45 RPM Singles

The Quality Records Limited years - 1955 through 1958

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Quality Records Limited, based in Toronto, issued some very early Pye releases in the late 1950s - probably just before Astral began issuing Pye product in Canada. To date I have unearthed two interesting LPs that carry the Pye logo on the jackets while one LP also features the Pye logo on the label. Both of the above LPs are very heavy vinyl and would appear to be from
the 1956 era. More information would be appreciated.

The Astral Years 1959 - 1963

Dark Blue Label 45s (Distributed by Astral Music Sales, 44 Danforth Road, Scarborough, Ontario)
Issued with blue "Pye Spin With The Stars" paper sleeve with Astral Music Sales address.

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Pye 7N.15181	Lonnie Donegan	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Favour (On The Bedpost Overnight)/Aunt Rhody (The Old Grey Mare)
1959, Probably the first 45 release on the Pye label in Canada. This 45 was also reissued in mid 1961 when the song finally became a hit record
Pye 7N.15225	Emile Ford And The Checkmates	What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For ? / Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
Pye 7N.15256	Lonnie Donegan And His Group	My Old Man's A Dustman / The Golden Vanity
Some copies have solid centres with small spindle holes - perhaps these were made for juke boxes in Canada.
Pye 7N.15267	Lonnie Donegan	I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck Of The Sloop John "B") / Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
The A side was covered by the Beach Boys years later in 1966.
Pye 7N.15269	George Formby	Happy Go Lucky Me /Banjo Boy
Pye 7N.15275	Lonnie Donegan	Lorelei / In All My Wildest Dreams
1960
Pye 7N.15278	Kenny Ball And His Jazz Band	Samantha / I Still Love You All
Pye 7N.15312	Lonnie Donegan	Beyond The Sunset / Lively
Pye 7N.15333	Brook Brothers	War Paint / Sometimes
Pye 7N.15354	Lonnie Donegan	Have A Drink On Me / Seven Daffodils
Pye 7N.15389	Petula Clark	My Friend The Sea / With All My Love
1962
Pye 7N.15443	Jimmy Justice	Ain’t That Funny / One
Pye 7N.17276	Petula Clark	Ne Joue Pas / Prends Mon Coeur
Pye 7N.17278	Flee Rekkers	Isle Of Capri / Hangover
I traded this cool 45 to a collector in Sweden years ago and it was from the Pye Astral series below using 4 digit numbers as both tracks were pulled from their UK Pye Ep entitled The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers Pye NEP24141 issued in the UK in May 1961.
Pye 7N.17278	Kenny Ball	Samantha / I Still Love You All
These two 45s have the same catalog number. (reason unknown)
Pye 7N.17281	Three Viscounts	Everybody’s Got A Ya Ya / Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
1962
Pye 7N.17279	Lonnie Donegan	Wreck Of The John B / Sorry But …
Pye 1256	Lonnie Donegan	My Old Man's A Dustman / The Golden Vanity
June 1960
Pye 1354	Lonnie Donegan	Have A Drink On Me / Seven Daffodills
August 1961
Pye 1181	Lonnie Donegan	Does Your Chewing Gum … / Aunt Rhody
August 1961
Pye 1099	Ray Adams	Hear My Song, Violetta / You Belong To My Heart
June 1962, It has the number 7N.25099 on the right hand side. With The Tony Hatch Orchestra

White label 45s (Distributed by Astral Music Sales)

Issued on white "Pye or Pye Jazz" label with blue Pye logo and blue text.

