WORD
RECORDS

Independent American label: Word Records was a Christian label.  Word was founded in 1951 by Jarrell McCracken from Waco, Texas.  Its first issues were Spoken Word albums, but it soon broadened its catalogue to include first Gospel and then Contemporary Christian material.  The company flourished like the green bay tree, brought singer Amy Grant - among others - to the attention of the public, and continues on to this day as part of Warner Music.  Britain not being so enthusiastically Cristian, Word has enjoyed a lower profile in these islands.  It seems to have taken its bow over here as Word (U.K.) in 1967, when it took over the Herald label from Livingston Records, which had gone into liquidation; Herald's Bill Hamilton remained in charge for some time.  Its headquarters were in North Watford to begin with, but by 1973 it had moved to Hemel Hempstead, where it remained throughout the decade.  The company concentrated on albums over here but it put the occasional single out, such as Vonda Van Dyke's 'Day By Day' (W-730; 1971).  In January 1977 it signed a licensing deal with major firm DJM, but the resulting issues came out on the DJM label.  There were several labels linked to Word in the States, but only two of them, Light and Myrrh would appear not to have issued any singles over here in the '70s. Distributed By Word Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

 

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79	The English Chorale	Star Peace (Postage Stamp Gardens)	WORD	WS	101
79	Andraé Crouch (Introducing Kristle Murden)	I'll Be Thinking Of You / I've Got The Best	LIGHT	WS	102
80	Sheila Walsh	Here With Me	CHAPEL LANE	WS	103
80	Andraé Crouch Featuring Stevie Wonder And Kristle Murden	I'll Be Thinking Of You	LIGHT	WS	104
84	Three Point Turn	Just Can't Live	WORD	WS	105
84	Saltmine Band	So Far So Good	WORD	WS	106
86	Koinonia	Senor / Greatest Love	WORD	WS	107
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	108
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	109
86	C.O.G.I.C. Choir	He's Got The Whole World In His Hands	WORD	WS	110
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	111
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	112
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	113
86	Amy Grant	Ageless Medley	WORD	WS	114
86	Petra	Back To The Street / Whole World	WORD	WS	115
86	Philip Bailey	All Soldiers / Thank You	WORD	WS	116
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	117
86	Karen Lafferty	Asia/Christmas In Amsterdam	M F M	WS	118
86	Adrian Snell	I Am The Way / Nobody Listens	WORD	WS	119
86	Not Traced		WORD	WS	120
87	Phil & John	Lonely Dancer	WORD	WS	121
87	Not Traced		WORD	WS	122
87	Not Traced		WORD	WS	123
88	Russ Taff	Higher / Believe In Love	WORD	WS	124
88	Not Traced		WORD	WS	125
88	Not Traced		WORD	WS	126
88	Greg X Volz	I Come Out Fighting	MYRRH	WS	127
88	Petra	First Love / Mine Field	STARSONG	WS	128
89	Not Traced		WORD	WS	129
89	Not Traced		WORD	WS	130
89	Deniece Williams	Special Love / Who's Who	SPARROW	WS	131
89	Not Traced		WORD	WS	132
89	Dieter Falk	Sing And Shout	WORD	WS	133
90	Not Traced		WORD	WS	134
90	Idle Cure	Don't Turn Away	FRONTLINE	WS	135
90	Charlie Peacock	One Thing / Big Man's Hat	SPARROW	WS	136
91	Caroline Bonnett	Heavenly Protection / One More Time	WHAT	WS	137
91	Margaret Becker	Talk About Love	SPARROW	WS	138