STATE RECORDS 26/27 Castlereagh Street
************** London W1H 5YR
1975 - 1983 tel. : 071 402 2191
fax. : 071 402 7269
Managing dir. : Wayne Bickerton
Director : Clive Bickerton (formerly of The Rubettes)
Distributor : Polydor / IDS / Pinnacle / PRT / WEA /
EU label code : LC 03496
Style : pop / disco / soul / funk / abstract / reggae
/ glam rock /
State Records is a British independent record label, established by Wayne Bickerton,
Tony Waddington and John Fruin in 1975. The label released hits by many successful
artists including The Rubettes, Mac & Katie Kissoon and Delegation.
In July 2012, State released their back catalogue digitally for the first time, the
release included over 100 of the label’s singles and over 30 albums and compilations,
to coincide with the release State announced their first new single in almost thirty
years. “Every Road I Take” by The Life was released on the 2 July 2012.
Bickerton and Waddington's relationship started began in the 1950s, they began suppor
ting ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best, making up the Pete Best Trio and touring around the
world as a band,[1] concluding with Bickerton and Waddington living in New York.
Upon returning to Britain Bickerton became a producer with Decca Records and Waddington
joined Decca Records' publishing company - Burlington Music. Shortly afterwards the two
were signed to Burlington Music as a songwriting duo. Their first gold disc came with
the release of Tom Jones' "Can't Stop Loving You".
In 1973, Bickerton and Waddington penned the song "Sugar Baby Love" and recorded it
with some session musicians, releasing the record under the name The Rubettes, it
quickly became a number one hit.[2] Other Rubettes hits followed, plus chart success
for Mac & Katie Kissoon.[3]
The label continued to enjoy success throughout the 1970s and early 1980s until 1983,
when the label released their last single, "You Don't Care About I" by Elite. In total
State released over 100 singles[4] and over 20 albums[5] between 1975 and 1983.
State found success in the United States, most notably with the 1978 release "Oh Honey"
by Delegation, which peaked at number 6 in the US Billboard R&B chart. The song has
gone on to be sampled countless times including by artists such as Mariah Carey ("Boy
(I Need You)"), Dizzee Rascal ("Chillin' Wiv Da Mandem") and Snoop Dogg ("Wonder What
It Do")
[From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Records] febr.11, 2015
ETAT 1 THE RUBETTES WE CAN DO IT LP 04.1975
I Can Do It / The Sha Na na Na Song / Something's Coming Over Me / I'll
Always Love You / It's Just Make Believe / Dance To The Rock'n'Roll / Juke
Box Jive / Don't Do It Baby / The Family Affair / At The High School Hop
Tonight / Wo Goddam Blues / Beggar Man
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ETAT 2 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : SUGAR CANDY KISSES LP 06.1975
Sugar Candy Kisses / Walking In The City / No Greater Love / Darling I Love
You / Everybody Move / Hold On (To Me babe) //// Don't Do It Baby / If
There's No Such Thing As A Miracle / Like A Butterfly / High On Dreams /
A Beautiful Day / There's A Hurricane Coming
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ETAT 3 GARY BENSON DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY LP 12.1975
To Kill Another Day ./ This House / Concert / Best Things I Can Do / No
Guarantee / Don't Throw It All Away / Playing In The Band / Let Her In /
help Me Get Through / Quiet Man / Forever Lady / You
