VANGUARD
RECORDS

 Independent label: Vanguard was set up by Seymour and Maynard Solomon in the early 1950s as a Classical Music label.  During the course of that decade it expanded its interests to include Jazz and Folk; the '60s and '70s saw it embracing Blues, Rock, Disco and even Electronic music.  Vanguard can claim to have issued the first legitimate Bob Dylan tracks, but it was Joan Baez, Doc Watson and Country Joe & the Fish who first brought success to the label in the USA.  Baez's records appeared on Fontana over here until 1968; she had several hits, but only one on Vanguard.  The company was never all that successful in Britain, as far as singles were concerned: in addition to the Joan Baez hit, Buffy Sainte-Marie had one in 1972, and the Players Association had three in 1979-80.  Seymour Solomon sold the company to the Welk Record Group, of California, in 1986; he bought the Classical Music division back in 1990, for sentimental reasons, and started to re-release its albums under the Vanguard Classics banner.   Under the Welks the label continued to issue material, albeit sporadically. In Britain, the company's records were handled by Pye in the late 1950s and possibly the early '60s.   The few 7" releases were EPs; they had EPP-14000 numbers and a blue label.  By 1962 the deal with Pye had ended.  From this point Vanguard products were issued on Philips's 'Fontana' label; an arrangement which continued until 1968, when the Vanguard label reappeared with a new design.  Manufacture and distribution were still by Philips.  These Vanguard singles were initially numbered in a VA-0 series; this changed briefly to 6076-250 in 1970.  The label moved to RCA in1971, from which point singles seem to have been issued in two separate contemperaneous numerical series, VRS-35000 UK Records are in RED and VAN-1000.  The VRS series was used by Vanguard in the USA from at least the early '60s; it was adopted by the British arm late on and for a comparatively short time, which accounts for some of the gaping holes in the discography.  There were variations in colour between the 'A'-sides and 'B'-sides.   In 1975 Pye took over manufacture and distribution; the label design remained basically the same, but the variation in colour between the sides was abandoned.  During this second Pye period, singles were given VS-5000 catalogue numbers. Thank to Robert Lyons For the info. Distributed By Phillips and Pye Records.


69 Everything Is Everything Oooh baby VANGUARD VA 1
69 Baez Joan Love minus zero VANGUARD VA 2
69 Country Joe & Fish Here i go again VANGUARD VA 3
69 Baez Joan Just a close walk with thee VANGUARD VA 4

 

70 Country Joe & Fish Up and around the band VANGUARD 6076 250
70 Baez Joan Joe hill VANGUARD 6076 251
71 Country Joe Mcdonald Hold on it's coming VANGUARD 6076 252

 

71 Sainte-Marie Buffy She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina VANGUARD VAN 1001
71 Baez Joan Let It Be VANGUARD VAN 1002
71 Dave Loggins Good Side Of Tomorrow VANGUARD VAN 1003
72 Loggins Dave Old Enough To Know VANGUARD VAN 1004
72 Perrey Jean Jacques  Gossipo Perpetuo VANGUARD VAN 1005
73 Mcdonald Country Joe Fantasy VANGUARD VAN 1006
73 Baez Joan Love Is Just A Four Letter Word VANGUARD VAN 1007
73 Perrey Jean Jacques The Minuets Of The Robots VANGUARD VAN 1008
74 Morath Max Entertainer VANGUARD VAN 1009

  

