RECORDS
Independent American label: Mowest Records was a subsidiary of Tamla Motown. Mowest was the label of the West Coast office of Motown, and it served as an outlet for the artists who were discovered by, or developed by, that branch of the company. It also signed a few British artists, such as John Hetherington and Phil Cordell. The label had a relatively short life (1972-76) if a quite prolific one. Despite the presence on its books of several artists who had been or would be hitmakers it only troubled the Charts over here once, with its second release of 'The Night' by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (MW-3024); that single got into the Top 10 in the spring of 1975. The label design remained basically unchanged throughout; there was an alteration to the perimeter text in March 1975 when the reference to 'The Gramophone Co.' at 8 o'clock changed to 'EMI Records' - a similar change had taken place on most of the other EMI group labels some eighteen months earlier, so perhaps Mowest were being financially prudent and using up existing stock. Records affected were MW-3024 onwards. SPSR 350 was the record to launched the Mowest label in the UK in the late summer of 1972. The launch party was held at E.M.I. in Manchester Square, London. Manufacture and distribution were by EMI. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 72 | Various Artists | Tommy Vance - Introducing The Mowest Label (Part 1) | MOWEST | SPSR | 350 |
| 72 | Houston Thelma | No One'S Gonna Be A Fool | MOWEST | MW | 3001 |
| 72 | Valli Frankie | The Night | MOWEST | MW | 3002 |
| 72 | Valli Frankie | Walk On Don'T Look Back | MOWEST | MW | 3003 |
| 73 | Houston Thelma | Black California (Unreleased) | MOWEST | MW | 3004 |
| 73 | Houston Thelma | Piano Man | MOWEST | MW | 3005 |
| 73 | Syreeta | To Know You Is To Love You | MOWEST | MW | 3006 |
| 73 | Hetherington | Teenage Love Song | MOWEST | MW | 3007 |
| 73 | Cordell Phil | Close To You | MOWEST | MW | 3008 |
| 73 | Sister Love | I'M Learning To Trust You | MOWEST | MW | 3009 |
| 73 | Devastating Affair | That'S How It Was | MOWEST | MW | 3010 |
| 73 | Cordell Phil | Roadie For The Band | MOWEST | MW | 3011 |
| 73 | Rockits | Livin' Without You | MOWEST | MW | 3012 |
| 73 | Clay Tom | What The World Needs Now Is Love | MOWEST | MW | 3013 |
| 74 | Darin Bobby | Blue Monday | MOWEST | MW | 3014 |
| 74 | Cordell Phil | Laughter In The Rain | MOWEST | MW | 3015 |
| 74 | Rockits | Gimme Tru Love | MOWEST | MW | 3016 |
| 74 | Leo Bendix | Holdin' On To You (Unreleased) | MOWEST | MW | 3017 |
| 74 | Riverhead | I Can'T Let Maggie Go | MOWEST | MW | 3018 |
| 74 | Howell Reuben | Rings | MOWEST | MW | 3019 |
| 74 | Browne Severin | Love Songs | MOWEST | MW | 3020 |
| 74 | Cordell Phil | Cool Clear Water | MOWEST | MW | 3021 |
| 74 | Boone Family | Please Mr Postman | MOWEST | MW | 3022 |
| 75 | Browne Severin | Romance | MOWEST | MW | 3023 |
| 75 | Four Seasons | Night | MOWEST | MW | 3024 |
| 75 | Boones | When The Lovelight Starts Shining | MOWEST | MW | 3025 |
| 75 | Cordell Phil | Chevy Van | MOWEST | MW | 3026 |
| 75 | Shappard T G | Another Woman | MOWEST | MW | 3027 |
| 75 | Valli Frankie | Touch The Rainchild | MOWEST | MW | 3028 |
| 75 | Allens | High Tide | MOWEST | MW | 3029 |
| 75 | Valli Frankie | And I Will Love You | MOWEST | MW | 3030 |
| 75 | Shappard T G | Another Woman | MOWEST | MW | 3031 |
| 75 | Jud Struk | The Biggest Parakeets In Town | MOWEST | MW | 3032 |
| 76 | Shappard T G | Motels And Memories | MOWEST | MW | 3033 |
| 76 | Valli Frankie | Life And Breath | MOWEST | MW | 3034 |
| 76 | Shappard T G | Solitary Man | MOWEST | MW | 3035 |
