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| Wailers: US group. (the Jamaican group backed Bob Marley) | ||
| London HL8958 | 1959 | Tall Cool One/ Road Runner |
| London HL8994 | 1959 | Mau Mau/ Dirty Robber |
| London HL9892 | 1964 | Tall Cool One/ Road Runner |
| Wallace Brothers: Singing duo who began in the early 1960s but became better known for their later Soul work. | ||
| Sue WI334 | 1964 | Precious Words/ You're Mine |
| Sue WI355 | 1965 | Lover's Prayer/ Love Me Like I Love You |
| Sue WI4036 | 1967 | I'll Step Aside/ Hold My Heart For A While |
| Wallace Collection: Members of the Belgian National Orchestra (Marc Herouet- keyboard, Raymond Vincent- violin, Freddy Nieuland- percussion & vocal, Sylvain Van Holmen- Guitar, Jacques Namotte- Cello, Christian Janssens- Bass); they had a little success as a group, but didn't break the UK singles chart. | ||
| Parlophone R5764 | 1969 | Daydream/ Baby I Don't Mind |
| Parlophone R5793 | 1969 | Fly Me To The Earth/ Love |
| Wally Whyton: Previously leader of the Vipers skiffle group who charted with 'Cumberland Gap' and 'Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O' Wally turned solo, but had no further chart successes. | ||
| Parlophone R4585 | 1959 | Don't Tell Me Your Troubles/ It's All Over You |
| Parlophone R4630 | 1960 | All Over This World/ Got Me A Girl |
| Pye 7N15304 | 1960 | It's A Rat Race/ Marriage Of Convenience/ 95% of Me Loves You/ You're Going To Be Caught |
| Piccadilly 7N35089 | 1961 | Little Red Pony/ Christmas Land |
| Fontana TF960 | 1968 | Gentle On My Mind/ Ballad Of The Bol Weevil |
| Fontana TF994 | 1969 | Wichita Lineman/ Leave Them A Flower |
| Fontana TF1030 | 1969 | Jig Alone/ Out On The Road |
| Warren Smith: US | ||
| Liberty LIB55699 | 1964 | Blue Smoke/ Judge And Jury |
| Warriors: This mid-60s record is typical of many chart hits and would have been worthy of higher sales, but otherwise it's nothing special. It is very sought after because one of the Warriors was Jon Anderson, the founder of the 1970s 'cult' group Yes. | ||
| Decca F11926 | 1964 | You Came Along/ Don't Make Me Blue |
| Waylon Jennings: Buddy Holly helped launch Waylon's career and he became one of the greatest country singers of all time. He has never been well known in the UK outside the country music scene, but most people will remember his rendition of the 'Dukes of Hazzard Theme'. | ||
| RCA RCA1866 | 1969 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels/ Delia's Gone |
| Wayne Handy: Rockabilly singer whose only UK release, recorded in the US for North Carolina label 'Renown', is now highly collectable . | ||
| London HL8547 | 1958 | Say Yeah/ Could It Be |
| We Five: US acoustic folk quintet. The five were actually Mike Stewart, Beverley Bivens, Pete Fullerton, Bob Jones and Jerry Burgan | ||
| Pye 7N25314 | 1965 | You Were On My Mind/ Small World |
| Pye 7N25346 | 1966 | Let's Get Together/ Cast Your Fate To The Wind |
| Weather: | ||
| Philips BF1734 | 1969 | Look In My Eyes/ Running Forward |
| Philips BF1819 | 1969 | Jamboree Special/ Two Peculiar People |
| Wee Willie Harris: One of the UK's first rock and rollers and a real wild man of rock. His career began at the legendary 2 'i's Coffee Bar in London which featured in the title of his first single. Despite his popularity in the capital, his frantic behaviour and dyed hair, he never managed the chart. Nevertheless, his singles are all very sought after as great examples of early British rock'n'roll. | ||