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Pye 7N.15145	The Brook Brothers	Tell Tale / Too Scared
Pye 7N.15380	Johnny Duncan And His Blue Grass Boys	Hannah / The Legend Of Gunga Din
1961
Pye 7N.15408	Tony Hatch	Ghost Squad Theme / Whats All That About ?
Pye 7N.15437	Petula Clark	Whistlin' For The Moon / Tender Love
Pye 7N.15455	Lonnie Donegan	Ramblin’ Road / Pick A Bale Of Cotton
Pye 2049	Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen	Midnight In Moscow / My Mother's Eyes
February 1962
Pye 2051	Kenny Ball	March Of The Siamese Children / Vilia
Pye 2054	Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen	Green Leaves Of Summer / I Shall Not Be Moved
Pye 17280	Lonnie Donegan	Sing Along With Lonnie
Extended play EP - 4 songs - On Top Of Old Smokey, Down In The Valley, So Long Little Liza Jane, Puttin On The Style.
Pye 17281	The Three Viscounts	Everybody's Got A Ya Ya / Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
Pye 35024	Joe Brown And The Bruvvers	What A Crazy World We're Living In / Pop Corn
Pye 35043	Vince Hill And His Group	River’s Run Dry / Not Any More
1962
Pye 35047	Joe Brown And The Bruvvers	A Picture Of You / A Lay-About's Lament

700 Series Pye 45s

NOTE: Astral to Pye 713 – Starting with Pye 714, the records were manufactured by Allied Record Corporation, Montreal and Toronto locations.
NOTE: White label Astral 45s with blue text and Astral stock sleeves - new address is 1315 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills, Ontario

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Pye 700	TBD	- -
Pye 701	Jimmy Justice	When My Little Girl Is Smiling / If I Lost Your Love
Pye 702	Kenny Ball	All Through The Night / So Do I
Pye 703	Kenny Ball	Big Pay Off / Corn And Chop Suey
Pye 704	Lonnie Donegan	The Partys Over / Lumbered
Pye 705	Countrymen	Meilinki Meilchik / Scarlet Ribbons
Pye 706	Joe Brown & Bruvvers	It Only Took A Minute / All Things Bright And Beautiful
Pye 707	Tony Hatch	Out Of This World / Cyrils Tune
Pye 708	Tony Hatch	Sharon / Theme From The Dick Powell Show
Pye 709	Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen	Sukiyaki / Hazel Mere
Astral, 1963
Pye 710	Jimmy Justice	The World Of Lonely People / I Wake Up Crying
Pye 711	Mark Wynter	Vote For Me / Please Come Back To Me
Astral, 1963
Pye 712	Flee-Rekkers	Fireball XL5 / Fandango
Astral, 1963
Pye 713	Kenny Ball	55 Days At Peking / Rondo
Astral, 1963

End of Astral - Start of Allied red label 45s issued with plain brown paper sleeves.

