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Immediate Records was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 manager
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
, Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham

Andrew Loog Oldham is an England rock and roll record producer, impresario and author. He was manager of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s, taking a Flaming style inspired by Phil Spector....
 and Tony Calder
Tony Calder

Tony Calder is an England rock and roll record manager, impresario, talent-spotter, promoter and Public relations expert. He was Andrew Loog Oldham business partner from 1962 to December 1969....
 concentrating on the London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
-based blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 and R&B
Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music first created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s....
 scene. Signed musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
s included Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
, P. P. Arnold
P. P. Arnold

Pat Arnold , professionally known as P.P. Arnold, is an United States born soul music singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond....
, Billy Nicholls
Billy Nicholls

Billy Nicholls is an English people singer, songwriter, record producer and musical director, who first gained fame in the 1960s while still a adolescence with his Pet Sounds influenced album, Would You Believe , originally released on Immediate Records....
, John Mayall, Savoy Brown
Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a United Kingdom blues band formed circa May 1965, in Battersea, South West London....
, The Small Faces
The Small Faces

Small Faces were an England Rock music group from East London, England, heavily influenced by United States rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston ....
, The Nice
The Nice

The Nice were an England progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their unique blend of Rock and roll, jazz and european classical music....
, Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac are a United Kingdom/United States rock music band formed in 1967 which have experienced a high turnover of personnel and varied levels of success....
, The Groundhogs
The Groundhogs

The Groundhogs were a British blues band founded in late 1963, which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence sporadically to the present day....
, Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe is a successful English people popular music, Rhythm and blues and soul music singer....
, Duncan Browne
Duncan Browne

Duncan Browne was an English people singer-songwriter....
 and Humble Pie
Humble pie

To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error. Humble pie, or umble pie, is also a term for a variety of pastries, originally based on medieval meat tripe pies....
. There is evidence of recordings of two Mike d'Abo
Mike d'Abo

Michael David d'Abo is an England singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.D'Abo, the son of a London stockbroker, was educated at Harrow School and Selwyn College, Cambridge....
 songs 'Little Miss Understood' and 'So Much to Say (So Little Time)' from The Immediate Singles Collection (1985; CCSCD 102), a compilation of Immediate Record's hits (including the rare cut 'Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite' [sic] by the Jeremy Spencer-fronted configuration Earl Vince and the Valiants.






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Immediate Records was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 manager
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
, Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham

Andrew Loog Oldham is an England rock and roll record producer, impresario and author. He was manager of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s, taking a Flaming style inspired by Phil Spector....
 and Tony Calder
Tony Calder

Tony Calder is an England rock and roll record manager, impresario, talent-spotter, promoter and Public relations expert. He was Andrew Loog Oldham business partner from 1962 to December 1969....
 concentrating on the London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
-based blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 and R&B
Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music first created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s....
 scene. Signed musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
s included Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
, P. P. Arnold
P. P. Arnold

Pat Arnold , professionally known as P.P. Arnold, is an United States born soul music singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond....
, Billy Nicholls
Billy Nicholls

Billy Nicholls is an English people singer, songwriter, record producer and musical director, who first gained fame in the 1960s while still a adolescence with his Pet Sounds influenced album, Would You Believe , originally released on Immediate Records....
, John Mayall, Savoy Brown
Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a United Kingdom blues band formed circa May 1965, in Battersea, South West London....
, The Small Faces
The Small Faces

Small Faces were an England Rock music group from East London, England, heavily influenced by United States rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston ....
, The Nice
The Nice

The Nice were an England progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their unique blend of Rock and roll, jazz and european classical music....
, Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac are a United Kingdom/United States rock music band formed in 1967 which have experienced a high turnover of personnel and varied levels of success....
, The Groundhogs
The Groundhogs

The Groundhogs were a British blues band founded in late 1963, which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence sporadically to the present day....
, Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe is a successful English people popular music, Rhythm and blues and soul music singer....
, Duncan Browne
Duncan Browne

Duncan Browne was an English people singer-songwriter....
 and Humble Pie
Humble pie

To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error. Humble pie, or umble pie, is also a term for a variety of pastries, originally based on medieval meat tripe pies....
. There is evidence of recordings of two Mike d'Abo
Mike d'Abo

Michael David d'Abo is an England singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.D'Abo, the son of a London stockbroker, was educated at Harrow School and Selwyn College, Cambridge....
 songs 'Little Miss Understood' and 'So Much to Say (So Little Time)' from The Immediate Singles Collection (1985; CCSCD 102), a compilation of Immediate Record's hits (including the rare cut 'Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite' [sic] by the Jeremy Spencer-fronted configuration Earl Vince and the Valiants. The song was used as a B-side to Fleetwood Mac's 'Man of the World').

