ROCKET
RECORDS

Independent label: Rocket Records was founded in early 1973 by Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown.  It seems to have gone in for Pop music with a touch of class - Blue, Longdancer, and Stackridge, for example - but Kiki Dee was the only artist to represent it in the Singles Chart until 1976, when Elton's contract with DJM expired and he was free to record for his own label.  Initially with Island Records, Rocket started out with a steam train on its label; when manufacturing and distribution were taken over by EMI, in October 1975, the train changed direction and started facing in the direction in which the records were turning.  Steam was replaced by diesel early in 1977.  When the licensing agreement with EMI expired, in September 1978, Rocket moved to Phonogram / Phonodisc.  As a result injection-moulded labels were adopted.  Three numerical series were used in the '70s: a PIG-0 one in the Island days was followed by a ROKN-500 one at EMI; while at Phonogram it became XPRESS-0.  Some EMI demos were overprinted, some just had stickers put on them. Reportedly, Rocket was finally shut down in 1999; Elton John had been the only artist on it for some years. Distributed By Phonogram / RCA / MCA /EMI / Island / Mercury and Universal Records. Rocket Records Former Address: 1 Blythe Road London W14 0HG and 101 Wardour Street London  W1V  4QD. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

   
73 Longdancer If It Was So Simple ROCKET PIG 1
73 Kiki Dee Last Good Man In My Life ROCKET PIG 2
73 Hudson Stright Up And Tall ROCKET PIG 3
73 Kiki Dee Amoureuse ROCKET  PIG 4
74 Mike Silvers  Pioneers Return ROCKET  PIG 5
74 Maldwyn Pope Maybe It'S Wrong ROCKET  PIG 6
74 Not Issued ROCKET  PIG 7
74 Casablanca Cotton Blaster ROCKET  PIG 8
74 Hudson If You Really Need Me ROCKET  PIG 9
74 Kiki Dee Hard Luck Story ROCKET  PIG 10
74 Longdancer Puppet Man ROCKET  PIG 11
74 Kiki Dee I Got The Musis In Me ROCKET  PIG 12
74 Nigel Olsson  In Good Time ROCKET  PIG 13
75 Maldwyn Pope When You're Away ROCKET  PIG 14
75 Stackridge Spin Round The Room ROCKET  PIG 15
75 Kiki Dee How Glad I Am ROCKET  PIG 16
75 Donny Gerrard Baby Don'T Let It Mess Your Mind ROCKET  PIG 17
75 Hudson Brothers Rendezvous ROCKET  PIG 18
   