Pye 714	Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen	Washington Square / The Music Goes 'Round And Round
Pye 715	TBD	- -
Pye 716	Daryl Quist	Thanks To You / Keep Moving
With accompaniment directed by Tony Hatch, with The Breakaways
Pye 717	The Searchers	Sugar And Spice / Saints And Searchers
July 1964
Pye 718	Jackie Lynton	I’m Talking About You / Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Pye 719	The Saints	Husky Team / Pigtails
Pye 720	Mark Wynter	Its Almost Tomorrow / Music To Midnight
Pye 721	The Breakaways	Here She Comes / That Boy Of Mine
Pye 722	The Chants	A Thousand Stars / I Could Write A Book
Pye 723	The Searchers	Needles And Pins / Saturday Night Out
May 1964
Pye 724	Kenny Ball / Lionel Bart	High Hopes / From Russia With Love
Pye 725	TBD	- -
Pye 726	Jackie Trent	Only One Such As You / If You Love Me
Pye 727	The Kinks	Long Tall Sally / I Took My Baby Home
March 1964
Pye 728	Daryl Quist	Above And Beyond / True To You
Pye 729	The Undertakers	Stupidity / Just A Little Bit
Pye 730	Mark Wynter	The Boy You’re Kissing / I Learned A Lot From You
Pye 731	The Dave Clark Five	First Love (instrumental) / I Walk The Line (instrumental)
This 45 was issued by Pye in the UK. The other UK Pye 45 was also issued in Canada but on the Congress label as Congress 212 with the coupling That's What I Said / I Knew It All The Time which also appeared in the USA as Congress 212.
Pye 732	Mark Wynter t	Only You / Its Love You Wan
Pye 733	The Searchers	Don't Throw Your Love Away / I Pretend I'm With You
July 1964
Pye 734	Vince Eager	I Shall Not Be Moved / Its Only Make Believe
Pye 735	The Searchers	Ain't That Just Like Me / I Pretend I'm With You
June 1964
Pye 736	The Overlanders	Yesterdays Gone / Gone The Rainbow
Pye 737	Jackie Trent	Autumn Leaves / Too Late
Pye 738	Migil 5	Near You / Don’t Wanna Go On Shaking
Pye 739	Mark Wynter	I Wish You Everything / Answer Me
Pye 740	Julie Grant	You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You / I Only Care About You
Pye 741	The Searchers	Some Day We're Gonna Love Again / No One Else Could Love You
September 1964
Pye 742	TBD	- -
Pye 743	Julie Grant	Every Day I Have To Cry / Watch What You Do With My Baby
Pye 744	The Hi-Fi's	Will Yer Won't Yer / She's The One
Pye 745	Lonnie Donegan	It’s a Long Road To Travel / Beans In My Ears
Pye 746	Johnny Sandon	Donna Means Heartbreak / Some Kinda Wonderful
Pye 747	Jimmy Nicol	Husky / Don't Come Back
Jimmy Nicol was the substitute drummer for Ringo Starr when the Beatles toured Holland, etc.
Pye 748	The Soul Agents	I Just Want To Make Love To You / Mean Woman Blues
Pye 749	The Honeycombs	Have I The Right / Please Don't Pretend Again
Pye 750	The Kinks	You Really Got Me / It's Alright
October 1964, brown paper sleeve
Pye 751	The Overlanders	Don’t It Make You Feel Good / TBD
Pye 752	The Searchers	When You Walk In The Room / I'll Be Missing You
November 1964, brown paper sleeve
Pye 753	Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen	Morocco '64 / Hard Ain't It Hard
Pye 754	Miki & Griff	Automation / Oh So Many Years
Pye 755	The Cadets	Chapel of Love / I Gave My Wedding Dress Away
Pye 756	Tony Jackson With The Vibrations	Bye Bye Baby / Watch Your Step
Pye 757	Takers	If You Don’t Come Back / Think
Pye 758	Sandie Shaw	There's Always Something There To Remind Me / Don't You Know
Pye 759	Sandie Shaw	Ya Ya Da Da / As Long As Your Happy Baby

* around this time in early 1965 Allied changes from plain brown paper sleeves to white paper sleeves for the red Pye label 45s issued in Canada. These white sleeves were used until the Phonodisc transition in mid-1968.

