RECORDS
Independent label: Riva Records was Founded in 1975, and was one of the labels which were owned by Rod Stewart's manager Billy Gaff, GM Records being the biggest of the others. The new label was supposed to be called 'Tartan Records'; the design of the label would certainly have suited that name. There was however already a record company called Tartan - there's a page for it on this site - and its existence may have led to the change of plan. Stewart was the label's star; he left in 1982, after numerous Chart albums and singles. In the wake of his departure John Cougar Mellencamp took Riva into the Charts on a few occasions - he was particularly popular in Canada - but despite this it looks as though the company struggled; it doesn't appear to have lasted past 1986. Distribution was by WEA, and pressing was done by or through that same company - WEA's pressing was done by CBS for much of the decade, until the company obtained its own manufacturing facilities. The label design remained basically the same throughout the '70s, though there were minor changes such as the disappearance of the hollow 'A' on the left side of the label in 1979 - the example shown is a re-pressing. Some popular singles had injection-moulded labels, which were the result of contract pressings by Phonodisc. Contract pressing was also done by other firms, such as Decca - Riva singles tended to have solid centres, so it is worth checking the matrix numbers of any perforated ones to see if they are 'outsiders'. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 75 | Rod Stewart | This Old Heart Of Mine | RIVA | RIVA | 1 |
| 75 | Atlantic Crossing & Drum Band | Silent Night | RIVA | RIVA | 2 |
| 76 | Rod Stewart | Tonight'S The Night | RIVA | RIVA | 3 |
| 76 | Rod Stewart | The Killing Of Georgie | RIVA | RIVA | 4 |
| 76 | Frankie Laine | Maxwell'S Silver Hammer | RIVA | RIVA | 5 |
| 76 | Rod Stewart | Get Back | RIVA | RIVA | 6 |
| 77 | Rod Stewart | I Don'T Want To Talk About It | RIVA | RIVA | 7 |
| 77 | Faces | Memphis | RIVA | RIVA | 8 |
| 77 | Rod Stewart | Sailing | RIVA | RIVA | 9 |
| 77 | Rod Stewart | Hotlegs | RIVA | RIVA | 10 |
| 77 | Rod Stewart | You'Re In My Heart | RIVA | RIVA | 11 |
| 77 | Window | Bandit | RIVA | RIVA | 12 |
| 77 | Not Issued | RIVA | RIVA | 13 | |
| 78 | Johnny Cougar | I Need A Lover | RIVA | RIVA | 14 |
| 78 | Scotland World Cup Squad | Ole Ola | RIVA | RIVA | 15 |
| 78 | Johnny Cougar | Factory | RIVA | RIVA | 16 |
| 78 | Rod Stewart | Da Ya Think I'M Sexy | RIVA | RIVA | 17 |
| 79 | Rod Stewart | Ain'T Love A Bitch | RIVA | RIVA | 18 |
| 79 | Rod Stewart | Blondes Have More Fun | RIVA | RIVA | 19 |
| 79 | John Cougar | Miami | RIVA | RIVA | 20 |
| 79 | John Cougar | Taxi Dancer | RIVA | RIVA | 21 |
| 80 | Lookalikes | Can I Take You Home Tonight | RIVA | RIVA | 22 |
| 80 | Rod Stewart | If Loving You Is Wrong | RIVA | RIVA | 23 |
| 80 | Lookalikes | Call Me | RIVA | RIVA | 24 |
| 80 | John Cougar | This Time | RIVA | RIVA | 25 |
| 80 | Rod Stewart | Passion | RIVA | RIVA | 26 |
| 80 | Lookalikes | Baby Don`T Leave | RIVA | RIVA | 27 |
| 80 | Rod Stewart | My Girl | RIVA | RIVA | 28 |
| 81 | Rod Stewart | Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight | RIVA | RIVA | 29 |
| 81 | John Cougar | Hot Night In A Cold Town | RIVA | RIVA | 30 |
| 81 | John Cougar | Ain'T Even Done With The Night | RIVA | RIVA | 31 |
| 81 | Carmine Appice And The Rockers | Be My Baby | RIVA | RIVA | 32 |
| 81 | Rod Stewart | Tonight I'M Yours | RIVA | RIVA | 33 |
| 81 | Rod Stewart | Young Turks | RIVA | RIVA | 34 |
| 82 | Rod Stewart | How Long | RIVA | RIVA | 35 |
| 82 | John Cougar | Hurt So Good | RIVA | RIVA | 36 |
| 82 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Jack The Diane | RIVA | RIVA | 37 |
| 82 | John Cougar | Hand To Hold On To | RIVA | RIVA | 38 |
| 83 | Groucutt Kelly | Let The Kids Do It | RIVA | RIVA | 39 |
| 83 | Not Issued | RIVA | RIVA | 40 | |
| 83 | Thornalley Phil | So This Is Love | RIVA | RIVA | 41 |
| 83 | Thornalley Phil | Another World | RIVA | RIVA | 42 |
| 84 | Manteau | Promises | RIVA | RIVA | 43 |
| 86 | Lewis | Can’T Wait Another Minute | RIVA | RIVA | 44 |
| 86 | Lewis Sisters | If The Love Fits | RIVA | RIVA | 45 |
| 86 | Lewis | Man In The Moon | RIVA | RIVA | 46 |
| 86 | Lewis Sisters | Melting Pot | RIVA | RIVA | 47 |
| 87 | Lewis Sisters | So Good, So Right | RIVA | RIVA | 48 |
| 87 | Blinding Tears | Heaven Only Knows | RIVA | RIVA | 49 |
| 87 | Not Issued | RIVA | RIVA | 50 | |
| 87 | Glory | Hearts Will Sing | RIVA | RIVA | 51 |
| 83 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Crumblin' Down | RIVA | JCM | 1 |
| 84 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Authority Song | RIVA | JCM | 2 |
| 84 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Pink Houses | RIVA | JCM | 3 |
| 85 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Lonely Ol' Night | RIVA | JCM | 4 |
| 86 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Small Town | RIVA | JCM | 5 |
| 86 | John Cougar Mellencamp | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. | RIVA | JCM | 6 |
