Expansion Records

Expansion Records
Expansion Records
Founded	1984
Distributor(s)	Essential Music
Genre	Soul & Various Black Music
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Official website	Expansion Records.com

Last updated August 04, 2025

Expansion Records is a British record label founded by Northern Soul DJ Richard Searling and Soul Bowl owner John Anderson. In 1989, DJ, author, and journalist Ralph Tee joined the label, and both he and Searling have been running Expansion Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Label history

In 1986, Expansion released its first twelve-inch record with the catalogue ref: EXPAND1 (in 1986) – "Love Me Anyway" by US band WQBC (via a distribution deal with PRT).^[4]^[5]

In 2004, Graphic Designer & DJ Simon Strutt rebranded the Expansion Records identity and created the 'e' logo to brand stamp each music release.

In 2010, Expansion released EXPAND100 ("Weatherman" by Adriana Evans).

At various times in its 25-year history artists that have signed to Expansion have included Leon Ware, Stephanie Mills, Leroy Hutson, Angie Stone, Gwen McCrae, Howard Hewett, Keni Burke, Lenny Williams, Rick James, Ronnie McNeir, and Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Maysa.^[2]^[6]

Current/former artists

12" Discography

EXPAND 1 WQBC: Love Me Anyway
EXPAND 2 ANDREW BARRAX: Just Can't Seem To Forget
EXPAND 3 LEO’S SUNSHIPP: Give Me The Sunshine
EXPAND 4 CHAS: For Your Love
EXPAND 5 CLARENCE MANN I'll Be Around
EXPAND 6 RONNIE McNEIR: Follow Your Heart
EXPAND 7 GENERAL CROOK: Mainsqueeze
EXPAND 8 JAMES KING: Memory
EXPAND 9 CURTIS REED: Exit 23
EXPAND 10 LESLIE DRAYTON: Dreamer
EXPAND 11 RONNIE MCNEIR: I'm So in Love With You Baby
EXPAND 12 JAMES KING: Storyteller
EXPAND 15 DUTCH ROBINSON: Low Down
EXPAND 16 SNOW : Every Time You're Around
EXPAND 17 RONNIE McNEIR: Searching
EXPAND 18 GLAZE: Promises
EXPAND 19 HELEN BAYLOR: There's No Greater Love
EXPAND 20 HELEN BAYLOR: Oasis
EXPAND 21 LEON WARE: Shoulda Been You
EXPAND 22 AJA: Shine
EXPAND 23 CALVIN BROOKS: My Favourite Thing
EXPAND 24 LEROY HUTSON: Share Your Love
EXPAND 25 CORNELL BROWN: 5 Minutes of Love Talk
EXPAND 26 HELEN BAYLOR: Victory
EXPAND 27 BILLY & SARAH GAINES: I Found Someone
EXPAND 28 JOSIE JAMES: Win Your Love
EXPAND 29 MATT COVINGTON: We Got One
EXPAND 30 VERNESSA MITCHEL: Be For Real
EXPAND 31 SOUL SAUCE SAMPLER
EXPAND 32 JOSIE JAMES: Morning Glow
EXPAND 33 CHRIS BALLIN: Stay Away From You
EXPAND 34 FRESH AIR: Miss You
EXPAND 35 LORENZO: Tic Toc
EXPAND 36 GWEN McCRAE: I Can Only Think of You
EXPAND 37 EL COCO: One Step Back For Love
EXPAND 38 GARY TAYLOR: A.P.B.
EXPAND 39 BILLY & SARAH GAINES: Love's The Key
EXPAND 40 VICTOR HAYNES: Caught Up
EXPAND 41 DENNIS AUSTIN: I'll Shine For You
EXPAND 42 RICK WEBB: Think About It
EXPAND 43 THE VALENTINE BROTHERS: This Kind of Love
EXPAND 44 BILLY VALENTINE: Ja Miss Me
EXPAND 45 SOUL SAUCE SAMPLER VOL.3
EXPAND 46 JAMARIAH: Beverly
EXPAND 47 INGRAM: My Sabrina Tequina
EXPAND 48 KYMIZTRE: Come Share Your Love
EXPAND 49 DAWKINS & DAWKINS: Miracle
EXPAND 50 JOUS: Another Lonely Night
EXPAND 51 VICTOR HAYNES: Don't Want Nobody Else
EXPAND 52 GARY TAYLOR: Restless
EXPAND 53 GARY: Rockin U Tonite
EXPAND 54 SOUL SAUCE SAMPLER VOL.4
EXPAND 55 HOWARD HEWETT: This Love Is Forever
EXPAND 56 TRINA PERRY: I Can't Get Enough
