Browne |
I'M On The Road
Again |
MAM |
MAM |
16 |
| 71 |
Rod Demick & Herbie
Armstrong |
We'Re On The Right
Track |
MAM |
MAM |
17 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
18 |
| 71 |
Randall Alan |
Mrs. Hanky Panke'S Fancy
Man |
MAM |
MAM |
19 |
| 71 |
Korda
Paul |
Between The
Road |
MAM |
MAM |
20 |
| 71 |
Jamie |
My Momma Don't
Understand |
MAM |
MAM |
21 |
| 71 |
Black Velvet |
See What You Get
Out-A-Me |
MAM |
MAM |
22 |
| 71 |
Hamburger |
Early Morning
Warning |
MAM |
MAM |
23 |
| 71 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Susan Van
Heusen |
MAM |
MAM R |
24 |
| 71 |
Leapy
Lee |
Just Another Night / My Advice To You |
MAM |
MAM R |
25 |
| 71 |
Polly
Flosskin |
Sailin' On The
Ocean |
MAM |
MAM R |
26 |
| 71 |
Slowload |
On The Road
Again |
MAM |
MAM |
27 |
| 71 |
Shillingford
Mill |
Frightened |
MAM |
MAM |
28 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
29 |
| 71 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
We Will |
MAM |
MAM |
30 |
| 71 |
Ifield Frank |
Beautiful Love |
MAM |
MAM R |
31 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
32 |
| 71 |
Christie Lou |
Leavin' My Believin'
Behind |
MAM |
MAM |
33 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
34 |
| 71 |
Charles Tina |
Baby Don'T You Know
Anymore |
MAM |
MAM |
35 |
| 71 |
L'Escargot
Andre |
Purple
Umbrella |
MAM |
MAM |
36 |
| 71 |
Fuzzy Duck |
Double Time |
MAM |
MAM |
37 |
| 71 |
Flosskin
Polly |
Sunny Day |
MAM |
MAM R |
38 |
| 71 |
Hamilton
Ed |
Emily'S Eyes |
MAM |
MAM R |
39 |
| 71 |
Watson T.
Browne |
God Made His
Children |
MAM |
MAM |
40 |
| 71 |
Prinz
Carl |
My First Love |
MAM |
MAM |
41 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
42 |
| 71 |
Bibi Johns |
I Don't Forget So
Easy |
MAM |
MAM |
43 |
| 71 |
Lynch
Mike |
Brother, Love Your Fellow
Man |
MAM |
MAM |
44 |
| 71 |
Montanas |
No Smoke Without
Fire |
MAM |
MAM R |
45 |
| 71 |
Shorrock
Glenn |
Let'S Get The Band Together |
MAM |
MAM |
46 |
| 71 |
Black Velvet |
Make It
Better |
MAM |
MAM |
47 |
| 71 |
Cole Tony |
When We
Get There |
MAM |
MAM |
48 |
| 71 |
Rees Janet |
Little
Bird |
MAM |
MAM |
49 |
| 71 |
Pattersons |
Make Me Instrument Of Your
Peace |
MAM |
MAM |
50 |
| 71 |
Fuzzy Duck |
Big Brass Band |
MAM |
MAM |
51 |
| 71 |
Candy Choir |
Those Bootleggin' Prohibition
Days |
MAM |
MAM |
52 |
| 71 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
No Matter How I Try |
MAM |
MAM |
53 |
| 71 |
Randall
Alan |
Where Does Father Christmas Hang His
Stocking |
MAM |
MAM |
54 |
| 71 |
Blinky
Bill |
The Ballad Of Bill Blinky |
MAM |
MAM |
55 |
| 71 |
Wild Honey |
He'S My Sugar |
MAM |
MAM |
56 |
| 71 |
Tucker
Marvin |
Hand Me
Down Man |
MAM |
MAM |
57 |
| 71 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM |
58 |
| 71 |
Ayshea |
Old Fashioned Love
Song |
MAM |
MAM |
59 |
| 71 |
Heritage |
We Are Going Down
Jordan |
MAM |
MAM |
60 |
| 72 |
Fuzz |
Pig In The Middle |
MAM |
MAM |
61 |
| 72 |
Montanas |
Suzanne |
MAM |
MAM R |
62 |
| 72 |
Butterwick |
My Sweet
Potato |
MAM |
MAM |
