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Spartan Records

last updated 22 March 2016
last updated 17 January 2013


Spartan began with an address in Dublin and later expanded into the UK with address(es) in the London area. (3 Sevenex Parade, Wembley, Middlesex).

Spartan started out as a distributor circa 1979, and established it's own label shortly afterwards. It's success was modest but there are good releases in the catalogue.

The distribution side of the business seems to have been far more successful. It concentrated on Punk and New Wave labels at first, notably Cherry Red, and it flourished in the 1980s.



Singles
SP 1	Holocaust - Heavy Metal Mania [1980]
SP 2
SP 3
SP 4
SP 5	Virgin Dance - Are You Ready? 7"/12" [6.1983]
SP 6	Mama's Boys - Too Little Of You To Love 7"/12" [7.1983]
	12SP6 with free bonus LP MBB1
SP 7	Stockton's Wing - In Our World 7" [8.1983]
SP 8	Virgin Dance - No Disguise 7"/12" [10.1983]
SP 9	Peter's Private Army - Gaol Song 7"/12" [1983]
SP 10	Virgin Dance - Desire 7"/12" [1.1984]
SP 11	Mama's Boys - Midnight Promises 7"/12" [1.1984]
SP 12	Tony Antoniou - Send In The Night / (version) 7"/12" [1984]
SP 13	Burlitz - Sleep Softly Mary 7"/12" [6.1984]
SP 14	Virgin Dance - The Dream is Over 7"/12" [7.1984]
SP 15	Burlitz - They'll Be Sorry [1984]
SP 16	Virgin Dance - Are You Ready? (re-release) 7"/12" [1984]
SP 17	Burlitz - Love Is The Drug / Baby Come Around 7" [1984] (PS)
SP 18	Auto Da Fe - All Is Yellow, Hot, Hot, Hot 7"/12" [2.1985]
SP 19	Kenny Lynch - Better Day / Just Having A Lie In 7"/12" [3.1985]
SP 20	Tim Healy - Stick Ya Job / You're So Special 7" [1985]
SP 21	Boxcar Willie - The Man I Used To Be / Luther 7" [4.1985]
SP 122	YPY - One More Heartache / Oscar 12" [7.1985] (PS)
SP 123	Barron Knights - Mr. Bronski Meets Mr. Evans (I Feel Love) / Street Rhythms 7" [7.1985]
SP 23	Burlitz - Woman Like You [1985]
SP 24	New York Connection - The Warrior / The Warrior (instrumental) 7" [1985] (PS)
SP 25	Welsh Football Squad & Supporters - Wales -The Dragon's Army / instrumental 12" [1985] (PS)
SP 26
SP 127	Dr York - Plain As Black And White / Star 7"/12" [11.1985] (PS)
SP 128	Auto Da Fe - Magic Moments / Wrong Number 7" [1985]
SP 129
SP 130
SP 131	Max Bygraves - Time Time Time / When We Were Young 7" [1986]
SP 132	Dr York - It's On Me / Don't Stop 7"/12" [1985]
SP 133	Kenny Lynch - You Gotta Get Up / Just Having A Lie In 12" [1986] 
SP 134	Juice - Anything But Love 12" [1986]
SP 135	Colin Heywood - No Easy Way To Love / Altogether 7" [1986] (PS)
SP 136	Ike & Tina Turner - Living for the City 7"/12" [1986]
SP 137	Patty Brard - Red Light / instrumental 7" [1986]
SP 138	Dollie De Luxe - Carmen / Gimmie Some Lovin' / The Waltz Arias 7"/12" [1986] (PS)
SP 139	Whiskey And Sofa - Dirty Den / David Rose - Dirty Rag 7"/12" [1986]
SP 140
SP 141	Highly Strung (w/ John McEnroe)- Don't Let It Stand / The Flame's Lit 7" [1986]
SP 142	Bobby Jimmy And The Critters - Roaches 12"
SP 143	Gary Pickford & Friends - Why? 7" [11.1986]
SP 144	Patty Brard And Eddy Kendricks - Tender Love 7" [1987]
SP 145	Prince Buster - Al Capone / One Step Beyond 7" [1986]
SP 146
SP 147
SP 148	Music For Aborigines - Sitting On A Biscuit // Faith / Ragbone Man 12" [1987]
SP 149	Frankie Vaughan - When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New / Lucky 7" [1987]
SP 150	Prince Buster - Prince Buster (Mega Mix) // One Step Beyond / Texas Hold Up 12" [1987]

SP ???	Devaney & Young - One More Heartache 7" [1985]

BRAD 1	The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone 7"/12" [1985]


Mini Albums
SPMP100	Boxcar Willie - King Of The Road 20 Great Tracks [1981]
SPMP101	Boxcar Willie - Last Train To Heaven [1982]
SPMP102	Virgin Dance - Against The Tide LP [1985] collects all A- and B-sides apart from "Facts"
SPMP103
SPMP104
SPMP105	V/A - Time for Favourite Hits LP [1985]


Albums
SPLP 001	Mama's Boys - Turn It Up LP [1983]
SPLP 002	Boxcar Willie - Not The Man I Used To Be LP [1983]
SPLP 003	Auto Da Fe - Tatitum LP [1985]
SPLP 004	Dr. York - New LP [1985]
SPLP 005	Boxcar Willie - Collection LP [1985]
SPLP 006	Dollie De Luxe - Rock Vs Opera LP [1987]
SPLP 007	Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits LP

DATLP 001	Horslips - History Vol 1: 1972 - 1975 LP [1983]
DATLP 002	Horslips - History Vol 2: 1976 - 1980 LP [1983]
MBB1	Mama's Boys - The Official Bootleg LP - free with 12SP6






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