Due to financial problems the label stopped in 1970 and it has been the subject of controversy ever since. This is especially true in regard to unpaid royalties
Royalties

Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property right.Royalties can be determined as a percentage of gross or net sales derived from use of the asset or a fixed price per unit sold....
 owing to The Small Faces, who made numerous hit
Hit single

A hit single is a Sound recording track or Single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official Record chart through repeated airplay and/or significant commercial sales....
 recordings
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 for the label between 1967 and 1969. Despite their success, the band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 received virtually no income from these often re-released records
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
, until legal action finally secured payments from the present licencees in the early 2000s.

According to Small Faces drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 Kenney Jones
Kenney Jones

Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones is a veteran England rock music drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces , and The Who....
, most of Immediate's assets and income were embezzled by one of the company's senior partners, who allegedly channelled the funds to offshore bank
Offshore bank

An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction that provides finance and legal advantages....
 accounts.

In the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, Immediate first set up a deal with MGM Records
MGM Records

MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films....
, who issued three single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
s (033 - Chris Farlowe, 035 and 036-both Twice As Much) as part of the regular MGM series. Then Immediate set up a short-lived deal with United Artists
United Artists

United Artists Entertainment LLC is an United States film studio. The current United Artists was formed in November 2006 under a partnership between producer/actor Tom Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., an MGM company....
, who issued two singles (047-P.P. Arnold, 050-Small Faces) as E-1901 and E-1902, using the Immediate moniker. Then Immediate signed a deal with CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 to set up a new label series, which picked selective Immediate singles and albums until they had a falling-out. Finally, Immediate set up a short-lived independent label in the U.S. to issue one single (082) and the last Nice album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 before the label went out of business
Liquidation

In law, liquidation refers to the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation can also be referred to as winding-up or dissolution , although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation....
.

Albums (UK)

  • 001: The McCoys
    The McCoys

    The McCoys were a pop music musical ensemble that started in Union City, Indiana, Indiana, United States, in 1962....
     - Hang on Sloopy
  • 002: Sam Cooke
    Sam Cooke

    Samuel Cook, better known as Sam Cooke, was an United States gospel music, R&B, soul music, and popular music singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur....
     - The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke
  • 003: Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra - Today's Pop Symphony (directed by Keith Richards
    Keith Richards

    Keith Richards is an England guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm guitar playing....
    )
  • 004: Mark Murphy
    Mark Murphy (singer)

    Mark Murphy is an United States jazz singer based in New York. He is most noted for his definitive and unique vocalese and vocal improvisations with both melody and lyrics....
     - Who Can I Turn To
  • 005: Chris Farlowe
    Chris Farlowe

    Chris Farlowe is a successful English people popular music, Rhythm and blues and soul music singer....
     - 14 Things to Think About
  • 006: Chris Farlowe - The Art of Chris Farlowe
    The Art of Chris Farlowe

    The Art of Chris Farlowe is the third 1966 album by United Kingdom Singer Chris Farlowe, featuring his band, "The Thunderbirds", but only credited to him....
  • 007: Twice as Much
    Twice as Much

    Twice as Much was composed of Dave Skinner and Andrew Rose and were harmony singings who also songwriter much of their own material. They were signed to Immediate Records, which was run by The Rolling Stones management, Andrew Loog Oldham....
     - Own Up
  • 008: The Small Faces
    The Small Faces

    Small Faces were an England Rock music group from East London, England, heavily influenced by United States rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston ....
     - Small Faces
    Small Faces (Immediate)

    Small Faces was the second official studio album by the England rhythm and blues band Small Faces. It peaked at number 12 in the UK Album Chart and was their first LP album for Immediate Records in 1967....
  • 009: Billy Nicholls
    Billy Nicholls

