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 with 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]
The First Centenary of the Methodist Church in Fiji - Ode Records SODE081 - 1976 (LP)[21][22]
Tumuenua Dance Group - Cook Island Drums, Chants and Songs - Ode VOY 1335 - (1991) (CD)[23]
Songs from the Second Float: Music from the Island of Takū - Recorded, compiled, and annotated by Richard Moyle. Ode Music MANU 2042 - (2005) (CD)[24][25]