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ETAT 4 THE RUBETTES THE RUBETTES LP 11.1975
Judy Run Run / Little Darling / My Buddy Holly Days / When You're Around /
It's Better That Way / Play The Game / Foe Dee O Dee / I'm Just Dreaming /
Out In The Cold / Miss Goodie Two Shoes / Put A back Beat To That Music /
Dark Side Of The World
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ETAT 5 CASINO CASINO LP 09.1976
1A Tonight's the Night
2A Crazy
3A Romancer
4A Shooting Star
5A Squire Gordon
1B So Much Love
2B When Your Mother Walks In
3B There's A Cuckoo in Your Nest
4B Binoculars
5B Midnight Groover
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ETAT 6 THE RUBETTES SIGN OF THE TIMES LP 07.1976
Sign Of The Times / Dancing In The Rain / You're The Only Girl On My Island
/ The Way You Live / Not Now My Dear / You're The Reason Why / I Think I'm
In Love / Really Got To Know / Julia / Highwayman's Lament
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ETAT 7 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : TWO OF US LP 09.1976
The Two Of Us / I'm Just Dreaming / Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' / A Slave In
Golden Chains / Fly Away / Hold On Baby //// Where Would Our Love Be /
Walking In The Park Together / I Just Can't Seem To Smile Again / A Million
Miles From Harlem / And The Lord Said / Your Love
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ETAT 8 THE RUBETTES THE BEST OF RUBBETS LP 11.1976
Sugar Baby Love / Tonight / Under One Roof /Judy Run Run /I'm Just Dreaming
/ I Can Do It / Juke Box Jive / Little Darling / Julia / Foe Dee Oh Dee /
You're The Reason Why / Sha Na Na Song
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ETAT 9 TAMLINS BLACK BEAUTY LP 03.1977
Black Beauty / Eighteen With A Bullet / Simplicity / When I See The Light /
There's A Hurricane Coming / Sweet V.I.P. / Thick And Thin / It's Easy /
Skin Tight / Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
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ETAT 10 GARY BENSON NEW WORLD LP 02.1977
Like I've Never Been Gone / After All This Time / The River / Sharing You /
Background Music / Comedy World / Heart Of Stone / The Actor / All The Time
In The World / Can't Let You Go / Love Like The First Time / New World
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ETAT 11 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : GREATEST HITS LP 05.1977
Sugar Candy Kisses / Hold On Baby / I'm Just Dreaming / I Just Can't Seem
To Smile Again / It's A Million Miles From Harlem / Like A Butterfly /
Don't Do It Baby / Walking In The Park Together / The Two Of Us / Dream Of
Me / Where Would Our Love Be / Your Love
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ETAT 12 THE RUBETTES BABY I KNOW LP 06.1977
Summertime Rock'n'Roll / Baby I Know / I'm In Love With You / Ooh La La /
Ladies Of Laredo / Rock'n'Roll Lady / Allez Oop / I Wanna Be Loved / Under
One Roof / Rock'n'Roll Queen
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ETAT 13 CAMOUFLAGE A DISCO SYMPHONY LP 12.1977
Romeo And Juliet / I Hear A Symphony / Rhapsody In Blue / Take A Ride /
Bee Sting
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ETAT 14 DELEGATION THE PROMISE OF LOVE LP 11.1977
The Promiose Of Love / You've Been Doing Mw Wrong / We Can Make It / Heaven
Is By Your Side / Back Door Love / Where Is The Love / Soul Tripping / You
And Your Love / Someone Oughta Write A Song / Steppin' Out Of Line
