"W & G" redirects here. For the German electronics company, see
Wavetek.
W&G Records was an Australian recording company that operated from the early 1950s to the 1970s. It was a subsidiary of the Melbourne
precision engineering company White & Gillespie.
W&G released many significant recordings by Australian popular artists of the 1960s and also issued recordings of popular American artists, notably releases from the
ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by
Festival Records. Recording engineer and producer
Bill Armstrong worked at W&G from 1956 to 1961, prior to opening his own studio in 1965.[1]
W&G also established a special subsidiary label,
In Records, which released the classic mid-1960s recordings by
the Loved Ones.
List of W&G Records artists
This is a list of
recording artists who have had at least one
recording released on the W&G record label.
In alphabetical order:
Arthur & Mary –
Bartholomew Plus Three – "Cause I'm Alone" / "On a Wintery Night"
Paul Anka - "Diana" / "Don't Gamble With Love" (1957) WG-SPN496 Plain yellow label with black text
The Spotnicks - "
Orange Blossom Special" / "The Spotnicks Theme" (1962) WG-S-1450 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
Ned Miller - "
From A Jack To A King" / "Parade Of Broken Hearts" (1963) WG-S-1536 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
Peter Posa - "The White Rabbit" / "Honey Be My Honey Bee" (1963) WG-S-1735 Yellow label with black text, except W&G which is in red text
The Seekers - The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965) WG 25/2512 Yellow label with blue text. Original release with B&W image on album cover. A different colour photograph was used on a stereo release of this album.