    Billy Nicholls is an English people singer, songwriter, record producer and musical director, who first gained fame in the 1960s while still a adolescence with his Pet Sounds influenced album, Would You Believe , originally released on Immediate Records....
     - Would You Believe
    Would You Believe (Billy Nicholls album)

    Billy Nicholls was originally hired by Andrew Loog Oldham as a staff writer for Oldham's Immediate Records. Oldham was so entranced by the Beach Boys' 1966 album, Pet Sounds that he enlisted songwriter Billy Nicholls to record a British response, which became this largely forgotten album....
  • 010: Chris Farlowe - The Best of Chris Farlowe Vol. 1
  • 011: P.P. Arnold - The First Lady of Immediate
  • 012: The Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
    Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

    Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake was a successful concept album by the United Kingdom rock band Small Faces. Released on 24 May 1968 the LP album became a number one hit in the UK Album Charts on 29 June where it remained for a total of six weeks....
  • 013: Twice as Much - That's All (Twice as Much album)
  • 014: Various - Blues Anytime Vol. 1
  • 015: Various - Blues Anytime Vol. 2
  • 016: The Nice
    The Nice

    The Nice were an England progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their unique blend of Rock and roll, jazz and european classical music....
     - The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
    The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack

    The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack is the 1967 debut album by the England progressive rock group The Nice. It is considered one of the first albums in the genre....
  • 017: P.P. Arnold - Kafunta
  • 018: Duncan Browne
    Duncan Browne

    Duncan Browne was an English people singer-songwriter....
     - Give Me Take You
  • 019: Sampler - Blues Anytime Vol. 3
  • 020: The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis
  • 021: Chris Farlowe - The Last Goodbye
  • 022: Small Faces - In Memoriam (not issued in the UK
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    ; only in Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
    )
  • 023: Amen Corner
    Amen Corner (band)

    Amen Corner was a successful Great Britain pop music band , formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales....
     - National Welsh Coast Live Explosion Company
  • 024: Various - Blues Leftovers
  • 025: Humble Pie
    Humble Pie (band)

    Humble Pie were a rock music, Hard rock and rhythm and blues band from United Kingdom and were one of the first Supergroup s from the 1970s, finding success in United States and United Kingdom....
     - As Safe As Yesterday Is
    As Safe As Yesterday Is

    As Safe As Yesterday Is is the debut album for rock music band Humble Pie , released in the UK in August, 1969. The album peaked at number 16 in the UK album chart....
  • 026: Nice - Nice
    Nice (The Nice album)

    Nice was the third album by The Nice; it was titled Everything As Nice As Mother Makes It in the U.S. after Immediate's distribution changed from Columbia to Capitol....
  • 027: Humble Pie - Town and Country
    Town and Country (album)

    Town and Country is rock music outfit Humble Pie 's second studio album, released in November 1969 ....
  • 028: Amen Corner
    Amen Corner (band)

    Amen Corner was a successful Great Britain pop music band , formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales....
     - Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven
  • IMAL 01/02: The Small Faces - The Autumn Stone
    The Autumn Stone (album)

    The Autumn Stone was the posthumous retrospective double album released in the UK by Small Faces in 1969 on the Immediate Records label....
     (double-album)
  • IMAL 03/04: Sampler - Anthology Of British Blues Volume 1 (double-album)
  • IMAL 05/06: Sampler - Anthology Of British Blues Volume 2 (double-album)
  • IMLYIN : Sampler 1968 - "Immediate Lets You In"


Singles (UK)

  • 001 The McCoys
    The McCoys

    The McCoys were a pop music musical ensemble that started in Union City, Indiana, Indiana, United States, in 1962....
    : "Hang on Sloopy
    Hang on Sloopy

    "Hang On Sloopy" is a song by the pop music group The McCoys which was Hot 100 number-one hits of 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio and The Ohio State University....
    " / "I Can't Believe It" (from US Bang)
  • 002 The Fifth Avenue: "The Bells of Rhymney" / "Just Like Anyone Would Do"
  • 003 Nico
    Nico

    Christa P?ffgen was a German musician, Model , actress, and Warhol Superstar who is best known by her stage name Nico. She is renowned for both her tenure in The Velvet Underground and for her work as a solo artist....
    : "I'm Not Sayin'" / "The Last Mile"
  • 004 Gregory Phillips: "Down in the Boondocks" / "That's the One"
  • 005 The Masterminds: "She Belongs to Me" / "Taken My Love"
  • 006 The Poets
    The Poets

