The label of the Wildog Studios, of Aldridge, near Birmingham. The sleeve notes to the only three Wild Dog LPs that I have seen referred to their being recorded at Ginger Studios, Aldridge - were these two different studios, or did it change its name? Wild Dog would appear to have been a custom recording concern, one of those companies which was paid by artists to make records. It seems to have been operative in the late '70s and early '80s, though the lack of dates on labels and sleeves is a problem; the Nottingham Forest tribute single, 'Marching To Munich', by Karl & The Heidelbergers (DOG-20) was pressed by Lyntone and had a matrix number of LYN-6688, which tells us that it came out in 1979, the year of the club's European triumph in that city. In the '80s injection moulded singles appeared, which were pressed in France by Polygram (3). Catalogue numbers suggest that Wild Dog issued at least fifty records, but not all the numbers may have been used. LPs were numbered in the DOGLP-00s, EPs and singles in the DOG-00s; the numerical part was not shared between the 7" and 12" records. The 'discography' below lists the few Wild Dog 7" records that I have managed to trace. Thanks to Steve Hill for the first scan.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.