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Warwick Records is a British record label active in the 1970s and early 1980s, established by Ian Miles, which specialised in producing song compilations that were sometimes given away as 'promos' with other products, such as magazines. Warwick was also a TV-advertised budget record label, and was distributed by Multiple Sound Distributors in the UK.

History

In the late 1970s, Warwick became closely associated with CBS Records, releasing compilations from their catalogue such as Tony Bennett's 20 Greatest Hits by Tony Bennett, with Pye Records for three Acker Bilk albums, and The Hit album series. Promoted on TV at budget prices, many issues appeared in the UK album charts.

Artists

  • Bert Weedon - the influential English guitarist and composer released the TV-advertised compilations 22 Golden Guitar Greats and Let The Good Times Roll on Warwick, licensed by Polydor Ltd (UK) Ltd.
  • Acker Bilk - the clarinettist composer released the TV-advertised compilations Sheer Magic, Evergreen and Mellow Music on Warwick, licensed by Pye Records Ltd.
  • Harry Secombe - the Welsh entertainer released the TV-advertised compilations Bless This House and Golden Memories: A Treasury Of 20 Unforgettable Songs (with Moira Anderson) on Warwick
  • Adrian Brett - the golden flute player released the TV-advertised compilations Echoes Of Gold and Stepping Stones on Warwick
  • Don Gibson - the American songwriter and country musician released the TV-advertised compilations Country Number One and Country My Way on Warwick
  • Des O'Connor - building on his successful career as a singer, Warwick released the TV-advertised compilations Just For You: 20 Special Songs and Remember Romance - 20 Great Love Songs
  • Brotherhood Of Man - the British pop group released two albums with the label: Sing 20 Number One Hits (1980) and 20 Disco Greats / 20 Love Songs (1981)