63 |
| 72 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Matrimony |
MAM |
MAM R |
64 |
| 72 |
Shorrock
Glenn |
Rock
And Roll Lullaby |
MAM |
MAM |
65 |
| 72 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Alone Again Naturally |
MAM |
MAM |
66 |
| 72 |
Kin |
KIng
Herod's Song |
MAM |
MAM R |
67 |
| 72 |
March Hare |
Gipsy Rose |
MAM |
MAM |
68 |
| 72 |
Ifield Frank |
Hurdy
Gurdy |
MAM |
MAM R |
69 |
| 72 |
Ginger Ale |
Scoobidab |
MAM |
MAM R |
70 |
| 72 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Alone Again (Naturally) |
MAM |
MAM |
71 |
| 72 |
Merlin |
I'Ve Given You Time |
MAM |
MAM |
72 |
| 72 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Get Down / Mama Loo |
MAM |
MAM |
73 |
| 72 |
Lee Leapy |
No Full Moon |
MAM |
MAM |
74 |
| 72 |
Wells
Darren |
Don'T
Ever Change |
MAM |
MAM |
75 |
| 72 |
Wyoming |
Seven Days |
MAM |
MAM R |
76 |
| 72 |
Bo Jangle |
Piccadilly Circus |
MAM |
MAM R |
77 |
| 72 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day |
MAM |
MAM |
78 |
| 72 |
Ifield Frank |
Roots And
Rafters |
MAM |
MAM R |
79 |
| 72 |
Montgomery Steve |
Made In Japan |
MAM |
MAM |
80 |
| 72 |
De Paul Lynsey |
Sugar Me |
MAM |
MAM |
81 |
| 72 |
Heritage |
Door Soul |
MAM |
MAM |
82 |
| 72 |
Evans Tony Association |
Amour Et Liberte |
MAM |
MAM |
83 |
| 72 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Clair |
MAM |
MAM |
84 |
| 72 |
Fourth Company |
Matrimony |
MAM |
MAM |
85 |
| 72 |
Merlin |
Sweet Dream
Woman |
MAM |
MAM |
86 |
| 72 |
Wild Honey |
There'S No Stopping Us Now |
MAM |
MAM |
87 |
| 72 |
De Paul Lynsey |
Getting A Drag |
MAM |
MAM |
88 |
| 73 |
Keegan Kevin |
It Ain'T Easy |
MAM |
MAM |
89 |
| 73 |
Heritage |
See The Light |
MAM |
MAM |
90 |
| 73 |
Bob E Rag |
Running Bear |
MAM |
MAM |
91 |
| 73 |
Merlin |
Doing The Best I Can |
MAM |
MAM |
92 |
| 73 |
Tales |
Someone
Like You |
MAM |
MAM |
93 |
| 73 |
Lee Leapy |
Helena |
MAM |
MAM |
94 |
| 73 |
Rimmington |
In The Grip Of Mullah |
MAM |
MAM |
95 |
| 73 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Get Down |
MAM |
MAM |
96 |
| 73 |
Wild Honey |
He'S My Sugar |
MAM |
MAM |
97 |
| 73 |
Le Roy James |
Touch Of Magic |
MAM |
MAM R |
98 |
| 73 |
De Paul Lynsey |
All Night |
MAM |
MAM |
99 |
| 73 |
Sullivan Jim Big |
Out Of The Question |
MAM |
MAM |
100 |
| 73 |
Ifield Frank |
The Rise And Fall Of Solly Glick |
MAM |
MAM |
101 |
| 73 |
Heritage |
Following A One Man Band |
MAM |
MAM |
102 |
| 73 |
Smokey Lee |
Huggin' And
Chalkin' |
MAM |
MAM |
103 |
| 73 |
Mcneil Sylvia |
If I Try For
Sure |
MAM |
MAM |
104 |
| 73 |
Light
Fantastic |
Love Is
Everywhere |
MAM |
MAM |
105 |
| 73 |
Sherman Michael |
Sadie |
MAM |
MAM R |
106 |
| 73 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Ooh Baby |
MAM |
MAM |
107 |
| 73 |
Richards Barry |
Durango, Pt I |
MAM |
MAM R |
108 |
| 73 |
De Paul Lynsey |
Won'T Somebody Dance With Me |
MAM |
MAM |
109 |
| 73 |
Lee Leapy |
Rub Your Nose |
MAM |
MAM |
110 |
| 73 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
Why Oh Why Oh Why |
