77 RECORDS
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 Independent label: 77 Records was a English jazz and blues record label founded in 1957 by Doug Dobell. The label's name derived from the address of his jazz record store in 77 Charing Cross, London. The first records were 10" EPs, put out in limited quantities. Later the catalogue was expanded to include 12" LPs; by the mid-1970s the company had issued more than 50 albums, mostly of traditional and mainstream jazz.
The company made its last recordings in 1979 and by 1984 the company had ceased to function. Several British jazz musicians, such as Acker Bilk, Bruce Turner, Tubby Hayes, Les Condon, Dick Morrissey, Brian Lemon and Buck Clayton, recorded on the label in the mid 1960s.
British rhythm and blues performers such as Alexis Korner also recorded for 77 Records, as did many American artists. 77 Records also distributed records for US labels, including recordings by Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Lightnin' Hopkins, Scrapper Blackwell, Reverend Gary Davis, Robert Pete Williams, Big Joe Williams, Sunnyland Slim, Joe Turner, Little Brother Montgomery, Yank Rachell, and Sleepy John Estes.
In 1960, Dobell started a short-lived spin-off label, Folklore, which released albums by Steve Benbow, Dominic Behan, Dick Fariña and Eric Von Schmidt, and Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner, amongst others. A 1963 album by Dick Fariña and Eric Von Schmidt, released on Folklore, featured "Blind Boy Grunt", alias Bob Dylan, on harmonica. The label also reissued recordings licensed from independent American record labels such as Arhoolie.

 

57	Jack Elliott	Jack Elliott Sings Vol. 1	77 RECORDS	EP	1
57	Jack Elliott	Jack Elliott Sings Vol. 2	77 RECORDS	EP	2
57	Not Traced		77 RECORDS	EP	3
57	The Frog Island Skiffle Group	House Of The Rising Sun	77 RECORDS	EP	4
57	Not Traced		77 RECORDS	EP	5
57	Not Traced		77 RECORDS	EP	6
57	Guy Caravan	Guy Caravan - His Banjo & Guitar	77 RECORDS	EP	7
57	Not Traced		77 RECORDS	EP	8
57	Bob Kelly	Sporting House Piano	77 RECORDS	EP	9
57	Bob Wallis	New Orleans Jam Session Vol 1	77 RECORDS	EP	10
57	Not Traced		77 RECORDS	EP	11
58	The Les Jowett Seven	Footsteps - The Les Jowett Seven	77 RECORDS	EP	12
58	The Dick Heckstall-Smith Quartet	Out Of Nowhere	77 RECORDS	EP	13
58	The Johnny Bastable Chosen Six	New Orleans Jam Session Volume Three	77 RECORDS	EP	14
58	Steve Benbow	American Folk Song	77 RECORDS	EP	15
58	Steve Benbow	English Folk Song	77 RECORDS	EP	16
58	Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band	Mr. Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band	77 RECORDS	EP	17
58	John Clarke	John Clarke Plays	77 RECORDS	EP	18
58	Beryl Bryden And  Archie Semple Six With Nat Gonella	Ma	77 RECORDS	EP	19

61	Bruce Turner Jump Band	Original Music From The Film Living Jazz	77 RECORDS	EP EU	1
61	Erroll Garner's All-Stars	Jumpin' Erroll	77 RECORDS	EP EU	2
62	Timmie Rosenkrantz And His Barons	Timmie Time	77 RECORDS	EP EU	3