    • Albums

    Year Name Cat.No
    1974 All The Best From Scotland: Various Artists WW 5000
    1975 Bernard Manning & Joe Henderson: 40 All-Time Singalong Party Hits WW 5001
    1975 Best Of British Brass: Various Artists WW 5002
    1975 Salute To Wales: Ivor Emmanual With The Voices Of The Frocysylite Male Voice Choir WW 5004
    1975 Ed Stewart: Stewpot's Pop Party WW 5005
    1975 30 Smash Hits Of The War Years Vol.2: Band Of Her Majesty's Guards Division WW 5006
    1975 Gracie Fields: The Golden Years Of Gracie Fields WW 5007
    1975 Freddie Staff And His Sensational Swing Band: Swinging Stereo Sensation - 20 Great Hits Of The Swing Era WW 5008
    1975 Graham Todd's Harmonising Hammond - 40 All Time Greats WW 5009
    1975 Bernard Manning: My Kind Of Music WW 5011
    1976 Instrumental Gold: 20 Instrumental Hits WW 5012
    1976 David Hamilton's Hot Shots: Various Artists WW 5014
    1976 Anita Harris: Love To Sing WW 5015
    1976 The Cliff Adams Singers: Sing Something Simple '76 WW 5016-7
    1976 Gold On Silver: Beverley-Phillips Orchestra - 20 Gold Hits From The Silver Screen WW 5018
    1976 Bert Weedon's 22 Golden Guitar Greats WW 5019
    1976 Songs Of Praise: An Hour Of Favourite Hymns WW 5020
    1976 The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits PR 5021
    1976 The Best Of The Wombles: 20 Wombling Greats PR 5022
    1976 Hit Scene 76: Various Artists PR 5023
    1977 The Magic Of Rodgers And Hammerstein: 22 Show Stoppers WW 5024
    1977 The Everly Brothers: Living Legends - 24 Original Golden Greats WW 5027
    1977 Acker Bilk And His Clarinet: Sheer Magic - 20 Hits WW 5028
    1977 Strictly Instrumental: 20 All Gold Instrumental Hits WW 5029
    1977 22 Golden Piano Greats: Various Artists WW 5030
    1977 The Incomparable Brook Benton: 20 Greatest Hits WW 5031
    1977 The Very Best Of Frankie Laine: 20 Greatest Hits PR 5032
    1977 22 Golden Trumpet Greats: Various Artists WW 5033
    1977 Little Richard: 22 Original Hits WW 5034
    1977 Bert Weedon: Let The Good Times Roll - 55 Rock 'N Party Greats WW 5035
    1977 The Remarkable Ray Stevens: 20 Incredible Hits WW 5036
    1977 Fonzie Favorites: Various Artists WW 5037
    1977 The Salvation Army: By Request WW 5038
    1977 Country Girl Meets Country Boy: Various Artists PR 5039
    1977 Tammy Wynette: 20 Country Classics PR 5040
    1978 Christina Gregg: Music 'N Motion WW 5041
    1978 Robert Mandell / Melachrino Orchestra: Beyond The Blue Horizon WW 5042
    1978 Liberace: Mr. Entertainment WW 5043
    1978 Ray Conniff: 20 Number One Hits PR 5044
    1978 Acker Bilk: Evergreen - 20 All-Time Greats PW 5045
    1978 Love Songs - 20 Songs Of Love: Various Artists WW 5046
    1978 Black Velvet - 20 Greatest Hits: Various Artists WW 5047
    1978 One Hit Wonders: Various Artists WW 5048
    1979 Double Delight: Various Artists WW 5049
    1978 Lemon Popsicle: Various Artists WW 5050
    1978 Les Reed Orchestra: You Should Be Dancing - 20 Dance And Party Greats WW 5051
    1978 Harry Secombe: Bless This House - 20 Songs Of Joy WW 5052
    1978 Doris Day: 20 Golden Greats PR 5053
    1978 The Biddu Orchestra: Disco Gold PR 5054
    1978 Yankee Doodle Disco: Liberty Belle WW 5055
    1978 The Alexander Brothers: Two Highland Lads WW 5056
    1979 Country Portraits: Various Artists WW 5057
    1979 The Spinners: Meet The Spinners - 21 Great Songs WW 5058
    1979 Jonathan King: Hit Millionaire WW 5059
    1979 Rockabilly Dynamite: Various Artists WW 5060
    1979 The Bitch - 20 Smash Disco Hits: Various Artists WW 5061
    1979 Adrian Brett: Echoes Of Gold - 22 All Time Greats WW 5062
    1979 Andy Stewart: Welcome To Scotland WW 5063
    1979 The Buddy Holly Story: Original Soundtrack WW 5064
    1979 Johnnie Ray: 20 Golden Greats PR 5065
    1979 Guy Mitchell: 20 Golden Greats PR 5066
    1979 The Mantovani Golden Collection: 20 Masterpieces Of Music WW 5067
    1979 The Bachelors: 25 Golden Greats WW 5068
    1979 Acker Bilk: Mellow Music - 20 All-Time Greats WW 5069
    1979 Country Guitar: 20 Country Instrumental Greats WW 5070
    1979 Des O'Connor: Just For You - 20 Special Songs WW 5071
    1979 Mary O'Hara: Tranquility - 20 Songs Of Life WW 5072
    1979 Andy Stewart: Sing A Song Of Scotland WW 5073-4
    1979 Yesterday's Hero: Various Artists WW 5075
    1979 The Boppers: 20 Rock 'N Boppin' Hits WW 5076
    1979 Francesca Annis & Leo McKern: The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady WW 5077
    1980 Going Steady: Various Artists WW 5078
