Sparton Records of London, Ontario manufactured and distributed Columbia 78's in Canada since 1940 and until 1954. That year they began their own label and for the next fifteen years issued records mostly from smaller U.S. labels, but most notably ABC Paramount, later known as ABC Records. In total this company issued over 1600 releases on 45 RPM records between 1954 and 1969. Some famous artists who recorded for Sparton include Paul Anka, Ray Charles, Steve Lawrence, Tommy Roe, Annette, George Hamilton IV, Cliff Richard and Johnny Nash.

33 rpm albums

pressed at the Sparton pressing plant in London, Ontario

Serial Number	Artist	Title
LPS 3005	The Leaves	The Leaves
Stereo, black label. It uses the MIRA USA catalogue number.
(S)T 5027	The Standells	Dirty Water
1966. Mono is on the yellow label and stereo on the black label
(S)T 5044	The Standells	Why Pick On Me / Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
1966. Mono is on the yellow label and stereo on the black label
(S)T 5049	The Standells	The Hot Ones !
Mono is on the yellow label and stereo on the black label
(S)T 5065	Various	Soundtrack – Riot On Sunset Strip
1966. Mono is on the yellow label and stereo on the black label
(S)T 5096	Chocolate Watch Band	No Way Out
1967. Mono is on the yellow label and stereo on the black label
ST 5098	The Standells	Try It / Banned !
Stereo, 1968, black label. It is not certain that mono copies exist as they may have been phased out at this time

Impulse series (Jazz)

Serial Number	Artist	Title
A 3	Kai Winding	The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones
Gatefold cover. Sparton Impulse Records, most likely the Canadian pressing of the US Impulse label release was distributed by Sparton and pressed by RCA. The outer slick are printed in USA but the inner sleeve printed in Canada. Outer sleeve is american with the IMPULSE logo, but has a Silver SPARTON logo printed on the front. Burgundy Label with Gold text.
A 28	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Gatefold Cover, Sparton Impulse Records, most likely the Canadian pressing of the US Impulse label release was distributed by Sparton. The outer slick are printed in USA but the inner sleeve printed in Canada. Outer sleeve is american with the IMPULSE logo, but has a Gold SPARTON logo printed on the front. Burgundy Label with Gold text.

45 rpm singles

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Sparton 4-505 R	George Hamilton VI	Why Don't They Understand / Even Tho'
October 1957, Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-506 R	Eydie Gorme	Love Me Forever / Let me Be Loved
October 1957, Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-516 R	Danny And The Juniors	At The Hop / Sometimes
November 1957, Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-580 R	The Champs	El Rancho Rock / TBD
Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-609 R	Jerry Wallace	With This Ring / How The Time Flies
June 1958, Maroon Label. Notice how extremely narrow is the groove section of the wax; it is almost half the width of a regular 45 of the same song length.
Sparton 4-679 R	Lloyd Price	You Need Love / Stagger Lee
November 1958. Maroon Label
Sparton 4-755 R	The Keymen	Dream / TBD
April 1959, Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-760 R	Lloyd Price	You've Got Personality / TBD
Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-771	The Virtues	Flippin' In / Shufflin' Along
Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-795 R	Lloyd Price	I'm Gonna Get Married / Three Little Pigs
November 1959, Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-801 R	Cliff Richard	Living Doll / TBD
Sparton 4-837	Eddie Hill	Monkey Business / Daddy, You Know What?
Maroon Label.
Sparton 4-857 R	Lloyd Price	Lady Luck / Never Let Me Go
January 1960. Purple Label
Sparton 4-891 R	Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence	Darn It , Baby That's Love / TBD
Here is the white label promo copy.
Sparton 4-988 R	Pau Anka	I'm Just A Fool Anyway / TBD
Purple Label
Sparton 4-1013R	Athur Lyman Group	Yellow Bird 1 Havah Nagilah
May 1961, Pink and Black label.
Sparton 4-1044R	Ray Charles And His Orchestra	Hit The Road Jack / The Danger Zone
September 1961, Pink and Black label.
Sparton 4-1094 R	Ray Charles	I Can't Stop Loving You / Born To Lose
Yellow Label.
Sparton 4-1108 R	Tommy Roe	Sheila / Save Your Kisses
Pink Label.
Sparton 4-1211R	Tommy Roe	Sorry I'm Late, Lisa / Everybody
September 1963, Pink and Black label.
Sparton 4-1297-R	Ray Charles and his Orchestra	I Wake Up Crying / Smack Dab In The Middle
Here is the white label promo copy.
Sparton P 1453	The Standells	Dirty Water / Rari
1966. Pink & black label, then yellow & black label
Sparton P 1463	The Leaves	Hey Joe / Funny Little World
1966. Yellow & black label
Sparton P 1499	City Limits	Stagger Lee / Backyard Compost
1966. Yellow and black label
Sparton P 1502	The Standells	Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White / TBD
1966. Yellow & black label
Sparton P 1504	The Leaves	Too Many People / Girl From The East
1966. Yellow & black label
Sparton P 1527	The Leaves	Get Out Of My Life Woman / Girl From The East
1966. Yellow & black label, most copies were re-called and destroyed, remaining copies have a defect.
Uptown P 1541	The Standells	Why Pick On Me / Mr. Nobody
1966. Black label with silver writing
Sparton P 1551	The Springfield Rifles	There Is Life On Mars / The Bears
Uptown P 1582	Chocolate Watch Band	It’s All Over Now Baby Blue/ Sweet Young Thing
1966. Black label with silver writing
Uptown P 1584	The Standells	Riot On Sunset Strip / Black Hearted Woman
1966. Black label with silver writing
Uptown P 1695	The Factree	Kaleidoscope / Something Called Love
Sparton R 20040	Frank Sinatra	Pocketful Of Miracles / Name It And It's Yours
White promotional Label

A picture of the Sparton Records plant / offices taken in the summer of 2010 by Fred Young. Sparton Records operated in this building from the 1950s onwards. The building is loacted at 99 Ash Street, London, Ontario. Sparton has manufactured TV's, radios and records in the past. Sparton is now gone from London as of 2010 but at the end they were manufacturing top secret military gear such as sonobuoys. The plant is currently for sale and is no longer in use.