MAM |
MAM |
111 |
| 73 |
Light
Fantastic |
Alley Oop |
MAM |
MAM |
112 |
| 73 |
Rats |
Don'T Let Go |
MAM |
MAM |
113 |
| 74 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Happiness Is Me And You |
MAM |
MAM |
114 |
| 74 |
Compass |
No More
Whiskey |
MAM |
MAM |
115 |
| 74 |
Pilgrim'S
Brother |
What'S My
Name? |
MAM |
MAM |
116 |
| 74 |
Storey Mike |
Ballad Of A Sad
Café |
MAM |
MAM |
117 |
| 74 |
Mcneil Sylvia |
Brown Eyes |
MAM |
MAM |
118 |
| 74 |
Gordeno Peter |
One Is One |
MAM |
MAM |
119 |
| 74 |
Compass |
Arrest That
Man |
MAM |
MAM |
120 |
| 74 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
A Friend Of
Mine |
MAM |
MAM |
121 |
| 74 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
A Woman'S Place |
MAM |
MAM |
122 |
| 74 |
Sherman Michael |
Another Place, Another
Face |
MAM |
MAM R |
123 |
| 74 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Christmas Song |
MAM |
MAM |
124 |
| 74 |
Randall Alan |
Where Does Father Christmas Hang
His Stocking |
MAM |
MAM |
125 |
| 74 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
You Are You |
MAM |
MAM |
126 |
| 74 |
Lancaster Neil |
Lu-Le-La |
MAM |
MAM |
127 |
| 74 |
Mellen Susan |
Going Rowing |
MAM |
MAM |
128 |
| 74 |
Four Way
Street |
This House Runs On
Sunshine |
MAM |
MAM |
129 |
| 75 |
O'Sullivan Gilbert |
I Don'T Love You But I Think I Like
You |
MAM |
MAM |
130 |
| 75 |
Anthony
Tony |
Baby,
Baby I Love You |
MAM |
MAM |
131 |
| 75 |
Mcneill
Sylvia |
Shelter Me |
MAM |
MAM |
132 |
| 75 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
I'Ll Believe When I See
It |
MAM |
MAM |
133 |
| 75 |
Jones
Diane |
Under
The Boardwalk |
MAM |
MAM |
134 |
| 75 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
You Never Listen To
Reason |
MAM |
MAM |
135 |
| 75 |
Anthony
Tony |
If I Knew |
MAM |
MAM |
136 |
| 75 |
Christina |
How Great Thou
Art |
MAM |
MAM |
137 |
| 75 |
St. Clair Paul |
Something About You That'S
Magic |
MAM |
MAM |
138 |
| 75 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Doing What I
Know |
MAM |
MAM |
139 |
| 76 |
Arms And Legs |
Janice |
MAM |
MAM |
140 |
| 76 |
Ric Lee |
Man On The
Run |
MAM |
MAM |
141 |
| 76 |
Charles Tina |
Can'T Dance To That Music You'Re
Playin' |
MAM |
MAM |
142 |
| 76 |
Cady
Ben |
Running In And Out Of Your
Life |
MAM |
MAM |
143 |
| 76 |
Tony Anthony |
Automobile
Song |
MAM |
MAM |
144 |
| 76 |
Diane Jones |
My Man's A Sweet
Man |
MAM |
MAM |
145 |
| 76 |
Simpson Mel |
Home On The
Road |
MAM |
MAM |
146 |
| 76 |
Arms And Legs |
Heat Of The Night |
MAM |
MAM |
147 |
| 76 |
Bremmer And
Kane |
Good Love |
MAM |
MAM |
148 |
| 76 |
Family Tree |
Caves |
MAM |
MAM |
149 |
| 76 |
Hoonah |
Smile |
MAM |
MAM |
150 |
| 76 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
To Each His
Own |
MAM |
MAM |
151 |
| 76 |
James Boys |
Don'T Ever Leave
Me |
MAM |
MAM |
152 |
| 76 |
Tom Paxton |
The Last Thing On My
Mind |
MAM |
MAM |
153 |
| 76 |
Wild Honey |
Baby Don'T You Know
Anymore |
MAM |
MAM |
154 |
| 76 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