    The Poets were a Scotland pop music band , who were management by Andrew Loog Oldham. Some of their single were released on his Immediate Records record label....
    : "Call Again" / "Some Things I Can't Forget"
  • 007 The Strangeloves
    The Strangeloves

    The Strangeloves were the creation of an United States songwriter/record producer team in the 1960s who were from New York but pretended to be from Australia....
    : "Cara-Lin" / "(Roll On) Mississippi" (from US Bang)
  • 008 Van Lenton: "Gotta Get Away" / "You Don't Care"
  • 009 The Factotums: "In My Lonely Room" / "A Run in the Green and Tangerine Flaked Forest"
  • 010 The Golden Apples of the Sun: "The Monkey Time" / "Chocolate Rolls, Tea and Monopoly"
  • 011 Barbara Lynn
    Barbara Lynn

    Barbara Lynn is an United States rhythm and blues guitarist and singer.She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar. Inspired by blues artists Guitar Slim and Jimmy Reed, and pop acts Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, she created an all-female band, Bobbie Lynn and Her Idols....
    : "You Can't Buy My Love" / "That's What a Friend Will Do" (from US Tribe)
  • 012 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers: "I'm Your Witchdoctor
    I'm Your Witchdoctor

    "I'm Your Witchdoctor" is a 1965 single by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. It was composed by Mayall and produced by Jimmy Page.It has been covered by Mot?rhead and Chants R&B....
    " / "Telephone Blues"
  • 013 Glyn Johns
    Glyn Johns

    Glyn Johns is a musician, audio engineer and record producer.He has worked with such artists as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Easybeats, The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blue ?yster Cult, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Mid...
    : "Mary Anne" / "Like Grains of Yellow Sand"
  • 014 Mick Softley
    Mick Softley

    Mick Softley is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. A figurehead during the British folk scene, Softley set up his own folk club, released three albums and has been known to work with Mac MacLeod , Donovan Leitch and Maddy Prior....
    : "I'm So Confused" / "She's My Girl"
  • 015 The Mockingbirds: "You Stole My Love" / "Skit Skat"
  • 016 Chris Farlowe
    Chris Farlowe

    Chris Farlowe is a successful English people popular music, Rhythm and blues and soul music singer....
    : "The Fool" / "Treat Her Good"
  • 017 Joey Vine: "Down & Out" / "The Out of Towner"
  • 018 Jimmy Tarbuck
    Jimmy Tarbuck

    Jimmy Tarbuck Order of the British Empire is an English comedian, and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck. He attended the same school as John Lennon and newscaster Peter Sissons....
    : "Someday" / "Wastin' Time"
  • 019 The Variations: "The Man With All the Toys" / "She'll Know I'm Sorry"
  • 020 Les Fleur de Lys
    Les Fleur de Lys

    Les Fleur de Lys were a British band originally formed in late 1964, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They recorded singles beginning in 1965 in the mod -psychedelic music genre, later known as freakbeat....
    : "Moondreams" / "Wait for Me"
  • 021 The McCoys
    The McCoys

    The McCoys were a pop music musical ensemble that started in Union City, Indiana, Indiana, United States, in 1962....
    : "Fever
    Fever (1956 song)

    "Fever" is a song credited to Eddie Cooley and "John Davenport" . The song was a rhythm and blues hit for Little Willie John that crossed over and became a pop standard after being transformed, with additional lyrics, by Peggy Lee....
    " / "Sorrow
    Sorrow

    Sorrow is the name of:* Several songs:** Sorrow , a 1987 song by Pink Floyd from their album A Momentary Lapse of Reason** Sorrow 9th track on Box Car Racer's self-titled album .Box Car Racer...
    "
  • 022 The Factotums: "You're So Good to Me" / "Can't Go Home Anymore My Love"
  • 023 Chris Farlowe: "Think" / "Don't Just Look at Me"
  • 024 The Poets: "Baby Don't You Do It
    Baby Don't You Do It