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ETAT 15 ROKOTTO ROKOTTO LP 04.1978
Boogie On Up / Tell Me / Jungle Fever / Shack Up / Moonlight Dancin' ////
For The Broken Hearted / Get On Down / Six Million Dollar Baby / You Better
/ Brick House
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ETAT 16 TOOTS & THE MAYTALS : Toots Presents The Maytals LP 06.1978
Black Rose / Big Splash Down / Cash Box / Dub A Little Reggae / Disco
Reggae //// La La Song / Give Us A Peace Of The Action / Virgo / Live With
Your Brother / Mister Music
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ETAT 17 NIGEL MARTINEZ BETTER THINGS LP 08.1978
Number One Lady / Don't Go / I Love The Way You Love /I'll Never Be Leaving
You / You're Mine Now / Better Things To Come / Masterpiece / Let The
Feelings Take You There / Carribean Lady / Hey Girl
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ETAT 18 not issued
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ETAT 19 not issued
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ETAT 20 not issued
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ETAT 21 PAUL BROOKES STEPS FROM BEYOND LP 08.1978
Steps From Beyond Part 1 / (Part 2)
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ETAT 22 BARBARA CARTLAND'S ALBUM LOVE SONGS LP .1979
I'll Follow My Secret Heart / Desert Song / Nightingale Sang In Berkeley
Square / How Deep Is The Ocean? / If You Were The Only Girl In The World /
I'll See You Again / Mr.Wonderful / Dream Lover / Love Is My Reason /
Always / If You Are But A Dream / Goodnight Sweetheart
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ETMP 1 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : Story LP 03.1978
ETMP 2 GARY BENSON Story LP 03.1978
ETMP 3 V / A Original Disco Hits Story LP 04.1978
ETMP 4 PHILHARMONIC O. Romantic Sounds Of The 20's LP 11.1978
ETMP 5 PHILHARMONIC O. Romantic Sounds Of The 30's LP 11.1978
ETMP 6 PHILHARMONIC O. Romantic Sounds Of The 40's LP 11.2978
ETMP 7 HARRY MORTIMER AND LONDON BRASS PLAYERS : Heritage LP 12.1978
ETMP 8 RHOS ORPHEUS MALE VOICE CHOIR : Music Of Wales LP 12.1978
ETMP 9 WORCESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR : Cards From Worcester LP 12.1978
ETMP 10 BYRON LEE Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol.1 LP 07.1979
ETMP 11 PHIL GREEN ORCHESTRA : Romantic Sounds Of Vol.1 LP .1979
ETMP 12 PHIL GREEN ORCHESTRA : Romantic Sounds Of Vol.2 LP .1979
ETMP 13 PHIL GREEN ORCHESTRA : Romantic Sounds Of Vol.3 LP .1979
ETMP 14 TIMOTHY FARRELL Music From The Royal LP .1979
ETMP 15 LONDON CONCERT ORCHESTRA : Gilbert & Sullivan LP .1979
ETMP 16 BYRON LEE Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol.2 LP .1979
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Singles discography :
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STATE 1 THE RUBETTES I Can Do It / If You've Got The Time 02.1975
STAT 2 WHISKEY MAC Lost & Found / Did You Ever Go Away 03.1975
STAT 3 QUILL Stripper / I Remember You 03.1975
STAT 004 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : Don't Do It Baby / Hold On To Me 04.1975
Babe
STAT 005 SHORTY It's Getting Sweeter All The Time 07.1975
/ Disco Dancin'
STAT 6 HEART & SOUL Make Sweet Love / Together Again 05.1975
STAT 007 THE RUBETTES Foe-Dee-O-Dee / With You 06.1975
STAT 008 STEVE BECK For The Love Of You / Oh Zandra 06.1975
STAT 9 MAC & KATIE KISOON : Like A Butterfly/It's A Beutiful 08.1975
Day
STAT 10 GARY BENSON Don't Throw It All Away // This House 08.1975
STAT 11 FEDERATION Back To Back / Hoping 09.1975
