V                  Valley       Velvet     Vixen     Vocalion    
 
Early Velvet releases had silver text on a black background   In 1973 Velvet changed to a burgundy wine colour, keeping the same design
 
One of the very first showband singles from 1963. The Dixielanders subsequently moved to Pye.   The second release on the independent Valley label based in Galway
   
     
W          Waverley     Wavin
 
Jim Gunner had recorded on Fontana and Decca with his Sidekicks and The Echoes.   If they can make sewer-pipes, they can make records! The very rare Wavin label
     
Z          Zero
   
Bagatelle on the Zero label    
     

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