58 Joan Baez Put Your Hand In The Hand VANGUARD VRS 35000
58 The Weavers Take This Letter VANGUARD VRS 35001
58 Candy Reed With Jesse Stone And His Orchestra Give Me Love / Love, Oh, Love VANGUARD VRS 35002
58 Bird Rollins Hurry Up, Honey VANGUARD VRS 35003
58 Dave Joseph Oo La La VANGUARD VRS 35004
58 The Weavers Aunt Rhodie VANGUARD VRS 35005
58 Leon Bibb Rocks And Gravel / Goodnight, Irene VANGUARD VRS 35006
59 Odetta Ox-Driver Song VANGUARD VRS 35007
60 Cisco Houston This Train VANGUARD VRS 35008
60 The Weavers This Land Is Your Land VANGUARD VRS 35009
60 The Weavers Sinking Of The Reuben James VANGUARD VRS 35010
61 Charleton Heston Virgin Mary Had One Son VANGUARD VRS 35011
61 Joan Baez Banks Of The Ohio / Old Blue VANGUARD VRS 35012
61 Joan Baez, The Greenbriar Boys Pal Of Mine VANGUARD VRS 35013
61 The Weavers The Keeper / Twelve Gates To The City VANGUARD VRS 35014
62 The Weavers Fight On VANGUARD VRS 35015
62 Clara Ward Come By Here VANGUARD VRS 35016
71 Rooftop Singers Walk Right In VANGUARD VRS 35017
62 Joan Baez What Have They Done To The Rain VANGUARD VRS 35018
63 The Rooftop Singers Tom Cat / Hey Boys VANGUARD VRS 35019
63 The Rooftop Singers Mama Don't Allow VANGUARD VRS 35020
63 Ian And Sylvia Four Strong Winds / C.C. Rider VANGUARD VRS 35021
63 The Taylors Brazos River VANGUARD VRS 35022
63 Joan Baez We Shall Overcome VANGUARD VRS 35023
64 The Rooftop Singers Sail Away Ladies VANGUARD VRS 35024
64 Ian And Sylvia You Were On My Mind  VANGUARD VRS 35025
64 Joan Baez With God On Our Side VANGUARD VRS 35026
64 Jim Kweskin And The Jug Band Don't You Leave Me Here / Rag Momma VANGUARD VRS 35027
65 Buffy Sainte-Marie Until It's Time For You To Go  VANGUARD VRS 35028
65 The Rooftop Singers Rainy River VANGUARD VRS 35029
65 Richard And Mimi Farina Reno Nevada / One-Way Ticket VANGUARD VRS 35030
65 Joan Baez There But For Fortune VANGUARD VRS 35031
65 Mimi And Richard Fariña Pack Up Your Sorrows VANGUARD VRS 35032
65 Project X Got No Reason To Cry VANGUARD VRS 35033
65 The Rooftop Singers Ham And Eggs VANGUARD VRS 35034
66 Ian & Sylvia The French Girl / Play One More VANGUARD VRS 35035
66 Jackie Washington Why Won't They Let Me Be  VANGUARD VRS 35036
66 Project X Molly And The Monsters  VANGUARD VRS 35037
66 The Vagrants I Can't Make A Friend / Young Blues VANGUARD VRS 35038
66 Valerie Dunn The Way Of Love VANGUARD VRS 35039
66 Joan Baez Pack Up Your Sorrows  VANGUARD VRS 35040
66 Not Issued VANGUARD VRS 35041
66 The Vagrants The Final Hour  VANGUARD VRS 35042
66 The Hi-Five You'll Never Know What's In My Heart  VANGUARD VRS 35043
66 Bert And Bill A Different Time VANGUARD VRS 35044
66 Patrick Sky Keep On Walkin' VANGUARD VRS 35045
66 Joan Baez The Little Drummer Boy / Cantique De Noel VANGUARD VRS 35046
66 Perrey - Kingsley Swan's Splashdown / Cosmic Ballad VANGUARD VRS 35047
66 Patrick Sky Reason To Believe / Guabi, Guabi  VANGUARD VRS 35048
67 Junior Wells Shake It Baby / (I Got A) Stomach Ache VANGUARD VRS 35049
67 Buffy Sainte-Marie Until It's Time For You To Go VANGUARD VRS 35050
67 Perrey-Kingsley* Visa To The Stars / Spooks In Space VANGUARD VRS 35051
67 Country Joe And The Fish Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine VANGUARD VRS 35052
67 Buffy Sainte-Marie The Circle Game VANGUARD VRS 35053
67 Perrey / Kingsley The Savers / Pioneers Of The Stars VANGUARD VRS 35054
67 Joan Baez Be Not Too Hard / North  VANGUARD VRS 35055
67 Erik Look Where I Am (Well It's Right Over Here) VANGUARD VRS 35056
67 Junior Wells Stop Breaking Down VANGUARD VRS 35057
