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Spartan began with an address in Dublin and later expanded into the UK with address(es) in the London area.
(3 Sevenex Parade, Wembley, Middlesex).
Spartan started out as a distributor circa 1979, and established it's own label shortly
afterwards. It's success was modest but there are good releases in the catalogue.
The distribution side of the business seems to have been far more successful. It concentrated
on Punk and New Wave labels at first, notably Cherry Red, and it flourished in the 1980s.
Singles SP 1 Holocaust - Heavy Metal Mania [1980] SP 2 SP 3 SP 4 SP 5 Virgin Dance - Are You Ready? 7"/12" [6.1983] SP 6 Mama's Boys - Too Little Of You To Love 7"/12" [7.1983] 12SP6 with free bonus LP MBB1 SP 7 Stockton's Wing - In Our World 7" [8.1983] SP 8 Virgin Dance - No Disguise 7"/12" [10.1983] SP 9 Peter's Private Army - Gaol Song 7"/12" [1983] SP 10 Virgin Dance - Desire 7"/12" [1.1984] SP 11 Mama's Boys - Midnight Promises 7"/12" [1.1984] SP 12 Tony Antoniou - Send In The Night / (version) 7"/12" [1984] SP 13 Burlitz - Sleep Softly Mary 7"/12" [6.1984] SP 14 Virgin Dance - The Dream is Over 7"/12" [7.1984] SP 15 Burlitz - They'll Be Sorry [1984] SP 16 Virgin Dance - Are You Ready? (re-release) 7"/12" [1984] SP 17 Burlitz - Love Is The Drug / Baby Come Around 7" [1984] (PS) SP 18 Auto Da Fe - All Is Yellow, Hot, Hot, Hot 7"/12" [2.1985] SP 19 Kenny Lynch - Better Day / Just Having A Lie In 7"/12" [3.1985] SP 20 Tim Healy - Stick Ya Job / You're So Special 7" [1985] SP 21 Boxcar Willie - The Man I Used To Be / Luther 7" [4.1985] SP 122 YPY - One More Heartache / Oscar 12" [7.1985] (PS) SP 123 Barron Knights - Mr. Bronski Meets Mr. Evans (I Feel Love) / Street Rhythms 7" [7.1985] SP 23 Burlitz - Woman Like You [1985] SP 24 New York Connection - The Warrior / The Warrior (instrumental) 7" [1985] (PS) SP 25 Welsh Football Squad & Supporters - Wales -The Dragon's Army / instrumental 12" [1985] (PS) SP 26 SP 127 Dr York - Plain As Black And White / Star 7"/12" [11.1985] (PS) SP 128 Auto Da Fe - Magic Moments / Wrong Number 7" [1985] SP 129 SP 130 SP 131 Max Bygraves - Time Time Time / When We Were Young 7" [1986] SP 132 Dr York - It's On Me / Don't Stop 7"/12" [1985] SP 133 Kenny Lynch - You Gotta Get Up / Just Having A Lie In 12" [1986] SP 134 Juice - Anything But Love 12" [1986] SP 135 Colin Heywood - No Easy Way To Love / Altogether 7" [1986] (PS) SP 136 Ike & Tina Turner - Living for the City 7"/12" [1986] SP 137 Patty Brard - Red Light / instrumental 7" [1986] SP 138 Dollie De Luxe - Carmen / Gimmie Some Lovin' / The Waltz Arias 7"/12" [1986] (PS) SP 139 Whiskey And Sofa - Dirty Den / David Rose - Dirty Rag 7"/12" [1986] SP 140 SP 141 Highly Strung (w/ John McEnroe)- Don't Let It Stand / The Flame's Lit 7" [1986] SP 142 Bobby Jimmy And The Critters - Roaches 12" SP 143 Gary Pickford & Friends - Why? 7" [11.1986] SP 144 Patty Brard And Eddy Kendricks - Tender Love 7" [1987] SP 145 Prince Buster - Al Capone / One Step Beyond 7" [1986] SP 146 SP 147 SP 148 Music For Aborigines - Sitting On A Biscuit // Faith / Ragbone Man 12" [1987] SP 149 Frankie Vaughan - When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New / Lucky 7" [1987] SP 150 Prince Buster - Prince Buster (Mega Mix) // One Step Beyond / Texas Hold Up 12" [1987] SP ??? Devaney & Young - One More Heartache 7" [1985] BRAD 1 The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone 7"/12" [1985] Mini Albums SPMP100 Boxcar Willie - King Of The Road 20 Great Tracks [1981] SPMP101 Boxcar Willie - Last Train To Heaven [1982] SPMP102 Virgin Dance - Against The Tide LP [1985] collects all A- and B-sides apart from "Facts" SPMP103 SPMP104 SPMP105 V/A - Time for Favourite Hits LP [1985] Albums SPLP 001 Mama's Boys - Turn It Up LP [1983] SPLP 002 Boxcar Willie - Not The Man I Used To Be LP [1983] SPLP 003 Auto Da Fe - Tatitum LP [1985] SPLP 004 Dr. York - New LP [1985] SPLP 005 Boxcar Willie - Collection LP [1985] SPLP 006 Dollie De Luxe - Rock Vs Opera LP [1987] SPLP 007 Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits LP DATLP 001 Horslips - History Vol 1: 1972 - 1975 LP [1983] DATLP 002 Horslips - History Vol 2: 1976 - 1980 LP [1983] MBB1 Mama's Boys - The Official Bootleg LP - free with 12SP6