76 Dee Kiki Once The Fool ROCKET ROKN 501
76 Olsson Nigel Something Lacking In Me ROCKET ROKN 502
76 Ebenezer Moog God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ROCKET ROKN 503
76 Maldwyn Pope When Your Away ROCKET ROKN 505
76 Olsson Nigel Girl We'Ve Got To Keep On ROCKET ROKN 506
76 Stackridge  Hold Me Tight ROCKET ROKN 507
76 Hudson Brothers Spinning The Wheel ROCKET ROKN 508
76 Junior Campbell Carabino Lady ROCKET ROKN 509
76 Mutter Slater Dancing On Air ROCKET ROKN 510
76 Russell Brian & Brender Highly Prized Possession ROCKET ROKN 511
76 John Elton Don'T Go Breaking My Heart ROCKET ROKN 512
76 Flyover Hummersmith Hustle ROCKET ROKN 513
76 Junior Campbell Here Comes The Band ROCKET ROKN 514
76 Dee Kiki  Loving And Free ROCKET ROKN 515
76 Dee Kiki  Loving And Free ROCKET  ROKN 515
76 Russell Brian & Brenda Gonna Do My Best To Love You ROCKET ROKN 516
76 John Elton Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word ROCKET ROKN 517
77 Junior Campbrll Baby Hold On ROCKET ROKN 518
77 Bowden Bell Help ROCKET ROKN 519
77 Dee Kiki  First Thing In The Morning ROCKET ROKN 520
77 John Elton Crazy Water ROCKET ROKN 521
77 Blue Gonna Capture Your Heart ROCKET ROKN 522
77 Dee Kiki Night Hours ROCKET ROKN 523
77 Foster Brothers Count Me Out ROCKET ROKN 524
77 Wright Lorna Slow Dancing ROCKET ROKN 525
77 John Elton Bite Your Lip ROCKET ROKN 526
77 Dee Kiki  Chicago ROCKET  ROKN 526
77 Blue Another Night Time Flight ROCKET ROKN 527
77 Highway 101 Every Moment ROCKET ROKN 528
77 Maldwyn Pope If I Wasn'T There ROCKET ROKN 529
77 Foster Brothers Make Believin' ROCKET ROKN 530
77 Blue  Bring Back The Love ROCKET ROKN 531
77 China On The Slide ROCKET ROKN 532
77 Radiator Isn'T It Strange ROCKET ROKN 533
77 Blue Woman ROCKET ROKN 534
78 Russell Brian & Brenda That'S Alright Too ROCKET ROKN 535
78 Solution Give Some More ROCKET ROKN 536
78 Fletcher Linda Angel Of Love ROCKET ROKN 537
78 John Elton Ego ROCKET ROKN 538
78 Five Sapphires Love Music ROCKET ROKN 539
78 Carvels Skatebord Queen ROCKET ROKN 540
78 Tzuke Judie For You ROCKET ROKN 541
78 Joliffe John What A Lovely Day ROCKET ROKN 542
78 Phoenix Time Of The Season ROCKET ROKN 543
78 Carvells Skateboard Rampage ROCKET ROKN 544
76 Solution Chappaqua ROCKET PSR  405
  
