LIGHTNING RECORDS 839 Harrow Road
***************** London NW10 5NH
Distr. : B&C/Trojan-Jetstar(1977)/WEA(1978-)
Style : punk / reggae / kraut rock / dub / funk / soul / pop / blues /
Lightning was an outgrowth of Laren for Music, a London wholesaler and supplier of
music for jukeboxes. Lightning ceased releasing records under its own label in the
early 1980s (with a few exceptions), but continued its wholesaling business.
LIG 501 JET BRONX & THE Ain't Nothin' Doin' 7" 07.1978
FORBIDDEN I Can't Stand It
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LIG 502 SNATCH Stanley 7" 07.1978
I.R.T.
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LIG 503 THE MIRRORS Cure For Cancer 7" 01.1978
Nice Vice
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LIG 504 BLITZKRIEG BOP Let's Go (re-recorded) 7" 01.1978
Life Is Just A So-So
Mental Case
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LIG 505 SNATCH All I Want 7" 01.1978
When I'm Bored
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LIG 506 ALTHEA AND DONNA Up Town To Ranking 7" 01.1978
Calico Suit
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LIG 507 MARTIN & BROWNSHIRTS : Taxi Driver 7" .1978
Boring
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LIG 508 ELTON MOTELLO Pogo Pogo 7" 02.1978
Jet Boy Jet Girl
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LIG 509 FRUIT EATING BEARS : Chevy Heavy 7" .1978
Fifties Cowboy
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LIG 510 HOWARD CARPENDALE : Ti Amo 7" 07.1978
Just Another Town
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LIG 511 DIRTY DOG Let Go Of My Hand 7" 04.1978
Shouldn't Do It
Gonna Quit
Guitar In My Hand
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LIG 512 HORRORCOMIC I Don't Mind 7" 06.1978
England 77
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LIG 513 TOO MUCH Who You Wanna Be 7" 04.1978
Another Time Another Place
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LIG 514
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LIG 515 CULTURE Jah Pretty Face 7" 04.1978
Natty Dread Taking Over
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LIG 516 LUCY Never Never 7" 1978
Feel So Good
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LIG 517 THE BLACKBEARD Don't Let His Good 7" 05.1978
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LIG 518 TONI VAN DUYNE Venus & Mars 7" 08.1978
Cosmic Harmony
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LIG 519 EXITS The Fashion Plague 7" 06.1978
Che
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LIG 520 THE NERVES TV Adverts 7" .1978
Sex Education
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LIG 521 BILBO BAGGINS I Can Feel Mad 7" 05.1978
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LIG 522 SPONDOOLIX Nymphomaniacs 7" 03.1978
Mulligan's Tyre
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LIG 523 CONTINENTAL HYATT : Drum Battle 7" .1978
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LIG 524 RANKING DAVE Two Way Ranking Dave 7" .1978
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LIG 525 JET BRONX Rock'n'Roll Romance 7" 08.1978
On The Wall
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LIG 526 RUDDY THOMAS Loving Pauper 7" 04.1978
Judgement Time
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LIG 527 DENNIS BROWN Equal Rights 7" 04.1978
Equal Rights 2
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LIG 528 DHAIMA Ina Jah Children 7" 05.1978
MIGHTRY TWO Save The Children
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LIG 529 MARCIA AITKEN My Man 7" .1978
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LIG 530 REBEL FORCE BAND Living In These Star Warz 7" 08.1978
(disco version)
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LIG 531 CANE 3 * 3 7"EP 1978
Dice /// Suburban Guerilla / D.K.Dance
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LIG 532 ALTHIA AND DONNA Love One Another 7" 05.1978
MIGHTY TWO Love One Another (instr.)
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LIG 533 SONS OF SCOTLAND Slainte Mhath 7" 05.1978
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LIG 534 THE SNIFTERS I Like Boys 7" .1978
Baby Punkers
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LIG 535 ALEC CONSTANTINOS : Romeo And Juliet (Act 1) 7" 05.1978
Romeo And Juliet (Act 3)
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LIG 536 NEVILLE WALKER & THE PUNTERS : For The Boys On The Dole 7" .1978
(instr.)