    1980 Don Gibson: Country Number One! - 22 Country Classics WW 5079
    1980 The Best Of Gallagher And Lyle: 20 Beautiful Songs WW 5080
    1980 The Very Best Of Val Doonican: 20 Great Songs WW 5081
    1980 Country Welcome: Various Artists WW 5082
    1980 Brenda Lee: Little Miss Dynamite - 22 Sensational Hits WW 5083
    1980 Boxcar Willie: King Of The Road - 20 Great Tracks WW 5084
    1980 Barbara Woodhouse: Training Dogs Her Way WW 5085
    1980 Robin Sarstedt: You Must Remember This PW 5086
    1980 Brotherhood Of Man: Sing 20 Number One Hits WW 5087
    1980 Joan Collins: Beauty And Exercise Record WW 5088
    1980 The Best Of Pat Boone: 22 Original Hits WW 5089
    1980 The Max Jaffa Orchestra: Reflections In Gold WW 5090
    1980 Adrian Brett: Stepping Stones - 22 All Time Greats WW 5091
    1980 Kiki Dee's Greatest Hits WW 5092
    1980 The National Philharmonic Orchestra: Golden Overtures WW 5093/4/5
    1980 The Very Best Of Lulu - 20 Great Songs WW 5097
    1980 Ken Dodd: 20 Golden Greats Of Ken Dodd WW 5098
    1980 Dana: Everything Is Beautiful - 20 Songs Of Inspiration WW 5099
    1980 Des O'Connor: Remember Romance- 20 Great Love Songs WW 5100
    1981 George Hamilton IV: 20 Country Classics WW 5101
    1981 Conway Twitty: It's Only Make Believe - 20 Great Songs WW 5102
    1981 Don Gibson: Country My Way - 22 Great Tracks WW 5103
    1981 Colm Wilkinson: 16 Years Of Irish Eurovision Born To Sing WW 5104
    1981 International Festival Of Country Music: Various Artists WW 5105
    1981 Wout Steenhuis and the Kontikis: Hawaiian Christmas HXS 100
    1981 Wout Steenhuis and the Kontikis: Hawaiian Paradise - 24 Golden Hawaiian Guitar Greats WW 5106
    1981 Harry Secombe & Moira Anderson: Golden Memories - A Treasury Of 20 Unforgettable Songs WW 5107
    1981 Disco Erotica: 20 Sensual Disco Greats - Various Artists WW 5108
    1981 Billie Jo Spears: Country Girl - 22 Sensational Songs WW 5109
    1981 Brotherhood Of Man: 20 Disco Greats / 20 Love Songs (double album) WW 5111/0
    1981 The Very Best Of Louis Armstrong: 20 Golden Greats WW 5112
    1981 Adam Faith: 24 Golden Greats WW 5113
    1982 The Very Best Of 5th Dimension WW 5114
    1982 Jungle Heat: 18 Tropical Songs - Various Artists WW 5115
    1981 Chas N Dave's Christmas Jamboree Bag WW 5116
    1982 Ray Price's Greatest Hits WW 5117
    1982 Moe Bandy: 20 Songs Of The American Cowboy WW 5118
    1982 The Very Best Of Oakridge Boys WW 5119
    1982 Country Rock: Various Artists WW 5120
    1982 P.S. I Love You: 18 Great Love Songs - Various Artists WW 5121
    1982 Sally Thomsett: The Lotte Berk Exercise Class - Get Physical! WW 5122
    1982 The Hit List: Various Artists WW 5123
    1982 The Hitlist Special: Various Artists WEP 123
    1982 Hits Of The Screaming Sixties: Various Artists WW 5124-5
    1982 Bobby Crush: The Incredible Double Decker WW 5126-7
    1982 The Best Of The Barron Knights: 27 Sidesplitters WW 5128-9
    1982 London Philharmonic Orchestra: A Classic Case Of Funk WW 5130
    1982 The English Chorale: The English Chorale Sing Golden Gospel WW 5131
    1983 The English Chorale: The English Chorale Sing Christmas Gospel WW 5132
    1982 Roger Webb And His Orchestra: Midnight Magic WW 5133
    1982 Roger Webb And The Quartet: The Magic Of Cole Porter WW 5134
    1982 Modern Rockers: Various Artists WW 5135
    1983 The Sleighriders: A Very Merry Disco - 32 Christmas Crackers WW 5136
    1984 Howard Keel: And I Love You So WW 5137
    1984 Bobby Crush: The Bobby Crush Singalong Party WW 5138
    1984 Carl Perkins: Rock N Roll Party WW 5139
    1984 Hymns Triumphant: London Philharmonic Choir & National Philharmonic Orchestra WW 5140
    1984 Merry Christmas To You: Various Artists WW 5141
    1985 The New Reflections Orchestra: The Best Of Beautiful Music WW 2000
    1985 Country Harvest: 16 Golden Country Hits WW 2008
    1985 Hit Action: Various Artists WW 1000
    1985 Country Rainbow WW 1001
    1985 Yesterday When We Were...: Various Artists WW 1002
    1985 50 Fabulous Million Sellers: Various Artists WW 1003
    1985 Sounds Beautiful: Various Artists WW 1004
    1986 Frankie Laine: His Greatest Hits WW 2014
    1986 Harry Secombe & Moira Anderson: This Is My Lovely Day - 20 Golden Memories WW 2036
    1986 The Nicolas Sands Singers: The Joy Of Christmas WW 2038
    1987 10th Anniversary: Bing Crosby WW 1005
    1987 Games That Lovers Play: The Nelson Riddle Orchestra WW 2067
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