67 Jonathan & Leigh Constant Tuesday  VANGUARD VRS 35058
67 Country Joe And The Fish Janis / Janis (Instrumental) VANGUARD VRS 35059
67 Buddy Guy Mary Had A Little Lamb / Sweet Little Angel VANGUARD VRS 35060
68 Country Joe And The Fish Who Am I b/w Thursday VANGUARD VRS 35061
68 Ian And Sylvia 90° X 90°  VANGUARD VRS 35062
68 Circus Maximus  Lonely Man  VANGUARD VRS 35063
68 Buffy Sainte-Marie Soulful Shade Of Blue  VANGUARD VRS 35064
68 Junior Wells Stop Breaking Down VANGUARD VRS 35065
68 The 31st Of February Sandcastles VANGUARD VRS 35066
68 Charley Musselwhite Christo Redentor VANGUARD VRS 35067
68 Country Joe And The Fish Rock And Soul Music, Part 1 VANGUARD VRS 35068
68 Junior Wells Stop Breakin' Down / Mystery Train VANGUARD VRS 35069
68 Elizabeth Mary Anne VANGUARD VRS 35070
68 Not Issued VANGUARD VRS 35071
68 Buffy Sainte-Marie Better To Find Out For Yourself VANGUARD VRS 35072
68 Notes From The Underground Down In The Basement / I Wish I Was A Punk  VANGUARD VRS 35073
68 The NJ Orange (You've Got To) Live For Today VANGUARD VRS 35074
68 Buffy Sainte-Marie I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again VANGUARD VRS 35075
68 John Fahey A March For Martin Luther King VANGUARD VRS 35076
68 Listening I Can Teach You VANGUARD VRS 35077
68 Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band My Buddy Buddy Friends / Everythings Gonna Be Allright VANGUARD VRS 35078
68 Doc Watson Peach Picking Time In Georgia VANGUARD VRS 35079
68 Buddy Guy Fever VANGUARD VRS 35080
68 The Family Saigon Girls VANGUARD VRS 35081
68 Everything Is Everything Witchi Tai To VANGUARD VRS 35082
68 Michel Dintrinch Ly Lady Hundson's Puffe VANGUARD VRS 35083
68 The Gospel Redeemer VANGUARD VRS 35084
68 Far Cry Shapes VANGUARD VRS 35085
68 Ferre Grignard Tell Me Now/The Pirate Song  VANGUARD VRS 35086
68 The 31st Of February In The Morning When I'm Real VANGUARD VRS 35087
69 Joan Baez Love Minus Zero / No Limit VANGUARD VRS 35088
69 The Frost Mystery Man VANGUARD VRS 35089
69 Country Joe And The Fish Here I Go Again / Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy VANGUARD VRS 35090
69 Buffy Sainte-Marie Better To Find Out For Yourself  VANGUARD VRS 35091
69 Joan Baez If I Knew / Rock Salt And Nails VANGUARD VRS 35092
69 Buffy Sainte-Marie Better Find Out For Yourself VANGUARD VRS 35093
69 Listening Hello You  VANGUARD VRS 35094
69 Raul Danks Mr. Sun   VANGUARD VRS 35095
69 Peter Schickele And His Orchestra Good Time Ticket / Wild Windy Rooms Of My Home VANGUARD VRS 35096
69 Everything Is Everything You Don't Need No Music (To Feel Like Dancing) VANGUARD VRS 35097
69 Joan Baez Four Days Gone VANGUARD VRS 35098
69 The Frost  Sweet Lady Love / Linda  VANGUARD VRS 35099
69 Ithaca Bow Down (To The Dollar) VANGUARD VRS 35100
69 The Frost  Rock And Roll Music / Donny's Blues VANGUARD VRS 35101
69 Sal Life Is A Beautiful Thing VANGUARD VRS 35102
70 Joan Baez No Expectations VANGUARD VRS 35103
70 Grinder's Switch Featuring Garland Jeffreys And Don't Be Late VANGUARD VRS 35104
70 Jean-Jacques Perrey Passport To The Future / Country Rock Polka VANGUARD VRS 35105
70 Joan Baez Sweet Sir Galahad VANGUARD VRS 35106
70 Wildweeds And When She Smiles VANGUARD VRS 35107
70 Buffy Sainte-Marie The Circle Game   VANGUARD VRS 35108
70 Blue Horizon I've Got You On My Mind    VANGUARD VRS 35109
70 Moose & The Pelicans Ballad Of Davy Crockett   VANGUARD VRS 35110
70 The Frost Rock And Roll Music VANGUARD VRS 35111
70 Country Joe And The Fish Janis / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag   VANGUARD VRS 35112
