RECORDS
Independent label from the Isle of Wight: Solent Records was started by John Wightman in 1970. It was intended to serve as an outlet for the recordings of local acts, and it fulfilled that role so efficiently that it released more than one hundred records in the next twenty years. It is still in operation today. In the '70s Solent records, LPs, EPs and singles alike, were numbered in an SM-000 series up to and including SM-030; the prefix changed to SS from 031 onwards - the 'M' appears to indicate a mono recording, the 'S' a stereo one. As can be seen, during the '70s the labels appeared in several different colours but with one basic design. Distributed By Solent Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 001 | |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 002 | |
| 70 | Band And Choir Of The Fairway Secondary School | Fairway Fanfare | SOLENT | SM | 003 |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 004 | |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 005 | |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 006 | |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 007 | |
| 70 | Robin Burnett And Keith Newberry | Eternal Colonel (Album) | SOLENT | SM | 008 |
| 70 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 009 | |
| 70 | Penny Nolan | Penny Nolan Plays In Her Own Style | SOLENT | SM | 010 |
| 71 | Shide And Acorn | Under The Tree (Album) | SOLENT | SM | 011 |
| 71 | High And Dry | High And Dry | SOLENT | SM | 012 |
| 72 | Dave Boots & Maurice King | Green, Satin & Gold (Album) | SOLENT | SM | 013 |
| 72 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 014 | |
| 72 | Pinkerton County | Kentucky In The Dawn | SOLENT | SM | 015 |
| 72 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 016 | |
| 72 | Romany Band | Island In The Sun | SOLENT | SM | 017 |
| 73 | Kenway Family | I'M Amazed | SOLENT | SM | 018 |
| 73 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 019 | |
| 73 | Newchurch Male Voice Choir | Village Voices | SOLENT | SM | 020 |
| 73 | Whats New | Can'T Understand | SOLENT | SM | 021 |
| 73 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 022 | |
| 73 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 023 | |
| 73 | Michael Read | Songs Of Life | SOLENT | SM | 024 |
| 73 | Pinkerton County | What'S Your Mama'S Name Child | SOLENT | SS | 025 |
| 73 | Senior And Junior Choirs Of St. Josephs Church | Senior & Junior Choirs Of St. Josephs Church, Southampton (Album) | SOLENT | SM | 026 |
| 74 | Meonaires + Dennis | Sandy | SOLENT | SM | 027 |
| 74 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 028 | |
| 74 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SM | 029 | |
| 74 | Ohio | Anyway You Can | SOLENT | SM | 030 |
| 74 | Romany Band | Mean Woman Blues | SOLENT | SS | 031 |
| 74 | Ken Goodman | One Guitar & A Thousand Songs The Best Of (Album) | SOLENT | SM | 032 |
| 74 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 033 | |
| 74 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 034 | |
| 74 | The Milton Glee Club | Christmas Music (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 035 |
| 74 | We Three | Nice To Be With You | SOLENT | SS | 036 |
| 74 | 1St Newport Scout Group | Newport Chimes (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 037 |
| 75 | St. Joseph'S Church Choir, Bracknell | The Lord'S Prayer | SOLENT | SS | 038 |
| 75 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 039 | |
| 75 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 040 | |
| 75 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 041 | |
| 76 | Islanders | Pseudo Foot (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 042 |
| 76 | Toni Malo | The Ferry To The Isle Of Wight | SOLENT | SS | 043 |
| 76 | Solent Youth Concert Band | Solent Youth Concert Band (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 044 |
| 77 | Ken Goodman | The Country Stile (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 045 |
| 77 | Portsmouth Football Players | Pompey - City With A Heart | SOLENT | SS | 046 |
| 77 | Stormtrooper | I'M A Mess | SOLENT | SS | 047 |
| 78 | Jeremy Cahill | Yesterday | SOLENT | SS | 048 |
| 78 | Last Straw | Oh Lady | SOLENT | SS | 049 |
| 78 | Kite | Kite (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 050 |
| 78 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 051 | |
| 79 | The Young Country Band | Sunday School To Broadway | SOLENT | SS | 052 |
| 79 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 053 | |
| 81 | Bob Roberts | Breeze For The Bargeman (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 054 |
| 81 | RED HOUSE Sandown High School | Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind | SOLENT | SS | 055 |
| 81 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 056 | |
| 82 | Julian K Sound | Copacabana | SOLENT | SS | 057 |
| 82 | The Flabber Jabber | A 12 Minute Daily Fun Programme To Aid Fitness Health And Beauty | SOLENT | SS | 058 |
| 82 | Resisters | Love Child | SOLENT | SS | 059 |
| 83 | Hampshire Youth Orchestra | Rhapsody In Brass | SOLENT | SS | 060 |
| 83 | Jean Lesley & Stetson | Jean Lesley & Stetson (Album) | SOLENT | SS | 061 |
| 84 | Robin Holbrook | Friendly Isle | SOLENT | SS | 062 |
| 85 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 063 | |
| 85 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 064 | |
| 85 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 065 | |
| 85 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 066 | |
| 85 | Union Street | Lady Of The Lake | SOLENT | SS | 067 |
| 85 | Carol-Anne And Paula | Carol-Anne And Paula | SOLENT | SS | 068 |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 069 | |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 070 | |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 071 | |
| 86 | B4 | Sly Zone | SOLENT | SS | 072 |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 073 | |
| 86 | New Milton And District Guides And Brownies | Clear Your Eyes | SOLENT | SS | 074 |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 075 | |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 076 | |
| 86 | Not Traced | SOLENT | SS | 077 | |
| 87 | The Portsmouth Shanty Men | The Song Of The First Fleet | SOLENT | SS | 078 |