Pye 760	Rockin Berries	He’s In Town / Flashback
White paper sleeve
Pye 761	Sounds Orchestral	Cast Your Fate To The Wind / To Wendy With Love
May 1965
Pye 762	The Kinks	All Day And All Of The Night / I Gotta Move
February 1965
Pye 763	The Honeycombs	Is It Because ? / I'll Cry Tomorrow
Pye 764	Laurie Johnson Orchestra	Call Me Irresponsible / Beauty Jungle
Pye 765	Tommy Quickly	The Wild Side Of Life / Forget The Other Guy
Pye 766	The Searchers	Love Potion No.9 / Hi Heel Sneakers
February 1965
Pye 767	The Honeycombs	I Can't Stop / I'll Cry Tomorrow
Pye 768	The Searchers	What Have They Done To The Rain / This Feeling Inside
March 1965
Pye 769	Sandie Shaw	Girl Don't Come / I'd Be Far Better Off Without You
Pye 770	The Searchers	Goodbye My Love / Till I Met You
May 1965
Pye 771	The Kinks	Tired Of Waiting For You / Come On Now
April 1965
Pye 772	The Searchers	Bumble Bee / A Tear Fell
May 1965
Pye 773	Nina Stern	Take It From Me (Little Girl) / Come Back To Me
Pye 774	Sandie Shaw	You Can’t Blame Him / I’ll Stop At Nothing
Pye 775	Donovan	Catch The Wind / Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do
June 1965
Pye 776	The Honeycombs	Something Better Beginning / I'll See You Tomorrow
Pye 777	Jackie Trent	Where Are You Now ? / On The Other Side Of The Tracks
7N-15776
Pye 778	The Kinks	Set Me Free / I Need You
July 1965
Pye 779	Sandie Shaw	Long Live Love / I've Heard About Him
Pye 780	The Riot Squad	I Wanna Talk About My Baby / Gonna Make You
June 9, 1965
Pye 781	Sounds Orchestral	Have Faith In Your Love / Like The Lonely
Pye 782	The Searchers	He's Got No Love / So Far Away
August 1965
Pye 783	Donovan	Colours / To Sing For You
Pye 784	Sounds Orchestral	Canadian Sunset / Have Faith In Your Love
Pye 785	The Kinks	Who'll Be The Next In Line / Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
September 1965
Pye 786	Bubbles & Co.	Just One Girl / Underneath My Pillow
Pye 787	The Ivy League	Tossing And Turning / Graduation Day
Pye 788	Donovan	Universal Soldier / Do You Hear Me Now
Pye 789	The Kinks	See My Friends / Never Met A Girl Like You Before
November 1965
Pye 790	TBD	- -
Pye 791	Donovan	Tourquoise / Hey Gyp
Dig The Slowness
Pye 792	The Kinks	A Well Respected Man / Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
January 1966
Pye 792	The Kinks	A Well Respected Man / Don't You Fret
*January 1966
Pye 793	TBD	- -
Pye 794	Sounds Orchestral	A Boy And A Girl (Vic Flick) / Theme From THUNDERBALL
Pye 795	TBD	- -
Pye 796	The Overlanders	Michelle / Cradle Of Love
Pye 797	The Searchers	Take Me For What I'm Worth / Too Many Miles
Pye 798	Medical Missionaries Of Mary Choral Group	Angels / Spring
Pye 799	The Kinks	Don't You Fret / Wait Till The Summer Comes Along
Pye 800	Alexander Brothers	Nobody’s Child / TBD
Pye 801	Donovan	Josie / Little Tin Soldier
Pye 802	The Kinks	Till The End Of The Day / Come On Now