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LIG 537 WOOD LANE Skateboard Saturday 7" .1978
Skate Kat Jive
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LIG 538 GREAT BRITISH HEROES : Eric Miller 7" .1978
Don't Give A Damn
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LIG 539 CULTURE Two Sevens Clash 7" 05.1978
I'm Not Ashamed
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LIG 540 THE MIRRORS Dark Glasses 7" .1979
999
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LIG 541 ORIENTAL FOOTBALL SQUAD : Fantastico 7" 06.1978
Tango's
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LIG 542 NASTY MEDIA Spiked Copy 7" 07.1978
Winter
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LIG 543 BLITZKRIEG BOP UFO 7" 08.1978
Bobby Joe
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LIG 544 ARSENAL 1978 SQAUD : Roll Out The Red 7" 05.1978
Kings Of London
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LIG 545 C A N Can-Can Pt.1 7" 06.1978
Can-Can Pt.2
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LIG 546 KRYPTON TUNES Limited Vision 7" 1978
All In Jail
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LIG 547 SAMSON Telephone 7" 09.1978
Leavin' You
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LIG 548 BILBO She's Gonna Win 7" 08.1978
You Wanna Be Your Lover
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LIG 549 THE JERKS Cool 7" 11.1978
Jerkin'
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LIG 550 DENNIS BROWN How Can I Leave 7" .1978
PRINCE MOHAMMID Bubbling Love
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LIG 551 BILBO Don't Blame It On Me 7" 11.1978
Don't Blame It On Me (Disco vers.)
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LIG 552 TOO MUCH Lick Me One More Time 7" .1978
Be Mine
It's Only For Me
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LIG 553 SAMSON Mr. Rock'n'Roll 7" 01.1979
Drivin' Music
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LIG 554 DENNIS BROWN Money In My Pocket Pt.1 7" 02.1979
Money In My Pocket Pt.2
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LIG 555 MIKE BERRY Stay Close To Me 7" 02.1979
Hey Joe
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LIG 556 BILBO America 7" .1979
He Mustn't Know
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LIGS 101 TRINITY Three Piece Suit 7" .1977
LIGS 102 MARCIA AITKEN Still In Love With You Boy 7" .1977
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LIG 9001 TROGGS Wild Thing 7" .1979
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LIG 9002 MR.BLOE Groovin' With Mr. Bloe 7" .1979
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LIG 9003 CHICORY TIP Son Of My Father 7" .1979
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LIG 9004 PYTHON LEE JACKSON : In A Broken Dream 7" .1979
If The World Stopped Still Tonight
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LIG 9005 LINDISFARNE Meet Me On The Corner 7" .1979
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LIG 9006 SHOCKING BLUE Venus 7" .1979
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LIG 9007 DANIEL BOONE Beautiful Sunday 7" .1979
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LIG 9008 CLIFFORD T.WARD Gaye 7" .1979
Scullery
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LIG 9009 GARY SHEARSTON I Get A Kick Out Of You 7" .1979
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LIG 9010 FLOWERPOT MEN Let's Go To San Francisco 7" .1979
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LIG 9011 LONNIE MACK Memphis 7" .1979
CHRIS MONTEZ Let's Dance
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LIG 9012 KETTY LESTER Love Letters 7" 04.1979
THE CASINOS Then You Can Tell Me
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LIG 9013 DEL-VIKINGS Come Go With Me 7" 04.1979
Whispering Bells
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LIG 9014 THE DRIFTERS Save The Last Dance For Me 7" 04.1979
When My Little Girl Is Smiling
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LIG 9015 TEDDY BEARS To Know Him Is To Love 7" 04.1979
JODY REYNOLDS Endless Sleep
