SWANYARD
RECORDS

 Independent label: Swanyard Records Ltd was formed by Peter Todd in 1988. Had a Sublabel of Cygnet Records. Swanyard Records Former Address: 12-27 Swanyard Islington London N1. Peter Todd was Born in Walthamstow, London. He Entered the Record Business in 1978. Working in independant promotion. Co-founded Impulse Promotions, part of the Zomba Group in 1983. Worked closely with Clive Calder & Ralph Simon. Promoting artists such as Billy Ocean, Mel & Kim, Princess, & Hall & Oates. Between the years of 1983 & 1987 Impulse promoted and was responsible for over 220 top 75 Hits. Co-founded Champion Records in 1986. Hits at Champion included Salt 'n Pepa, DJ Jazzy Jeff, & Whistle.
Founded Swanyard Records in 1988. Had immediate success with "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic. Both Album and Single reached No. 2 "Get Up" the follow up single was also No.2 The 3rd single from the album "This Beat Is Technotronic" reached No 14. Total units sold in the U.K. were 1.4 million singles and 1/2 million albums. Swanyard Records acheived 1.5% of the entire singles market in it's first year. Signed Westbam & Gwen Dickey Of "Rose Royce" fame to the label. Both acts achieved chart success. Co-founded Imagine Records in 1990, released "Fog on the Tyne"by Gazza. which reached No.2. Gazza's album "Gazza & Friends"achieved silver status. Set up own studio "Amarna Studios" in 1998 . Produced "Accoustic Warrior" by Marc Bolan. 1996. Released on Telstar Records. Produced "Songs Of The Broken Hearted" by Danny Grant. 2006. Produced & co-wrote "Neat Situations" by MC Neat. 2007. Produced "Home To Me" by Catherine Simoni. 2007. Formed Chilled World Recordings as a home for Danny, Cat & Neat to release their product through iTunes and Amazonmp3. Peter has recently mastered 12 albums for Death Row Records UK. for artists 2Pac, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Dr. Dre. And various compilations, including Death Row Greatest Hits Vol's 1 and 2. Also the T.V. advertised, A Hip Hop History. At the moment, Peter is working on several projects with Jean Alain Rousell, ( Cat Stevens, The Police, Bob Marley ,Dionne Warwick.) Both in London & Paris. including Jean-Alains first solo album. Distributed By BMG.

  
   

89	Big Bang	Voulez Vous	SWANYARD	SYR	1
90	Mimmo Mix Featuring Valerie Etienne	Chains	SWANYARD	SYR	2
90	West Bam	Hold Me Back	SWANYARD	SYR	3
90	Technotronic Featuring Felly	Pump Up The Jam	SWANYARD	SYR	4
90	Cool Notes	Spend The Night	SWANYARD	SYR	5
90	WestBam	Hold Me Back	SWANYARD	SYR	6
90	Dickey Gwen	Car Wash	SWANYARD	SYR	7
90	Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K	Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)	SWANYARD	SYR	8
90	Technotronic	Turn It Up	SWANYARD	SYR	9
90	Westbam	Roof Is On Fire	SWANYARD	SYR	10
90	Mad Romeo	I'll Be Good	SWANYARD	SYR	11
90	Dizzi Heights Quartet	Cos I Love You	SWANYARD	SYR	12
90	Westbam	Rock The House	SWANYARD	SYR	13
90	Technotronic	Rockin' Over The Beat	SWANYARD	SYR	14
90	Joy	I'M Leaving	SWANYARD	SYR	15
90	N.R.G. U.K* Featuring Ellie	Band Of Gold	SWANYARD	SYR	16
90	Technotronic	Megamix	SWANYARD	SYR	17

  

90	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	1
90	Mimmo Mix Featuring Valerie Etienne	Chains (12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	2
90	West Bam	Hold Me Back (12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	3
90	Fallon	Get On The Move	SWANYARD	SYD	4
90	Coolnotes	Spend The Night (Remix) ‎(12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	5
90	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	6
90	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	7
90	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	8
90	Technotronic	Turn It Up	SWANYARD	SYD	9
90	Cappella	Be Master In One's Own House ‎(12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	10
90	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	11
91	Dizzi Heights Quartet	Cos I Love You ‎(12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	12
91	Westbam	Rock The House	SWANYARD	SYD	13
91	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	14
91	Cool Notes	Spend The Night (Remix) ‎(12")	SWANYARD	SYDT	15
91	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	16
91	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	17
91	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	18
91	Not Traced		SWANYARD	SYD	19
92	Low	Tearing My Soul Apart (Stuart Bruce Mix)	SWANYARD	SYD	20
92	Gwen Dickey	Don't Stop	SWANYARD	SYD	21