VENTURE
RECORDS
Independent Reggae label: Venture Records was owned by
Philroy Matthias and David Tyrone. Venture was based in Harrow Road,
London, and it issued at least fourteen 7" singles during 1974-80. Its
singles were initially numbered in the VEN-00s and the label had a rather plain
design. It appears that only three records were issued before a more
complex design and a VEN-7700 numerical series were adopted. For some
reason the numbers seem to have jumped from 7709 to 7770, and several numbers in
the various blocks seem not to have been used. From 1978 into the '80s the
company concentrated on 12" singles, which came with a new label design and were
mainly numbered in the EAR-00s. There were however a couple of 7" singles
from this period, including 'Take It Cool' by Dennis Pinnock, which had a
catalogue number of OWN-1. Distributed By TS Records. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 74 |
Frinchie King |
Love Power |
VENTURE |
VEN |
01 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
02 |
| 74 |
Stuart
Jeffers |
Walking And Talk To
Myself |
VENTURE |
VEN |
03 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
04 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
05 |
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Stuart
Jeffers |
Remember The 25th Of
December |
VENTURE |
VEN |
06 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7701 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7702 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7703 |
| 76 |
Page Desi |
Message From Jamdown |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7704 |
| 76 |
Tradition |
Movin' On / Movin Rocker |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7705 |
| 77 |
Andy
Horace |
Skylarking |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7706 |
| 77 |
Collins Ansell & Revolutionaries |
Bionic Man |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7707 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7708 |
| 77 |
Ellis
Alton |
Confusion |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7709 |
| 77 |
Big
Joe |
Natty Don'T Make War |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7770 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7771 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7772 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7773 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7774 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7775 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7776 |
| 77 |
Junior & Grace Lovington |
And We Do
It |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7777 |
| 77 |
Azul |
Babylon Special |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7778 |
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VENTURE |
VEN |
7779 |
| 77 |
Ronnie
Davis |
Forget Me Now |
VENTURE |
VEN |
7780 |
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Pinnock
Dennis |
Take It Cool |
VENTURE |
OWN |
1 |
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VENTURE |
OWN |
2 |
| 78 |
Tyrone |
Too Late To Turn Back
Now |
VENTURE |
OWN |
3 |
| 80 |
Eargasm |
This Is Lovers
Rock |
VENTURE |
EAR |
726 |