70 Grover Mitchell Ah Feel She Really Doesn't Wanna Do It  VANGUARD VRS 35113
70 Joan Baez Carry It On VANGUARD VRS 35114
70 The Frost Black As Night   VANGUARD VRS 35115
70 Buffy Sainte-Marie Soldier Blue   VANGUARD VRS 35116
70 Spare Change Alive And Well / When Love Meets Love   VANGUARD VRS 35117
70 M. C. Lewis If I Had It All (To Do Over Again) / Bobo's Party  VANGUARD VRS 35118
70 Garrett Scott (Mama) Is Uncle Clayton Jackson Sleeping Here Again Tonight VANGUARD VRS 35119
70 Everlon Nevermor Ah Music   VANGUARD VRS 35120
70 The Good Shepherd Singers Thus Saith The Lord / Reach Out Your Hand   VANGUARD VRS 35121
70 John Townley & The Apostolic Family Just Another Day   VANGUARD VRS 35122
70 Garrett Scott To Love VANGUARD VRS 35123
70 Trials And Tribulations Please Mrs. Henry / Thoughts That Rhyme  VANGUARD VRS 35124
71 Zager & Evans Hydra 15,000   VANGUARD VRS 35125
71 Steve Colt Untangle My Mind / I'm Not Here To Hurt You VANGUARD VRS 35126
71 Buffy Sainte-Marie She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina VANGUARD VRS 35127
71 Baldwin And Leps Beg Your Sweet Pardon VANGUARD VRS 35128
71 Moose And The Pelicans He's A Rebel VANGUARD VRS 35129
71 Wilbur Walton Jr. Pay Your Dues VANGUARD VRS 35130
71 Silver Lining Number Wonderful VANGUARD VRS 35131
71 Jimmy Druiett Jesus Made Me Higher  VANGUARD VRS 35132
71 Country Joe and The Fish Hold On, It's Coming VANGUARD VRS 35133
71 Wildweeds And When She Smiles / Paint And Powder Ladies No. 2 VANGUARD VRS 35134
71 Buffy Sainte-Marie Helpless  VANGUARD VRS 35135
71 Hanna Aroni Bashana Haba'Ah (Anytime Of The Year) VANGUARD VRS 35136
71 Freddie Scott  I Guess God Wants It This Way VANGUARD VRS 35137
71 Joan Baez Night They Drove  Dixie Down VANGUARD VRS 35138
71 Grover Mitchell  What Hurts / I Remember Mama VANGUARD VRS 35139
71 The Dove Toy Train VANGUARD VRS 35140
72 Marc Jonson I'm Coming Up To Boston  VANGUARD VRS 35141
72 The Dove Toy Train VANGUARD VRS 35142
72 Buffy Sainte-Marie I'M Gonna Be A Country Girl Again VANGUARD VRS 35143
72 The Wildweeds Baby Please Don't Leave Me Today VANGUARD VRS 35144
72 Joan Baez Let It Be VANGUARD VRS 35145
72 Chargers You Gotta Be A Lady VANGUARD VRS 35146
72 Dave Loggins Claudia VANGUARD VRS 35147
72 Joan Baez Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Just A Closer Walk With Thee VANGUARD VRS 35148
72 Jode Human Behavior VANGUARD VRS 35149
72 Country Joe McDonald Hang On VANGUARD VRS 35150
72 Buffy Sainte-Marie Mister Can'T You See VANGUARD VRS 35151
72 Gary And Randy Scruggs Hobo's Lullaby VANGUARD VRS 35152
72 Burundi Steiphenson Black Burundi Black, Part 1  VANGUARD VRS 35153
72 Bob Frank Memphis Jail VANGUARD VRS 35154
72 The Wildweeds C'mon If You're Comin'  VANGUARD VRS 35155
72 Buffy Sainte-Marie He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo  VANGUARD VRS 35156
72 Flemming Rasmussen  Choo Choo Train VANGUARD VRS 35157
72 Joan Baez Blessed Are VANGUARD VRS 35158
72 Not Issued VANGUARD VRS 35159
72 Not Issued VANGUARD VRS 35160
72 Country Joe McDonald Fantasy / I Seen A Rocket VANGUARD VRS 35161
72 Clean Living In Heaven There Is No Beer VANGUARD VRS 35162
72 Jean Jacques Perrey Passport To The Future VANGUARD VRS 35163
72 Jimmy Payne Western Union Wire VANGUARD VRS 35164
72 Bill Carlisle And The Carlisles I Wanna Be A Country Singer VANGUARD VRS 35165
72 Larry Coryell P.F. Sloan VANGUARD VRS 35166
72 Dave Loggins Think'N Of You VANGUARD VRS 35167
72 Al Anderson We'Re Make Love VANGUARD VRS 35168
  