    "Baby Don't You Do It" is a 1964 single by United States singer Marvin Gaye. Released on the Motown Records label, this song discusses a man who is at a standstill with his girlfriend, who he feels is neglecting his love stating "don't break my heart/...I've tried to do my best"....
    " / "I'll Come Home"
  • 025 Charles Dickens
    Charles Dickens

    Charles John Huffam Dickens, Royal Society of Arts , pen-name "Boz", was the most popular English people novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous Reform movement....
    : "So Much in Love" / "Our Soul Brother TH"
  • 026 Goldie
    Goldie

    Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an England electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. As a musician he works mainly within the jungle and drum and bass genres, and has helped to promote these styles globally....
    : "Going Back" / "Headlines"
  • 027 Tony Rivers and the Castaways: "Girl Don't Tell Me" / "The Girl From Salt Lake City"
  • 028 The McCoys: "Don't Worry Mother, Your Son's Heart Is Pure" / "Ko-Ko" (from US Bang)
  • 029 The McCoys: "Up and Down" / "If You Tell a Lie" (from US Bang)
  • 030 The London Waits: "Softly, Softly
    Softly, Softly (TV series)

    Softly, Softly was a United Kingdom television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC One from January 1966. It centred around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes Criminal Investigation Department officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern - supposedly in the Bristol and Chepstow area of the UK....
    " (The theme from the BBC Television
    BBC Television

    BBC Television is a service of the BBC which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927....
     series) / "Serenadio (Italian Serenade)"
  • 031 The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    : "You Baby" / "Wanderin' Kind" (from US White Whale)
  • 032 Les Fleur de Lys: "Circles" / "So, Come On"
  • 033 Twice as Much
    Twice as Much

    Twice as Much was composed of Dave Skinner and Andrew Rose and were harmony singings who also songwriter much of their own material. They were signed to Immediate Records, which was run by The Rolling Stones management, Andrew Loog Oldham....
    : "Sittin' on a Fence
    Sittin' On A Fence

    "Sittin' on a Fence" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the United Kingdom rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. The song was given to the singing duo Twice as Much, who released it as their debut single in May 1966 in music....
    " / "Baby I Want You" (US MGM K-13530)
  • 034 The McCoys: "Runaway" / "Come On Let's Go"
  • 035 Chris Farlowe: "Out of Time" / "Baby Make It Soon" (US MGM K-13567)
  • 036 Twice as Much: "Step Out of Line" / "Simplified" (US MGM K-13530)
  • 037 The McCoys: "(You Make Me Feel) So Good" / "Everyday I Have to Cry" (from US Bang)
  • 038 Chris Farlowe: "Ride On, Baby
    Ride On, Baby

    "Ride On, Baby" is a song by the British rock 'n' roll band, The Rolling Stones. It was first released as a single by Chris Farlowe in October of 1966 and reached #31 on the British charts....
    " / "Headlines"
  • 039 Twice as Much: "True Story" / "You're So Good for Me"
  • 040 P.P. Arnold: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" / "Life Is But Nothing"
  • 041 Chris Farlowe: "My Way of Giving" / "You're So Good to Me"
  • 042 Twice as Much: "Crystal Ball" / "Why Can't They All Go and Leave Me Alone"
  • 043 Apostolic Intervention: "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me" / "Madame Garcia"
  • 044 Nicky Scott: "Big City" / "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
  • 045 Nicky Scott: "Backstreet Girl" / "Chain Reaction"
  • 046 The McCoys: "I Got to Go Back" / "Dynamite" (from US Bang)
  • 047 P.P.Arnold: "The First Cut Is the Deepest
    The First Cut Is the Deepest

    "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written and sung by Cat Stevens. It has become a hit single for four different artists: P.P. Arnold , Keith Hampshire , Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow ....
    " / "Speak to Me" (US Immediate E-1901)
  • 048 Mort Shuman IV: "Monday Monday" / "Little Children
    Little Children

    Little Children may refer to:*Little Children , by Tom Perrotta**Little Children , based on the novel**Little Children , the official soundtrack of the film...
    "
  • 049 Chris Farlowe: Yesterday's Papers/Life Is But Nothing
  • 050 Small Faces: Here Come the Nice
    Here Come the Nice