Matrimony |
MAM |
MAM |
155 |
| 77 |
Arms And Legs |
Is There Anymore Wine |
MAM |
MAM |
156 |
| 77 |
St. Clair Paul |
All Because Of
You |
MAM |
MAM |
157 |
| 77 |
Stokes
Val |
Swings And
Roundabouts |
MAM |
MAM |
158 |
| 77 |
Bremmer &
Kane |
There Ended A
Dream |
MAM |
MAM |
159 |
| 77 |
De Paul
Lynsey |
Sugar Me |
MAM |
MAM |
160 |
| 77 |
U.S.A.U.K. |
Illinois |
MAM |
MAM |
161 |
| 77 |
Sullivan Jim
Big |
Out Of The Question |
MAM |
MAM |
162 |
| 77 |
Ward
Terry |
There Goes My
Heart |
MAM |
MAM |
163 |
| 77 |
Zambezi |
Ali, King Of The
Ring |
MAM |
MAM |
164 |
| 77 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
Call On Me |
MAM |
MAM |
165 |
| 77 |
Nightflight |
Old Ones |
MAM |
MAM |
166 |
| 77 |
O'Sullivan
Gilbert |
You Got Me
Going |
MAM |
MAM |
167 |
| 77 |
Blossoms |
Apb |
MAM |
MAM |
168 |
| 78 |
Graham Rita |
Lord Help Me |
MAM |
MAM |
169 |
| 78 |
Ward
Terry |
Night We Said
Goodbye |
MAM |
MAM |
170 |
| 78 |
Airloom |
Everybody'S Singing Our
Record |
MAM |
MAM |
171 |
| 78 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Miss My Love Today |
MAM |
MAM |
172 |
| 78 |
U.S.A |
California Bound |
MAM |
MAM |
173 |
| 78 |
Aznavour
Charles |
I Will Warm Your Heart |
MAM |
MAM |
174 |
| 78 |
Aznavour
Charles |
You Make Me Hungry |
MAM |
MAM |
175 |
| 78 |
Longfellow Baron |
Harlem |
MAM |
MAM |
176 |
| 78 |
Mike Graham |
Who Will The Next Fool
Be |
MAM |
MAM |
177 |
| 78 |
Fighter |
Mystery Walker |
MAM |
MAM |
178 |
| 78 |
Xanadu |
Let Me Be |
MAM |
MAM |
179 |
| 78 |
Carey Duncan |
Ragsy |
MAM |
MAM |
180 |
| 78 |
Gilbert
O'Sullivan |
Christmas Song |
MAM |
MAM |
181 |
| 78 |
White Heat |
Dancing Like A
Superstar |
MAM |
MAM |
182 |
| 78 |
The Colliery
Band |
Brown Bread |
MAM |
MAM |
183 |
| 79 |
White Frank |
Shelly |
MAM |
MAM |
184 |
| 79 |
Xanadu |
When The Lights Went
Out |
MAM |
MAM |
185 |
| 79 |
Dafne &
Tenderspots |
Disco Hell |
MAM |
MAM |
186 |
| 79 |
Zero One |
Running The
Cover |
MAM |
MAM |
187 |
| 79 |
Jackson Lynn |
Sad Songs |
MAM |
MAM |
188 |
| 80 |
Lamarr Chris |
Are You
Lonely |
MAM |
MAMS |
201 |
| 80 |
Jay
Mike |
Madder |
MAM |
MAMS |
202 |
| 80 |
Breakers |
Headline News |
MAM |
MAMS |
203 |
| 80 |
Modern Man |
All The Little
Idiots |
MAM |
MAMS |
204 |
| 80 |
Kent Steven |
London |
MAM |
MAMS |
205 |
| 80 |
Modern Man |
Body Music |
MAM |
MAMS |
206 |
| 81 |
Modern Man |
Things Could Be
Better |
MAM |
MAMS |
207 |
| 81 |
Lelo & The
Deviants |
In China |
MAM |
MAMS |
208 |
| 81 |
Jay
Mike |
Romance |
MAM |
MAMS |
209 |
| 81 |
Lelo & The
Deviants |
No Saving
Grace |
MAM |
MAMS |
210 |
| 81 |
Modern Man |
War Drums |
MAM |
MAMS |
211 |
| 81 |
Kent Steven |
Twelfth House |
MAM |
MAMS |
212 |
| 82 |
Lelo & The
Deviants |
Tangiers |
MAM |
MAMS |
213 |
| 72 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM EP |
1 |
| 72 |
Not Traced |
|
MAM |
MAM EP |
2 |
| 72 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Alone Again (Naturally) |
MAM |
MAM EP |
3 |
| 73 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Clair |
MAM |
MAM EP |
4 |