STAT 12 GARY BENSON : You / How Can You Turn It Off So Well 09.1975
STAT 13 THE RUBETTES Little Darling / Miss Goodie Two Shoes 10.1975
STAT 14 CASINO Crazy / So Much Love 11.1975
STAT 15 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : I'm Just Dreaming / Dream Of Me 12.1975
STAT 16 GARY BENSON Tiffany / Whenever I'm Away From You 02.1976
STAT 17 SUNSHINE Maria / Boom Boom 02.1976
STAT 18 TOGA More / It's A love Song 03.1976
STAT 19 SHORTY : Hey Baby What's Your Name / Judy Run Run 04.1976
STAT 20 THE RUBETTES You're The Reason Why / Julia 04.1976
STAT 21 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : The Two Of Us/Darling I Love You 05.1976
STAT 22 THE DUPREES Delicious / Sky's The Limit 05.1976
STAT 23 LAURIE LINGO Convoy GB / Rock Is Dead 04.1976
STAT 24 GARY BENSON Let Her In / The Best Things I Can Do .1976
STAT 25 DELEGATION Promise Of Love / It Only Happens 08.1976
STAT 26 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : Where Would Our Lobe Be/Fly Away .1976
STAT 27 THE RUBETTES Under One Roof / Sign Of The Times 07.1976
STAT 28 BILL HURD Fools And Lovers / Everybody knows .1976
STAT 29 GARY BENSON Sharing You / Old Folk 10.1976
STAT 30 KETTLE Thinking Just Of You / Busker Boy .1976
STAT 31 THE TAMLINS Simplicity / Sweet V.I.P. .1976
STAT 32 COUNTERPOINT Nashville Man / Juke Box Rock .1976
STAT 33 PERFECT Walking In The Park Together .1976
/ I Remember Johnny
STAT 34 HEAVY WATER Let It Rain / Hole In The Roof 01.1977
STAT 35 LAURIE LINGO AND THE DIPSTICKS : Live At The Blue Boar 12.1976
/ Good King Wenceslas
STAT 36 BILLY SCOTT A Christmas Tale / Christmas Time 12.1976
Is Here Again
STAT 37 THE RUBETTES Baby I Know / Dancing In The Rain 01.1977
STAT 38 WATER PISTOLS Gimme That Punk Junk / Soft Punk 12.1976
STAT 39 CHAMPAGNE Old Time Music / This Must Be The End 01.1977
Of The Line
STAT 40 DELEGATION Where Is The Love / Back Door Love 04.1977
STAT 41 GARY BENSON Can't Let You Go / Love Me Like The 03.1977
First Time
STAT 42 THE GLASS BAND Singapore Sling / 03.1977
STAT 43 MAC KISSOON Stone Walls / Forever Is My Love 01.1977
STAT 44 THE RUBETTES Ladies Of Loredo/I'm In Love With You 04.1977
STAT 45
STAT 46 SHOWDOWN What's Your Name / Impulse 04.1977
STAT 47
STAT 48 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : You're Love / Gimme Gimme Your .1977
Lovin'
STAT 49
STAT 50 LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB : We Can Do It / Liverpool Lou 06.1977
/ We Shall Not Be Moved / You'll Never Walk Alone
STAT 51 ROKOTTO Get Up And Dance Now/Are You Ready? 06.1977
STAT 52 SHOWDOWN What's Your Name ? / Impulse 06.1977
STAT 53 BREEZE Let Me Believe It's Like Heaven 06.1977
/ When You See My Baby
STAT 54 KATIE KISSOON If Not For Your LOve / This Thing 07.1977
Called Love
STAT 55 DELEGATION You've Been Doing Me/Baby You're 08.1977
My Mystery
STAT 56 MAINSTREET Holding On / You Got Everything 09.1977
STAT 57 GEORGE ANTHONY Don't Play Your Rock/Time To Spare 09.1977
STAT 58 CAMOUFLAGE Bee Sting / Take A Ride 09.1977
STAT 59 RICKY KING Verde / Go Cart 10.1977
STAT 60 THE GLASS BAND Getting In Deep With You / Queen 10.1977
Of The Can-Can Show
STAT 61
STAT 62 ROKOTTO Boogie On Up / Jungle Fever 10.1977
STAT 63 SHOWDOWN I Keep Doin' It Pt.1 / Pt.2 12.1977
STAT 64 DELEGATION The Promise Of Love / Oh Honey 10.1977
STAT 65 PAUL BROOKES Stardancer / Time Lord .1977
STAT 66 PLUMMET AIRLANES : It's Hard / My Time In A While .1977
STAT 67 DANNY ROBERTS There Ain't No UFO (Gonna Catch My 12.1977