March 1966
Pye 802	The Kinks	Till The End Of The Day / Where Have All The Good Times Gone
* March 1966
Pye 803	The Koobas	Take Me For A Little While / Somewhere In The Night
Pye 804	Alan Moorhouse	Ballad Of The Green Berets / London Bridge
Pye 805	The Kinks	Dedicated Follower Of Fashion / Till The End Of The Day
June 1966
Pye 805	The Kinks	Dedicated Follower Of Fashion / It's Alright
* June 1966
Pye 806	Laurie Johnson Orchestra	Original Theme From The Avengers / Minor Bossa Nova
Pye 807	Sandie Shaw	Nothing Comes Easy / Stop Before You Start
Pye 808	David Garrick	Lady Jane / Let's Go Somewhere
Pye 809	The Kinks	Sunny Afternoon / I'm Not Like Everybody Else
September 1966
Pye 810	Slade Brothers	What A Crazy Life / For A Rainy Day
1966
Pye 811	The Searchers	Have You Ever Loved Somebody / It's Just The Way (Love Will Come And Go)
Pye 812	TBD	- -
Pye 813	The Kinks	Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke
January 1967, Plain white paper sleeve
Pye 814	Marlene Dietrich	This World of Ours / Candles Glowing
7N-17238
Pye 815	Sandie Shaw	Think Sometimes About Me / Hide All Emotions
Pye 816	TBD	- -
Pye 817	Max Bygraves / Kenny Ball	Rosie / Harmonize
Pye 818	Clinton Ford	Best Job Yet / Made You Mine / Run To The Door
Pye 819	Sandie Shaw	Puppet On A String / Tell The Boys
Pye 820	TBD	- -
Pye 821	The Kinks	Waterloo Sunset / Act Nice And Gentle
June 1967
Pye 822	The Kinks	Mister Pleasant / Harry Rag
July 1967
Pye 823	Episode Six	Love, Hate, Revenge / Baby Baby Baby
Pye 824	Dave Davies	Death Of A Clown / Love Me Till The Sun Shines
August 1967
Pye 825	TBD	- -
Pye 826	Donovan	Sunny Goodge Street / The Sunny Day Reflection Song
Pye 827	The Foundations	Baby, Now That I've Found You / Come On Back To Me
January 1968
Pye 828	The Kinks	David Watts / Afternoon Tea
October 1967. NOTE: B-side is obscure alternate mix
Pye 829	Val Doonican	If The Whole World Stopped Lovin’ / I’d Rather Think Of You
Pye 830	Long John Baldry	Let The Heartaches Begin / Annabelle (Who Flies To Me When She's Lonely)
Pye 831	The Kinks	Autumn Almanac / Act Nice And Gentle
December 1967
Pye 832	Dave Davies	Susannah's Still Alive / Funny Face
December 1967
Pye 833	The Foundations	Back On My Feet Again / I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
Pye 834	The Montanas	You've Got To Be Loved / Difference Of Opinion
7N-17394
Pye 835	Status Quo	Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Gentlemen Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
Pye 836	Paper Dolls	Somewhere Here In My Heart / All The Time In The World
Pye 837	The Kinks	Wonderboy / Polly
May 1968
Pye 838	The Foundations	Any Old Time Your’e Lonely / We Are Happy People
Pye 839	Val Doonican	Now / The Sun Always Shines When You're Young
Pye 840	Status Quo	Ice In The Sun / When My Mind Is Not Live