EXPAND 57 TERRY GARMON: Anyway
EXPAND 58 EVELYN 'CHAMPAGNE' KING: I Think About You
EXPAND 59 NICOLE JACKSON: I Like
EXPAND 60 SOUL SAUCE SAMPLER VOL.5
EXPAND 61 JIVE: Jive
EXPAND 62 VOICES IN CONTROL E.P
EXPAND 63 REBBIE JACKSON E.P.
EXPAND 64 SYLVIA STRIPLIN
EXPAND 65 RONDEY MANNSFIELD Call Me
EXPAND 66 KENI BURKE I Need Your Love/Indigenous Love
EXPAND 67 KASHIF: Good Ol' Days/Bed You Down
EXPAND 68 PHILLIPPE: Listen To Me
EXPAND 69 PATTERSON TWINS: I Need Your Love
EXPAND 70 KUH LEDESMA: Dreaming
EXPAND 71 LEW KIRTON: Heaven in the Afternoon
EXPAND 72 HOLLOWAY: Everything You Do
EXPAND 73 ROBBIE DANZIE (Love) Undeniable
EXPAND 74 ATLANTIC STARR: You
EXPAND 75 GERRY DeVEAUX Front of the Line
EXPAND 76 JIMMY COBB So Nobody Else Can Hear
EXPAND 77 LENNY WILLIAMS Gotta Lotta Luv
EXPAND 78 MAYSA LEAK The Bottle
EXPAND 79 WIZDOM I'm So in Love With You/DeBOUSE Every Fellas Girl
EXPAND 80 ANDRE DE LANG Could You Be My Favourite Girl
EXPAND 81 MYSTIC MERLIN Mr. Magician
EXPAND 82 4 BELOW ZERO My Baby's Got E.S.P.
EXPAND 83 RENE & ANGELA: Secret Rendezvous
EXPAND 84 SHEREE BROWN: It's A Pleasure
EXPAND 85 FREEDOM: Get Up & Dance
EXPAND 86 KLOUD 9: On Kloud 9 EP
EXPAND 87 MAYSA: Family Affair/The Bottle
EXPAND 88 KLOUD 9 EP
EXPAND 89 LONNIE HILL: Galveston Bay/Cold Winter in the Ghetto
EXPAND 90 CARMEN RODGERS: The Way/Dream
EXPAND 91 ALYSON WILLIAMS: Soft & Warm
EXPAND 92 STEPHANIE MILLS: Born For This EP
EXPAND 93 RICK JAMES Taste (Withdrawn)
EXPAND 94 EVERYDAY PEOPLE EP
EXPAND 95 HOPE COLLECTIVE: Give And Let Live
EXPAND 96 STEPHANIE MILLS: Free (Master at Work remixes)
EXPAND 97 DIPLOMATS OF SOUL: Someday
EXPAND 98 MAYSA: Runnin' (Original/Reel People Remixes)
EXPAND 99 KARL FRIERSON: Ten Minutes/Tall Green Grass
EXPAND 100 ADRIANA EVANS: Weatherman/Surrender

References

↑ "Expansion Records | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
1 2 Bogdanov, Vladimir (1 August 2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-61713-496-8.
↑ "Ralph Tee Summer Soulstice" . Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ "M Meets: Expansion Records' Ralph Tee". PRS for Music. PRS for Music. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ "Soul Communicators - Ralph Tee". SoulTracks. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ "Soul Music: Who's Who". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ Expectations of Love - David Lasley | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 3 August 2025

External links

Expansion Records (Official Website)
Expansion Records discography at Discogs

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[1] "Expansion Records | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 Bogdanov, Vladimir (1 August 2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-61713-496-8.

[3] "Ralph Tee Summer Soulstice" . Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[4] "M Meets: Expansion Records' Ralph Tee". PRS for Music. PRS for Music. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[5] "Soul Communicators - Ralph Tee". SoulTracks. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[6] "Soul Music: Who's Who". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[7] Expectations of Love - David Lasley | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 3 August 2025

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