Ode Records (record label)
Ode Records is a New Zealand record label. Artists recordings released through the label include Herb McQuay, Deane Waretini. The first release on the label was a single in 1968, "Sally I Do" by Abdullahs' Regime. The label also became an important outlet for ethnic and world music, especially music from Melanesian and Polynesian sources.
Background
The label was started in 1968 by Terence O’Neill-Joyce.[1] The genres the label has released include pop, blues, country, Jazz, new age, Maori, Pacific and world music.[2] Around 2005, the label was purchased by Roger Marbeck of the Marbecks Record stores chain.[3] Along wth the Kiwi Pacific International Ltd, and Kiwi Records labels, Ode had a speciality in Polynesian music.[4][5]
General releases (selective)
Singles
- Abdullahs' Regime – "Sally I Do" / "Silver Ship" (Dedicated To Those Services Active In Vietnam) - Ode Records ODE.1 - (1968)[6]
- Andrew - "Hand Bags And Glad Rags" / "Jordan Marsh (My Best Friend)" - ODE 3 - (1968)
- The Dizzy Limit - "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight" - ODE 5 - (1969)
- The Dizzy Limit - "Wrote A Song For Everyone" / "Good Golly Miss Molly" - ODE-7 - (1969)[7]
- Nash Chase - "Sound Of Love" / "My Special Prayer" - ODE-8 - (1970)[8]
- Nash Chase - "What Greater Love" / "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" ODE-11 - (1970)
- Nash Chase - "I Will Bring You Flowers In The Morning" / "Words" - ODE-15[9]
- Anderson & Wise - "Anderson And Wise" / "Yo Yo Mac" - ODE-50 - (1972)[10][11]
- Herb McQuay – "Oh How Happy" / "Mrs Jones" - Ode Records ODE 711 - (1980)[12]
Albums
- Herb McQuay - You Are The One - Ode - (1981)[13][14]
- Shane - Portrait 68 - Ode Records SODE 243 - (1986)[15]
- Taj Mahal - Taj - Ode Records SODE 256 - (1986)[16]
- Will Crummer - Shoebox Love Songs - Ode CD MANU 5113 - (2011)[17]
- Deane Waretini - Now is the Hour - Ode CD MANU 5145 - (2012)[18][19]
World and ethnic music (selective)
Albums
- The First Centenary of the Methodist Church in Fiji - Ode Records SODE081 - 1976 (LP)[20][21]
- Tumuenua Dance Group - Cook Island Drums, Chants and Songs - Ode VOY 1335 - (1991) (CD)[22]
- Songs from the Second Float: Music from the Island of Takū - Recorded, compiled, and annotated by Richard Moyle. Ode Music MANU 2042 - (2005) (CD)[23][24]
References
- ↑ Audio Culture, 7 May 2013 Ode - Simon Grigg
- ↑ SOUNZ Ode Records, Profile
- ↑ New Zealand Listener, 10th December, 2013 Roger Marbeck: shouting out to the pessimists by Ian Dando
- ↑ National Library of New Zealand The history of recording in New Zealand, 8. Independent Recording Labels
- ↑ Audio Culture, 7 May 2013 Ode - Simon Grigg
- ↑ Discogs Abdullahs' Regime – Sally I Do
- ↑ 45cat Õde Recording Co. - Label Discography
- ↑ 45car Nash Chase - Discography
- ↑ Discogs Nash Chase Discography
- ↑ National Library of New Zealand Anderson & Wise (sound recording) ; Yo Yo Mac / Taptiklis & Kaye ; (performed by) Anderson & Wise.
- ↑ InMyCollection 7" - Anderson & Wise - Anderson & Wise
- ↑ Discogs Herb McQuay – Oh How Happy
- ↑ National Library of New Zealand Herb McQuay
- ↑ Discogs Herb McQuay – You Are The One
- ↑ Discogs Shane* – Portrait 68
- ↑ Discogs Taj Mahal – Taj
- ↑ Discogs Will Crummer – Shoebox Love Songs
- ↑ New Zealand Charts online Deane Waretini - Now Is The Hour (Album)
- ↑ Music.net.nz Now Is The Hour - Deane Waretini - Top 40 Albums
- ↑ The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua Me Ngā Taonga Kōrero LP - The First Centenary of the Methodist Church in Fiji
- ↑ WorldCat The first centenary of the Methodist Church in Fiji
- ↑ South Pacific Handbook, By David Stanley Resources 877
- ↑ The University of Queensland Sound Reviews, 97, Songs from the Second Float: Music from the Island of Takū. 2005
- ↑ Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Takåu Atoll, Papua New Guinea, Richard Moyle xxiv Preface, Companion CD
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