STAG / STAG MUSIC
RECORDS
Independent label: Stag Music Records was one of four
different Stag labels in Britain during the 1970s. This one was the
earliest and the longest lasting. Set up in 1971 by songwriter Alan
Richards, initially as a publishing company, Stag Music, it expanded into a
record label that was intended to cater for Liverpool's vibrant Club / Cabaret
circuit. According to Michael Brocken's 'Hidden Histories Of Liverpool's
Popular Music Scene' book, artists were offered promotional services locally and
advertising in both local and national press. Richards and his business
partner in Stag, Charlie Weston, were both involved with the Liverpool Sound
Enterprises studios (q.v.), Richards as A&R man, Weston as engineer, and
many Stag records were made at that studio. The Stag label made its debut
towards the end of 1973. Its singles initially had rather plain red labels
with black printing, and at least one of them came in a 'company sleeve' which
had the artists' name on it. By 1974 Stag's singles were
injection-moulded; there was no company name on the labels, just a small Stag
logo. At some point in 1975 the label's name - by now Stag Music -
appeared, surrounding the logo, which was reduced in size. Pressing of the
injection moulded records was by Phonodisc; red labels can be found as well as
the fawn and blue ones shown. Two different catalogue series were used,
SG-1000 and HP-00; the numbers were shared by singles, EPs and LPs alike, which
explains some of the gaps in the discography below. Records in those
series occasionally appeared on other labels, such as Chimes , Eiburn, Prince
and RMC. Items with an SG prefix were financed by Stag, with royalties
going to the label accordingly; records with a HP prefix were funded upfront by
finance companies, the money being repaid to those companies by the
artists. Stag produced two collectable LPs, by Supercharge - who later
recorded for Virgin - and Heavy Rock band Pinnacle before closing down, which it
did in 1976. Distributed By Stag Music Records. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
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Quotations |
Solitaire |
STAG |
HP |
1 |
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Countrysiders |
Whiskey Man |
STAG |
HP |
2 |
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STAG |
HP |
3 |
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Johnny Walker |
One Man Band |
STAG |
HP |
4 |
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STAG |
HP |
5 |
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New Attraction |
The Fabulous New Attraction |
STAG |
HP |
6 |
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The Jacksons |
A Double Thick Marmalade
Butty |
STAG |
HP |
7 |
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Saturated Seven |
Down By The Old Mill Stream |
STAG |
HP |
8 |
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STAG |
HP |
9 |
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Larry Stone With Duo Mikenos And Tony
Mac |
Star Of A T.V. Show |
EIBURN |
HP |
10 |
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STAG |
HP |
11 |
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Pinnacle |
Assasin (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
12S |
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Chester Shadrack |
Chester Shadrack Ep |
STAG |
HP |
13 |
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Bob And Brian Scott |
Their Kind Of Music |
STAG |
HP |
14 |
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Dimitrious Gloussos |
Cyprus 1974 |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
15 |
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Blanche Finlay & Prophets |
Summertime |
STAG |
HP |
16 |
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Abbey Road |
It'S Nice To Be Back In
Liverpool |
RMC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Lee King |
Riders In The Sky |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Vic Blackwell & Top Of The
Kop |
Liverpool BILL |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Skyfall |
First Breath |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
24 |
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Bob Pryde |
Mrs Butler'S Eldest Son Bill |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
25 |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Kenny And
Charlie |
Crazy |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Pam Shaw |
Queen Of Wigan Pier |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Eric Prince |
She |
PRINCE |
HP |
46 |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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Noel Talbot |
I Am Wicked But I Don't Care (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
49 |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
50 |
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The Jacksons |
Penny Return |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
51 |
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Freddie Corless |
Way We Were |
STAG |
HP |
52 |
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Jay Pees |
Down Town Girl |
JAY PEES |
HP |
53 |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
54 |
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Mike Donohoe |
My Way/The Haunted Castle/Tears |
STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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STAG MUSIC |
HP |
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The Chimes |
Babe I Love You |
CHIMES |
HP |
58 |
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Duo Mikenos |
More Or Less
(Album) |
STAG |
SG |
1001S |
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Silver Set |
With Love Like That (Album) |
STAG |
SG |
1002S |
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New Image |
Newest New Image |
STAG |
SG |
1003 |
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Jay Bee |
I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus |
STAG |
SG |
1004 |
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Micky Finn |
No Title |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1005 |
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Tom
O'Connor |
Alright Mouth (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1006S |
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Lettermen |
First Class (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1007S |
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Supercharge |
Between Music And Madness (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1008S |
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Various Artists |
Al Dean/Cy Tucker & The Friars
(Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1009S |
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Chuck Ford |
Chuck Ford Sings Country Favourites |
STAG |
SG |
1010 |
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STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1011 |
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STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1012 |
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Stevie Faye |
Laugh In
(Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1013 |
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Pat Mooney, The Jacksons, The Everglades,
Moonshine. |
Alive In Liverpool (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1014 |
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Billy Butler |
What The Butler Heard (Album) |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1015 |
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STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1016 |
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Mickey Finn |
Mickey Finn (Extracts From SG1011 'Ta
La') |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1017 |
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Duo Mikenos |
Here Today Gone Tomorrow |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1018 |
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Kellie |
Send Me No Roses |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1019 |
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STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1020 |
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Johnny Hackett |
Granada |
STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1021 |
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STAG MUSIC |
SG |
1022 |
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Lynda Myers |
Introducing Linda
Myers |
MAGNUM |
MAG |
0001 |
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Dave
Arnold |
Try A Little Kindness |
STAG MUSIC |
MAG |
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