| Decca F10970 | 1957 | Back To School Again/ Rockin' At The Two 'I's |
| Decca F10980 | 1958 | Love Bug Crawl/ Rosie Lee |
| Decca F11044 | 1958 | Got A Match/ No Chemise Please |
| Decca F11217 | 1960 | Wild One/ Little Bitty Girl |
| HMV POP1198 | 1963 | You Must Be Joking/ Better To Have Loved |
| Parlophone R5504 | 1966 | Someone's In The Kitchen With Diana/ Walk With Peter And Paul |
| Polydor 56140 | 1966 | Listen To The River Roll Along/ Try Moving Baby |
| Wendy Craig: UK actress. | ||
| Philips BF1704 | 1968 | Hushabye Mountain/ Windows Of The World |
| Wilde Three: An unsuccessful UK trio made up from Marty and Joyce Wilde and Justin Hayward who went on to join the 'Moody Blues'. | ||
| Decca F12131 | 1965 | Since You've Gone/ Just As Long |
| Decca F12232 | 1965 | I Cried/ Well Who's That |
| Wilfred Brambell: Possibly better known to British TV audiences at the time as Albert Steptoe from the TV comedy 'Steptoe and Son'. Despite the enormous appeal of the series the spin-off record never did anything. | ||
| Parlophone R5058 | 1963 | Secondhand/ Ragtime Raganbone Man |
| Wilfred Edwards: West Indian, Wilfred was aka Jackie Edwards. | ||
| Starlite ST45 26 | 1960 | Tell Me Darling/ I Know |
| Starlite ST45 46 | 1961 | Whenever There's Moonlight/ Heaven Just Knows |
| Starlite ST45 62 | 1961 | More Than Words Can Say/ I Love You No More |
| Starlite ST45 76 | 1962 | Little Bitty Girl/ Never Go Away |
| Willie Mabon: US Chicago bluesman. | ||
| Sue WI320 | 1964 | Got To Have Some/ Why Did It Happen To Me |
| Sue WI331 | 1965 | Just Got Some/ That's No Big Thing |
| Sue WI 382 | 1965 | I'm The Fixer/ Some More |
| Willows: New York Doo-Wop quintet with Tony Middleton on lead vocals. It was Tony that also wrote their only UK release although it is credited to the whole group. It is now one of the UKs most collectable 45s. | ||
| London HLU8290 | 1956 | Church Bells May Ring/ Baby Tell Me |
| Winston And Roy: West Indian | ||
| Blue Beat BB80 | 1962 | Babylon Gone |
| Winstons: Five piece R&B group from Washington DC. They had a huge hit in the USA with 'Colour Him Father', but had no success beyond this. | ||
| Pye 7N25493 | 1969 | Colour Him Father/ Amen Brother |
| Pye 7N25500 | 1969 | Love Of The Common People/ Wheel Of Fortune |
| Wishful Thinking: These were an English group, based in (or near), Camberley, Surrey. Although not having any UK chart success the group did have a million-seller in Germany, after they'd broken up! One member of the group was Kevin Finn, who became better known as a member of the New Seekers, and who went on to marry Eva Graham, that group's most famous singing voice. (Thanks are due to Kevin Finn for supplying these notes.) | ||
| Decca F12438 | 1966 | Turning Round/ VIP |
| Decca F12499 | 1966 | Step By Step/ Looking Around |
| Decca F12598 | 1967 | Count To Ten/ Hang Around Girl |
| Decca F12627 | 1967 | Peanuts/ Cherry Cherry |
| Decca F22673 | 1967 | Meet The Sun/ Easier Said Than Loving You |
| Decca F22742 | 1968 | It's So Easy/ I Want You Girl |
| Wynder K. Frog: Bluesy group originally formed by keyboardist Mick Weaver and later supplemented by former members of 'Traffic'. Their best work was performed in the company of Chris Mercer, Dick Heckstall Smith and Neil Hubbard. | ||
| Island WI280 | 1966 | Turn On Your Lovelight/ Zooming |
| Island WI3011 | 1966 | Sunshine Superman/ Blues For A Frog |
| Island WIP6006 | 1967 | Green Door/ Dancing Frog |
| Island WIP6014 | 1967 | I Am A Man/ Shook, Shimmy And Shake |
| Island WIP6044 | 1968 | Jumping Jack Flash/ Baldy |