Lightning Records

Lightning Records was a record label founded in the 1970s. It specialised in disco, reggae and dub music but also released music from other genres. It was a subsidiary of WEA.

Amongst its artists and titles are Althia & Donna with "Uptown Top Ranking", Janet Kay with "Silly Games", Dennis Brown with "Money In My Pocket", Errol Dunkley with "OK Fred, Now You're A Yaga Yaga!!". The "Old Gold Label was subsequently set up from here and featured many original classics licensed from other labels, for example Clifford T Ward's song "Gaye", Python Lee Jackson's "In a Broken Dream", and re-releases by The Everly Brothers, The Equals, Trini Lopez and Ketty Lester.