Diesel) / Wish I Could See You Again
STAT 68 ROKOTTO For The Broken Hearted/You And Me 01.1978
STAT 69 GARY BENSON Don't Throu It All Away / The Actor 02.1978
STAT 70 MAC & KATIE KISSOON : Sugar Candy Kisses / I'm Just 02.1978
Dreaming
STAT 71 MARTINEZ : I Love The Way You Love Me / Masterpiece 06.1978
STAT 72 BILLY MURRAY I Heart And Stone / I Don't Want 03.1978
To Be A Hero
STAT 73 HAMPDEN HEROES Scotland Bonnie Scotland 02.1978
/ Into The Dead Of The Night
STAT 74 MAINSTREET No Appointment Neccessary 02.1978
/ Still Hanging On To Love
STAT 75 DELEGATION Honey I'm Rich 04.1978
/ Let Me Take You To The Sun
STAT 76 SUNSHINE Too Much In Love / Hello Heartache 04.1978
STAT 77 BROWN SUGAR Look What You've Done/Baby Come Back 04.1978
STAT 78 THE MAYTALS Disco Reggae / Dub A Little Reggae 05.1978
STAT 79 THUNDERBOOTS I Remember Lucy/You Should Know Better 06.1979
STAT 80 ROKOTTO Funk Theory / Get On Down 06.1978
STAT 81 NIGEL MARTINEZ You're Mine Now/Better Things To Come .1978
STAT 82 DELEGATION Oh Honey/Love Is Like A Fire .1979
STAT 83 WAYNE ST.JOHN Something's Up (Love Me Like The .1978
First Time) / Runnin' Wild
STAT 84 AMIGOS O'LANE (Tribute To) Ardiles And Villa 09.1978
/ The Yellow Card Song
STAT 85 CHARTER III : TV Eye (Theme) / The Naked (Theme) .1978
STAT 86 BARBARA CARTLAND : If You Were The Only Girl In The .1979
World / I'll See You Again
STAT 87 STUART REFFOLD:Kiss Your Lover/Oldest Line In The World .1979
STAT 88 SOOTHSAYER Lion Sleeps Tonight / Heatwave .1979
STAT 89 MICK WHITAKER One Night Stand / Everybody More 11.1978
STAT 90 RATS & DELICIOUS : No Time / Out With The Boys 02.1979
STAT 91 ROY HUDD (Everybody Needs A) Christmas Tree 02.1979
/ The First Time , The Last Time
STAT 92 BOB PRYDE Santas Little Helpers / Somebody's 12.1978
Nicked My Gnome
STAT 93
STAT 94 ECLIPSE Get Up Get Up / Never Gonna Give .1979
Your Love Away
STAT 95 PATCHWORK Miller's Tune Pt.1 / Pt.2 .1979
STAT 96 ROKOTTO Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed .1979
/ Tell Me
STAT 97 PAUL BROOKES Julie's Theme / Steps From Beyond 1 .1979
STAT 98 LIMOUSINE Sweet Story / Oh So Proud 11.1979
STAT 99 DENNY & THE JETS : Shoo Be Doo / At A Distance .1979
STAT 100 MOTION PICTURES Twisted Avenues/Unknown Quantity 11.1980
STAT 101 RED ALERT Break The Rules/QWhat Do You Do For 09.1980
Laughs ?
STAT 102 PETER PROUD Hypnotist / Crazy 01.1981
STAT 103 PETER PROUD Angel Baby / Over Acting 04.1981
STAT 104 MOTION PICTURES Jon / Audio Scan 07.1981
STAT 105 MICK WHITAKER Looking For LOve In A Stranger 07.1981
/ Everybody Move
STAT 106 STRAND Nobody Drinks Champagne Anymore 08.1981
/ Harry , I'm A Pop Star
STAT 107 ROKOTTO If I Had You / 6000000 $ Baby 09.1981
STAT 108 PETER PROUD That Girl/Angel Baby/Over Acting 09.1981
STAT 109 ORCHESTRAL FEVER : Christmas Stars And More 11.1981
/ Good King Wenceslas
STAT 110 ROCCOTTO : She's A Woman / For The Broken Hearted 11.1981
STAT 111 ELAINE HOLLOWAY Mr.Christmas / Christmas Time Is Here 11.1981
Again
STAT 112 VERA LYNN I Love This Land/The Victory Theme 06.1982
STAT 113 ZAGER & FASHION In Love Again / Hold On 07.1982
STAT.T 114 I-SPY CLUB Rosetta Blue / I Spy 10.1982
STAT 115 BOIZEE Winter Is / (instrumental version) 11.1982
STAT 116 I-SPY CLUB : Memories Are Made Of This / Rosetta Blue 11.1982
STAT 117 CHRIS FASHION Eetee We Love You / May Way Of Giving 12.1982
STAT 118 BLACKSTUFF LADS Gis A Job / Yozzer's Rap 12.1982
STAT.T 119 ELITE You Don't Care About I / Silly Grin 01.1983
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