WEST ONE
RECORDS
West One Records was a A small
independent label. West One Records was an offshoot of a firm called West
One Leisure Productions, which was incorporated in August 1977. It
released what appears to have been its first record in 1978, a selection of
tracks licensed from Avenue Records (q.v.) and called 'Super Soul Sounds, Volume
4'; the album was mainly of interest because it featured several songs featuring
Elton John. Its catalogue number was HWS-001. Eighteen other LPs and
an EP followed, all of them in Club / Cabaret vein. They appear to have
shared the same WOR-000 numerical series, though for some reason the EP and one
of the albums had the same number, WOR-002. None of them had a date on it,
which is awkward, though The Fortunes' eponymous album is reported by that
band's Vintage UK Fan Base to be from 1980. Fortunately the sole EP, by
Robbie York, was pressed by Lyntone; its matrix number, LYN-6303, enables us to
pin it down to 1979 and justifies West One getting a page on this site. As
well as the songs shown in the scan the EP offered versions of 'Whiter Shade Of
Pale' and 'I Can't Stop Loving You'. As can be seen from the scan, unlike
those of the albums the EP's labels didn't have the company's name on
them. The ten or so West One LPs that I have seen pictured were produced
by Nick White, which suggests that he played a leading role in the
company. West One Records was removed from the London Gazette's register
of companies in August 1983. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
78
Brian Royal
A Royal Occasion
(Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
001
78
J J King
All By Myself (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
002
79
Robbie York
Robbie York EP
WEST ONE
WOR
002
79
Marie Sherry
A Taste Of Sherry (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
003
79
Elaine Lesley
Introducing Elaine Lesley Stargazing
(Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
004
79
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WEST ONE
WOR
005
79
The Nomads
Music (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
006
79
Robbie York
If You Leave Me Now (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
007
79
Jayson Lee
Jayson Lee (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
008
79
Maxwell Plumm
Maxwell Plumm (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
009
79
David Blakeley
Something Old Something New (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
010
80
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WEST ONE
WOR
011
80
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WEST ONE
WOR
012
80
Dave McLaine
All
By Myself (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
013
80
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WEST ONE
WOR
014
80
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WEST ONE
WOR
015
80
The Fortunes
The Fortunes (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
016
80
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WEST ONE
WOR
017
80
J.J. King
Home Lovin' Man (Album)
WEST ONE
WOR
018