In the summer of 1968 Allied transferred Pye distribution to Phonodisc in Toronto.

Light Blue Pye Label

Manufactured by Phonodisc, Toronto
Issued with various styles of custom Phonodisc paper sleeves.

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Pye 7N 17378	Sandie Shaw	You’ve Not Changed / Don’t Make Me Cry
1967
Pye 7N 17563	Long John Baldry	We’re Together / TBD
Pye 7N 17573	The Kinks	Day's / She's Got Everything
August 1968
Pye 7N 17579	Jimmy James	Red Red Wine / Who Could Be Loving You
Pye 7N 17581	Status Quo	Ice In The Sun / When My Mind Is Not Live
see Pye 840 above
Pye 7N 17593	Long John Baldry	When The Sun Comes Shining Through / TBD
Pye 7N 17597	The Montanas	Run To Me / You're Making A Big Mistake
Pye 7N 17636	The Foundations	Build Me Up, Buttercup / New Direction
January 1969
Pye 7N 17649	Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band	Bring It To Me Baby / I Can't Let You Know
Pye 7N 17650	Status Quo	Technicolor Dreams / Paradise Flat
1969
Pye 7N 17655	Paper Dolls	Someday / Any Old Time You're Lonely And Sad
Pye 7N 17658	The Alexander Brothers	Remember The Children / Coulter's Candy
Pye 7N 17664	Long John Baldry	It's Too Late Now / The Long And Lonely Night
Pye 7N 17665	Status Quo	Auntie Nellie / Make Me Stay A Bit Longer
Pye 7N 17702	The Foundations	In The Bad, Bad Old Days / Give Me Love
April 1969
Pye 7N 17706	Jefferson	The Colour Of My Love / Look No Further
Pye 7N 17713	Val Doonican	Ring Of Bright Water / New Dreams For Old
Pye 7N 17722	The Flying Machine	Smile A Little Smile For Me / Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long
17723?
Pye 7N 17724	The Kinks	Plastic Man / King Kong
NOT VERIFIED - May 1969
Pye 7N 17738	Joe Dolan	Make Me An Island / If You Care A Little About Me
Pye 7N 17748	Balloon Busters	Alcock & Brown / Bluer Than Blue
Pye 7N 17766	Clinton Ford	Lonelyville / Cielito Lindo
Pye 7N 17776	The Kinks	Drivin' / Mindless Child Of Motherhood
July 1969
Pye 7N 17809	The Foundations	Born To Live, Born To Die / Why Did You Cry
Pye 7N 17810	Jefferson	Baby Take Me In Your Arms / I Fell Flat On My Face
Pye 7N 17811	Flying Machine	A Thing Called Love / There She Goes
Pye 7N 17812	The Kinks	Shangri-La / This Man He Weeps Tonight
October 1969
Pye 7N 17815	Long John Baldry	Wait For Me / Don't Pity Me
Pye 7N 17825	Status Quo	The Price Of Love / Little Miss Nothing
Pye 7N 17849	The Foundations	Baby, I Couldn't See / Penny Sir
Pye 7N 17865	The Kinks	Victoria / She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina
December 1970
Pye 7N 17885	Cyril Stapleton	Ballerina / Women In Love
Pye 7N 17887	Pickettywitch	That Same Old Feeling / Maybe We’ve Been Loving Too Long
Pye 7N 17894	Sandie Shaw	By Tomorrow / Maple Village
Pye 7N 17901	London Pops Orchestra	He Ain’t Heavy he’s My Brother / Sparrow
Pye 7N 17907	Status Quo	Down The Dustpipe / Face Without A Soul
Pye 7N 17914	The Flying Machine	Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness / The Flying Machine
Pye 7N 17951	Pickettywitch	(It's Like A ) Sad Old Kinda' Movie / Times
Pye 7N 17961	The Kinks	Lola / Berkeley Mews
September 1970
Pye 7N 17977	Doctor Father	Umbopo / Roll On
Pye 7N 17987	Roy Budd	The Theme From "Borsalino" / It Only Goes To Show
Pye 7N 17998	Status Quo	In My Chair/Gerdundula
1971
Pye 7N 18231	Jimmy James & The Vagabonds	TBD
Pye 7N ??? (71057)	Jimmy James & The Vagabonds	Chains Of Love / TBD
Pye PC 4001	Val Doonican	Jennifer’s Rabbit / The Sun Always Shines When You’re Young
Pye PC 4002	The Foundations	My Little Chickadee / Solomon Grundy
Pye PC 4003	TBD	- -
Pye PC 4004	Jefferson	Are You Growing Tired Of My Love / You Know How It Is With A Woman
Pye PC 4005	Mungo Jerry	In The Summertime / Mighty Man
August 1970
Pye PC 4006	Sounds Orchestral	Louie Louie / Love In the Shadows
Pye PC 4007	Mungo Jerry	Johnny B. Badde / My Friend
1970
Pye PC 4008	Mungo Jerry	Baby Jump / The Man Behind The Piano
1971
Pye PC 4009	John Schroeder	Wanna Thank You Girl / Witchi-Tai-To
7N 45039
Pye PC 4010	TBD	- -
Pye PC 4011	Sounds Orchestral	Wigwam (Bob Dylan) / Sleepy Shores
This is a STEREO 45 as marked on the label
Pye PC 4012	Status Quo	Mean Girl / Everything
7N-45229-A and 7N-45229-B
Pye 7N 45016	The Kinks	Apeman / Rats
January 1971 - NOTE: A-side uses UK mono mix
Pye 7N 45119	The Hendrys	Life Is Getting Better / United We Stand
A side written by Vanda-Young of The Easybeats
Pye 7N 45036	Sweet Inspiration	Wake Up And Be Somebody / Hung Up Over You
Pye 7N 45302	Lena Martell	Riches / Scottish Trilogy
Pye 7N 45308	The Alan Tew Orchestra	Flamingo / I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)
Pye 7N 45323	The Ragtimers	The Sting / Treat Me Gently
Pye 7N 45377	Carl Douglas	Kung Fu Fighting / Gamblin' Man
Pye 7N 45385	Sweet Sensations	Sad Sweet Dreamer / Surething Yes I Do
Pye 7N 45418	Carl Douglas	Dance The Kung Fu / Changing Times
Pye 7N 45420	Johnny Wakelin And The Kinshasa Band	Bang The Drum / Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)
This is a STEREO 45 as marked on the label. in 1975, Pye came up with a new label design. It was a graduated label, blue at the top to orange at the bottom with a white logo and black text. This 45 was first issued in blue then later issues were graduated labels.
Pye 7N 45445	Carl Douglas	Blue Eyes Soul Part One / Blue Eyes Soul Part Two