78 John Elton Part Time Love ROCKET XPRES 1
78 Tzuke Judie For You ROCKET XPRES 2
78 Lulu Don'T Take Love For Granted ROCKET XPRES 3
78 Dee Kiki Stay With Me ROCKET XPRES 4
78 John Elton Song For Guy ROCKET XPRES 5
79 Dee Kiki One Jump Ahead Of The Storm ROCKET XPRES 6
79 Nicholson Hugh How Beautiful ROCKET XPRES 7
79 Blue Strangest Town ROCKET XPRES 8
79 Jolliffe John Follow The Wind ROCKET XPRES 9
79 Blue Love Sings ROCKET XPRES 10
79 Thp Orchestra Tender Is The Night ROCKET XPRES 11
79 Hull Allan I Wish You Well ROCKET XPRES 12
79 John Elton Are You Ready For Love ROCKET XPRES 13
79 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 14
79 Lulu I Love To Boogie ROCKET XPRES 15
79 Blue Danger Sign ROCKET XPRES 16
79 Tzuke Judie Stay With Me Till Dawn ROCKET XPRES 17
79 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 18
79 Hull Alan Walk In The Sea ROCKET XPRES 19
79 John Elton Mama Can't Buy You Love ROCKET XPRES 20
79 John Elton Victim Of Love ROCKET XPRES 21
79 Paul Howard Mack The Knife ROCKET XPRES 22
79 Lambrettas Go Steady ROCKET XPRES 23
79 John Elton Johnnie B Goode ROCKET XPRES 24
80 Lambrettas Poision Ivy ROCKET XPRES 25
80 Tzuke Judie Understanding ROCKET XPRES 26
80 Davis Phil & Gary Saail Blown ROCKET XPRES 27
80 Electric Eels Don'T Wanna Go To Moscow ROCKET XPRES 28
80 Classics Audio Audio ROCKET XPRES 29
80 Lemaire Jo & Flouze Follow Me In The Air ROCKET XPRES 30
80 Tzuke Judie Choices You'Ve Made ROCKET XPRES 31
80 John Elton Little Jeannie ROCKET XPRES 32
80 Lambrettas D-A-A-Ance ROCKET XPRES 33
80 Electric Ells Not In Love ROCKET XPRES 34
80 Straker Peter Late Night Taxi Driver ROCKET XPRES 35
80 Lambrettas Another Day Another Girl ROCKET XPRES 36
80 Lemaire Jo Calandars ROCKET XPRES 37
80 Guided Muscle Pretty One ROCKET XPRES 38
80 Gay Wild Action Action ROCKET XPRES 39
80 3 Minutes Automatic Kiss ROCKET XPRES 40
80 John Elton Sartorial Eloquence ROCKET XPRES 41
80 Brown B C I Remember ROCKET XPRES 42
80 Arrogant Ego ROCKET XPRES 43
80 Manuel Shaddap You Face ROCKET XPRES 44
80 John Elton Dear God ROCKET XPRES 45
81 Wedlock Fred Oldest Swinger In Town ROCKET XPRES 46
81 Lambrettas Good Time ROCKET XPRES 47
81 Sachs Andrew Shaddap You Face ROCKET XPRES 48
81 John Elton & Kiki Dee Don'T Go Breaking My Heart ROCKET XPRES 49
81 Eugene & Syncopators Great Romantic ROCKET XPRES 50
81 Warman Johnny  Dance With Me ROCKET XPRES 51
81 Lambrettas Anything You Want ROCKET XPRES 52
81 Dramatis Ex Luna Cienta ROCKET XPRES 53
81 John Elton Nobody Wins ROCKET XPRES 54
81 Tzuke Judy I Never Know Where My Heart Is ROCKET XPRES 55
81 Warman Johnny Screaming Jets ROCKET XPRES 56
81 Fred Wedlock Jobsworth ROCKET XPRES 57
81 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 58
81 John Elton Just Like Belgium ROCKET XPRES 59
81 Tzuke Judy Higher And Higher ROCKET XPRES 60
81 Dramatis O2O-25 ROCKET XPRES 61
81 Lambrettas Decent Town ROCKET XPRES 62
81 Dramatis No-One Lives Forever ROCKET XPRES 63
81 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 64
81 Kagsmith R J Band Papadum Song ROCKET XPRES 65
81 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 66
81 Warman Johnny Three Minutes ROCKET XPRES 67
81 Dean Sheri Make Someone Happy ROCKET XPRES 68
82 Dramatis Face On The Wall ROCKET XPRES 69
82 Not Traced ROCKET XPRES 70
82 John Elton Blue Eyes ROCKET XPRES 71
82 Montgomery Mandy In My Fantasy ROCKET XPRES 72
82 Edelman Randy Barbara ROCKET XPRES 73
82 Lambrettas Somebody To Love ROCKET XPRES 74
82 Rock-Olas Language Of Love ROCKET XPRES 75
82 Boys Brigade You Bring Out The Vicar In Me ROCKET XPRES 76
82 John Elton Empty Garden ROCKET XPRES 77
82 Stingrays Radiator Rock ROCKET XPRES 78
82 Dramatis The Shame ROCKET XPRES 79
82 Loewenthal Sandy So Sad ROCKET XPRES 80
82 Edelman Randy Nobody Made Me ROCKET XPRES 81
82 Not Traced   ROCKET  XPRES 82
82 Dramatis I Can See Her Now ROCKET XPRES 83
82 Straker Peter Zoo New ROCKET  XPRES 84
82 Elton John Princess ROCKET  XPRES 85
82 Not Traced ROCKET  XPRES 86
82 Randy Edelman Pretty Girls ROCKET  XPRES 87
82 Elton John All Quiet On The Western Front ROCKET  XPRES 88
82 Not Traced ROCKET  XPRES 89
83 Judie Tzuke Black Furs ROCKET  XPRES 90
83 John Elton I Guess That'S Why They Call It The Blues ROCKET XPRES 91
  
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