75 Bell Benny Shaving cream VANGUARD VS 5001
75 Sainte-Marie Buffy She used to wanna be a ballerina VANGUARD VS 5002
75 Mitchell Grover What hurts VANGUARD VS 5003
75 Sainte-Marie Buffy I'm gonna be a country girl again VANGUARD VS 5004
76 Not Traced VANGUARD VS 5005
77 Players Association Disco inferno VANGUARD VS 5006
77 White Joe Jnr Marco polo VANGUARD VS 5007
77 Not Traced VANGUARD VS 5008
78 Paxton Tony Death of steve biko VANGUARD VS 5009
79 Mandell Mike Peg VANGUARD VS 5010
79 Players Association Turn the music up VANGUARD VS 5011
79 Players Association Ride the groove VANGUARD VS 5012
79 Ring Savage lovers VANGUARD VS 5013
79 Poussez Never gonna say goodbye VANGUARD VS 5014
79 Poussez Come on do it VANGUARD VS 5015
80 Players Association We got the groove VANGUARD VS 5016
80 Players Association The get down mellow mellow sound VANGUARD VS 5017
80 Not Traced VANGUARD VS 5018
81 Free Expression Chill out VANGUARD VS 5019
81 Players Association Get on up now VANGUARD VS 5020
81 Griffith Roni Mondo man VANGUARD VS 5021
82 Griffith Roni Best bart of breaking up VANGUARD VS 5022
82 Fonda Rae Over like a fat rat VANGUARD VS 5023
81 Williams Carol You've reached the bottom line VANGUARD VS 5024
83 Griffith Roni Breaking my heart VANGUARD VS 5025

  



 
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