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LIG 9016 JOHNNY TILLOTSON Poetry In Motion 7" 04.1979
Princess Princess
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LIG 9017 BOBBY DARIN Dream Lover 7" 04.1979
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LIG 9018 THE EVERLY BROTHERS : Bird Dog (Nearside) 7" 04.1979
Devoted To You (Offside)
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LIG 9019 THE EARLS Remember Then 7" 04.1979
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LIG 9020 JEWEL AKENS Birds And The Bees 7" .1979
THE FENDERMEN Mule Skinner Blues
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LIG 9021 THE EQUALS Baby Come Back 7" .1979
Hold Me Closer
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LIG 9022 TRINI LOPEZ IF I HAD A HAMMER 7" .1979
If I Had A Hammer // La Bamba / Lemon Tree
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LIP 1 CULTURE TWO SEVEN CLASH LP 04.1978
Calling Rasta Far I / I'm Alone In The Wilderness / Pirate Days / Two Sevens Clash /
I'm Not Ashamed //// Get Ready To Ride The Lion To Zion / Black Starliner Must Come /
Jah Pretty Face / See Them A Come / Natty Dread Taking Over
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LIP 2 V / A FAREWELL TO THE ROXY LP .1978
A. BLITZ Strange Boy
ACME SEWAGE CO. Smile And Wave Goodbye
BILLY KARLOFF & THE GOATS : Relics From The Past
UK SUBS I Live In A Car
UK SUBS Telephone Numbers
THE TICKETS Get Yourself Killed
THE RED LIGHTS Never Wanna Leave
B. XL 5 Here Comes The Knife
THE JETS TV Drink
THE STREETS Sniper
PLASTIX Tough On You
THE BEARS Fun Fun Fun
OPEN SORE Vertigo
THE CRABS Lullabies Lie
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LIP 3
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LIP 4 CAN OUT OF REACH LP .1978
Serpentine / Pauper's Daughter And I / November ////
Seven Days Awake / Give Me No "Roses" / Like Inobe God
/ One More Day
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LIP 5 TALISMAN SOUNDS IN OUR MINDS LP .1978
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LIP 6 WINSTON GROOVY WINSTON GROOVY LP .1978
Don't Stay Away / Let Your Love Shine / I Don't Mind / Your Cheating Heart / I Will
Always Love You //// The Girl Next Door / Carry Me / Send I Back / Dem A Wolf / Rasta
No Rough
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LIP 7 DENNIS BROWN VISIONS OF DENNIS BROWNE LP 07.1978
Deliverance Will Come / Oh Mother / Love Me Always / Concrete Castle King / Malcolm X
//// Repatriation / Jah Can Do It / Milk And Honey / Stay At Home / Say What You Say
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LIP 8
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LIP 9
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LIP 10 JOE GIBBS African Dub 1 LP .1978
African Dub / Universal dub / Midnight Dub / Ghetto Skank
/ Lime Key Rock / Lovers serenade //// Treasure Dub /
Schooling The Beat / Campus Rock / Half Ounce / Worrier
/ East Africa
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LIP 11 JOE GIBBS African Dub 2 LP .1978
LIP 11 JOE GIBBS African Dub 2 CD ??
Chapter Two / The Marriguna Affair / Angola Crisis /
Peeping Tom / Outrage / Idlers Rest / My Best Dub / Third
World / Heavy Duty Dub/Musical Arena / Mackarus Serenade
/ Jamaican Grass
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LIP 12 JOE GIBBS African Dub 3 LP .1978
Chapter Three / Rema Dub / Tribesman Rockers / Freedom
Call / Jubilation Dub //// The Entebbe Affair / Angolian
Chant / Zion Gate / Jungle Dub / Dub Three
(Note : Joe Gibbs & The Professionals)
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LIP 13 JOE GIBBS AFRICAN DUB CHAPTER 3 CD .1995
Crusial Attempt / Behind Iron Bars / Ghetto Slum / Yard
Music / Iron Gate / Power Pack / Free The Children /
Fashion One / Rhythm Tackle / Sniper
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RAWL 1 V / A FAREWELL TO THE ROXY LP .1978
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LREP 1 JETS ROCKABILLY BABY 7" .1981
A1 Rockabilly Baby
A2 Hey Baby
B1 James Dean
B2 Sleep Rock 'N' Roll
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