    "Here Come the Nice" is a song released by England rhythm and blues group Small Faces. It peaked at number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1967. It was their first release on new label Immediate after moving from Decca Records....
    /Talk to You (US Immediate E-1902)
  • 051 John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton: I'm Your Witchdoctor
    I'm Your Witchdoctor

    "I'm Your Witchdoctor" is a 1965 single by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. It was composed by Mayall and produced by Jimmy Page.It has been covered by Mot?rhead and Chants R&B....
    /Telephone Blues (US Immediate ZS7-502)
  • 052 Marquis of Kensington
    Marquis of Kensington

    The "Marquess of Kensington" was a studio project from the end of the 1960s. It consisted of Robert Wace, then manager of The Kinks, and the producer Mike Leander ....
    : The Changing of the Guard/Reverse Thrust
  • 053 Murray Head
    Murray Head

    Murray Head is an English people actor and singer, most recognized for his hit song, "One Night in Bangkok"....
    : She Was Perfection/Secondhand Monday
  • 054 The Australian Playboys: Black Sheep R.I.P./Sad
  • 055 P.P. Arnold: "The Time Has Come" / "If You See What I Mean"
  • 056 Chris Farlowe: Moanin'/What Have I Been Doing
  • 057 Small Faces: Itchycoo Park
    Itchycoo Park

    "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the group Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967....
    /I'm Only Dreaming (US Immediate ZS7-501)
  • 058 Warm Sounds: Sticks and Stones/Angeline
  • 059 The Nice: The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack/Azrail (Angel of Death) (US Immediate ZS7-5004)
  • 060 Rod Stewart
    Rod Stewart

    Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
    : Little Miss Understood/So Much to Say (So Little Time)
  • 061 P.P.Arnold: (If You Think You're) Groovy/Though It Hurts Me Badly (US Immediate ZS7-5006)
  • 062 Small Faces: Tin Soldier/I Fell Much Better (US Immediate ZS7-5003)
  • 063 Billy Nicholls
    Billy Nicholls

    Billy Nicholls is an English people singer, songwriter, record producer and musical director, who first gained fame in the 1960s while still a adolescence with his Pet Sounds influenced album, Would You Believe , originally released on Immediate Records....
    : Would You Believe
    Would You Believe

    Would You Believe can refer to:* Would You Believe - An Irish TV series broadcast on RT? One.Music* Would You Believe? , an album by Ray Charles...
    /Daytime Girl
  • 064 Small Faces: Lazy Sunday/Rollin' Over (Part ll of Happiness Stan)(US Immediate ZS7-5007)
  • 065 Chris Farlowe: Handbags and Gladrags
    Handbags and Gladrags

    "Handbags and Gladrags" is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. d'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not being trendy....
    /Everyone Makes a Mistake (US Immediate ZS7-5005)
  • 066 Chris Farlowe: The Last Goodbye
    The Last Goodbye

    The Last Goodbye is a demo album by Edison Glass which was released on December 10, 2004. It was only sold for one show, where the band announced that they were signed to Credential Recordings and consequently had to change their name to Edison Glass....
     (From the film "The Last Goodbye") /Paperman Fly in the Sky
  • 067 (DEMO) Outer Limits ; Great Train Robbery / Sweet Freedom (an edited version was issued on their Instant label)
  • 067 P.P. Arnold: Angel of the Morning/Life Is But Nothing
  • 068 The Nice: America (from West Side Story)/The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon (US Immediate ZS7-5008)
  • 069 Small Faces: The Universal/Donkey Rides, a Penny a Glass (US Immediate ZS7-5009)
  • 070 Duncan Browne: On the Bombsite/Alfred Bell (US Immediate ZS7-5010)
  • 071 Chris Farlowe: Paint It Black/I Just Need Your Loving (US Immediate ZS7-5002 with a different B side and ZS7-5011)
  • 072 The Nice: Brandenburger/Happy Freuds
  • 073 Amen Corner
    Amen Corner (band)

