Ebony Records
Ebony was one of the classic minor-league labels of the NWOBHM time,
focusing on up-and-coming mid-eighties bands mostly from England,
though a few Euro bands crept in as well.
Similar to labels such as
Metal Blade,
Ebony started out releasing compilations of unsigned acts, a few
of which went on to record albums with the label
(one notable band that did appear on a comp but later went on
to bigger things on another label was
Mercyful Fate).
Many of the releases were produced in-house by label founder
Darryl Johnston, giving several of the albums a similar low-budget
style that nevertheless was part of the charm of the NWOBHM period.
A lot of the bands released one or two albums and never amounted
to a lot, but there were a few gems in there, including
Savage's
classic
Loose 'n' Lethal,
while the biggest band to emerge from this label would almost
certainly be
Grim Reaper,
who was snapped up by the major label RCA on their way to a successful
worldwide career.
Catalog of Ebony Records:
| Catalog # |
Band |
Album |
|
EBON 1
|
V/A |
Metal Fatigue
|
|
EBON 2
|
V/A |
Synthetic Romance
|
|
EBON 3
|
|
???
|
|
EBON 4
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 5
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 6
|
V/A |
Metallic Storm
|
|
EBON 7
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 8
|
V/A |
Metal Mainiaxe
|
|
EBON 9
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 10
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 11
|
V/A |
Metal Warriors
|
|
EBON 12
|
Savage |
Loose 'n' Lethal
|
|
EBON 13
|
Chateaux |
Chained And Desperate
|
|
EBON 14
|
V/A |
Metal Plated
|
|
EBON 15
|
Shy |
Once Bitten - Twice Shy
|
|
EBON 16
|
Grim Reaper |
See You In Hell
|
|
EBON 17
|
Hammer |
Early Warning
|
|
EBON 18
|
Chateaux |
Firepower
|
|
EBON 19
|
Demon Eyes |
Rites Of Chaos
|
|
EBON 20
|
Sterling Cooke Force |
Full Force
|
|
EBON 21
|
Blade Runner |
Hunted
|
|
EBON 22
|
Nightmare |
Waiting For The Twilight
|
|
EBON 23
|
Syron Vanes |
Bringer Of Evil
|
|
EBON 24
|
Samurai |
Sacred Blade
|
|
EBON 25
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 26
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 27
|
|
7"
|
|
EBON 28
|
Touched |
Back Alley Vices
|
|
EBON 29
|
Hammer |
Contract With Hell
|
|
EBON 30
|
Nightmare |
Power Of The Universe
|
|
EBON 31
|
Chateaux |
Highly Strung
|
|
EBON 32
|
Grim Reaper |
Fear No Evil
|
|
EBON 33
|
Touched |
Deathrow
|
|
EBON 34
|
Rankelson |
Hungry For Blood
|
|
EBON 35
|
Blade Runner |
Warriors Of Rock
|
|
EBON 36
|
Syron Vanes |
Revenge
|
|
EBON 37
|
Samurai |
Weapon Master
|
|
EBON 38
|
Tyga Myra |
Deliverance
|
|
EBON 39
|
Cobra |
Back From The Dead
|
|
EBON 40
|
Preyer |
Terminator
|
|
EBON 41
|
Blood Money |
Red Raw And Bleeding
|
|
EBON 42
|
Dealer |
First Strike
|
|
EBON 43
|
|
???
|
|
EBON 44
|
Fast Kuts |
Burnin'
|
|
EBON 45
|
Rankelson |
The Bastards Of Rock 'n' Roll
|
|
EBON 46
|
Blood Money |
Battlescarred
|