    Amen Corner was a successful Great Britain pop music band , formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales....
    : (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice/Hey Hey Girl (US Immediate ZS7-5013)
  • 074 Chris Farlowe: Dawn/April Was the Month
  • 075 Michael D'Abo: (See the Little People) Gulliver Travels (from the show Gulliver's Travels) /An Anthology of Gullivers Travels - Part Two
  • 076 The McCoys: Hang On Sloopy/This Is Where We Came In (from US Bang)
  • 077 Small Faces: Afterglow of Your Love/Wham Bam Thank You Man
  • 078 Chris Farlowe: Out of Time/Ride On Baby
  • 079 P.P.Arnold: The First Cut Is the Deepest/The Time Has Come
  • 080 Fleetwood Mac/Earl Vince and the Valiants: Man of the World/Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite
  • 081 Amen Corner
    Amen Corner (band)

    Amen Corner was a successful Great Britain pop music band , formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales....
    : Hello Susie/Evil Man's Gonna Win
  • 082 Humble Pie
    Humble Pie (band)

    Humble Pie were a rock music, Hard rock and rhythm and blues band from United Kingdom and were one of the first Supergroup s from the 1970s, finding success in United States and United Kingdom....
    : Natural Born Bugie
    Natural Born Bugie

    "Natural Born Bugie" was the debut single released in 1969 by England rock music outfit Humble Pie, one of the first so-called Supergroup s of the 1960s and 1970s....
    /Wrist Job (US Immediate IMOC-001)
  • 083 (not used -- was reportedly slated to feature P.P. Arnold's Would You Believe/Am I Still Dreaming)
  • 084 Amen Corner
    Amen Corner (band)

    Amen Corner was a successful Great Britain pop music band , formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales....
    : Get Back/Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven


In US, Immediate ZS7-5012 was Small Faces' "Mad John" / "The Journey" (from the Ogden's LP) and ZS7-5016 was The Hill's "Sylvie" / "The Fourth Annual Convention of the Battery Hen Farmers Association - Part II" (not issued in the UK)

Extended Play 45s (EPs) (UK)

  • 001 Chris Farlowe: Farlowe in the Midnight Hour
  • 002 The McCoys: Hits Vol. 1
  • 003 The McCoys: Hits Vol. 2
  • 004 Chris Farlowe: Hits


Singles (US)

  • MGM K-13530 Twice as Much: Sittin' on a Fence/Baby, I Want You (issued with rare picture sleeve)
  • MGM K-13567 Chris Farlowe: Out of Time/Baby, Make It Soon
  • MGM K-13600 Twice as Much: Step Out of Line/Simplified


Immediate (distributed by United Artists)
  • E-1901 PP Arnold: The First Cut Is the Deepest/Speak to Me
  • E-1902 Small Faces: Here Comes the Nice/Talk to You


Immediate (distributed by CBS)
  • ZS7-501 Small Faces: Itchycoo Park/I'm Only Dreaming
  • ZS7-502 John Mayall: I'm Your Witchdoctor/Telephone Blues
  • ZS7-5002 Chris Farlowe: Paint It Black/You're So Good to Me
  • ZS7-5003 Small Faces: Tin Soldier/I Feel Much Better (issued with picture sleeve)
  • ZS7-5004 The Nice: The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack/Azrial (Angel of Death)
  • ZS7-5005 Chris Farlowe: Handbags and Gladrags/Everybody Makes a Mistake
  • ZS7-5006 PP Arnold: (If You Think You're) Groovy/Though It Hurts Me Badly
  • ZS7-5007 Small Faces: Lazy Sunday/Rollin' Over
  • ZS7-5008 The Nice: America - 2nd Amendment/The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon
  • ZS7-5009 Small Faces: The Universal/Donkey Rides, a Penny, a Glass
  • ZS7-5010 Duncan Browne: On the Bombsite
  • ZS7-5011 Chris Farlowe: Paint It Black/What Have I Been Doing?
  • ZS7-5012 Small Faces: Mad John/The Journey
  • ZS7-5013 Amen Corner: If Paradise Is Half as Nice/Hey, Hey Girl
  • ZS7-5014 Small Faces: Afterglow of Your Love/Wham Bam, Thank You Mam
  • ZS7-5015
  • ZS7-5016 The Hill: Sylvie/The Fourth Annual Convention of the Battery Hen Farmers Association - Part II


Immediate (independent)
  • IMOC-001 Humble Pie: Natural Born Woman/I'll Go Alone


See also

  • List of record labels
    List of record labels

    This is a list of notable record labels.Owing to the large number of entries, the list has been divided by the first letter of the label's name, with labels starting with a number added to this page:...


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