Blue Wave Records was formed by Greg Spencer in 1983. It's goal of convincing people that local music could be, and often was, terrific. The label's first release was by Syracuse bluesmen the "Kingsnakes" and was produced by Mark Doyle (1985). The label's early recording included great material from such legendary CNY artist as Mark Doyle, Joe Whiting, The Kingsnakes, (Ed) Hamell on Trial and Stroke RnB.
Spencer's label also released a Blue Wave Sampler Cd titled "10th Anniversary Sampler" in 1995. It contained 70+ minutes of Rockin' Blues from the past 10 years from the Blue Wave archives.
Owner-producer Greg Spencer celebrated Blue Wave label's 15th anniversary in February 2000 with the release of a 17-cut highlight album. It featured Kim Lembo, Kim Simmons. Built For Comfort Blues Band, Ronnie D, Backbone Slip, Cub Koda, Tino Gonzales, Kingsnakes, Sean Costello, King Biscuit Boy and Downchild Blues Band.
April 2004, Greg released a compulation album of Jimmy Cavallo' spanning his over 50 years of performing Rock n' Roll called "Rock The Joint". The Jimmy Cavallo Collection 1951-73. 1973 also saw Greg Spencer being inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame (SAMMYS). June 2006 saw the great Jimmy Cavallo team with blueman Ron Spencer in winning a 2006 Sammy Award.
The Blue Wave Record catalog also included the last two volumes of the History of Syracuse Music Album series started some 36 years prior.
December 27, 2015 Greg Spencer celebrated Blue Waves Recxords 30th Anniversary by holding a fantastic live concert at the Palace Theater. This fantastic show mc'd by Dave Frisina featured super-group "The Kingsnakes". On stage that evening were Mark Doyle. Pete McMahon, Terry Mulhauser, Jerry Neeley, Steve Winston, Mark Tiffault, Joe Corello, Frank Grosso to name a few. Congrats goods out to our friend - Greg Spencer
Below is a total Blue Wave Label catalog listing
BW 101 Kingsnakes Take A Chance (1985)
BW102 Doyle-Whiting Band Good Rockin Tonight (1985)
BW 103 Stroke RnB No Substute (1985)
BW 104 Kingsnakes Hardlife Boogie (1986)
BW 105 History of Syr Music Volumes 12 &13 (1986)
BW 106 Doyle-Whiting Band Flesh & Blood (1986)
BW 108 Salt City Blues- Volume 1
BW 109 Arthur Brown & Jimmy Clark Black Brown, Black & Blue
BW 110 Hamell on Trail Conviction (1989)
CD 111 Kingsnakes 19 Lucky Strikes (1989)
CD 112 Unholy Wives When Sanity Sleeps (1989)
CD 113 Jumpin Joe Whiting Rhythm n; Groove (1989)
BW 114 Kingsnakes Trouble on the Run (1990)
CD 115 Backbone Slip Swamp- Water (1991)
CD 116 Kingsnakes Snakes Alive (1992)
CD 117 Eric Burdon The Unreleased Eric Burdon (1992)
CD 118 Built For Comfort Blues Band Keep Cool (1993)
CD 119 Doyle & Whiting Buried Bones (1993)
CD 120 Here Comes Another Christmas Various Artists
CD 121 Cub Koda Collection 1963-93 Welcome To My Job (1993)
CD 122 Backbone Slip Avenue Breakdown (1994)
CD 123 (see below *)
CD 124 King Biscuit Boy Urban Blues RE" Newell (1994)
CD 125 Kim Lembo Blue Heat (1994)
CD 126 Downchild Blues Band Good Times Guaranteed
CD 127 Kim Lembo Mama Lion (1996)
CD 128 Blue Wave 10th Anniversary Collection - various artists (1995)
CD 129 Built For Comfort Blues Band High Ballin (1996)
CD 130 Eric Burdon Unreleased Eric Burdon Vol 2
CD 131 Kim Simmonds Solitaire (1997)
CD 132 Kim Lembo Ready to Ride (1998)
CD 133 Ronnie D Blues Demon (1998)
CD 134 Downchild Blues Band Lucky 13 (1998)
CD 135 Tino Gonzales Double Feature (1999)
CD 136 Sean Costello & His Jivebombers Call The Cops
CD 137 Blue Wave 15th Anniversary Collection (2000)
CD138 Kim Simmonds Blues Like Midnight (2001)
CD139 History of Syracuse Music Volume 14 (2000)
CD 140 Kim Lembo & Blue Heat Paris Burning- Live Chesterfield Café (2000)
CD 141 Downchild Blues Band A Matter of Time (2000)
CD 142 Kingsnakes Trouble on the Run (2001)
CD 143 Jimmy Cavallo w/ Ron Spencer & Qumpstart - The House Rocker (2002)
CD 144 Downchild Blues Band Body of Work- Collection Vol 2 (2003)
CD 145 Joni James Blues Band In The World (2003)
CD 146 Jimmy Cavallo Rock the Joint- Collection 1951-73 (2004)
CD 147 Kingsnakes Hot Snakes. Live Copperfields 1980 (2004)
CD 148 Ron Spencer & Qumpstart Livin Low (2005)
CD 149 Jimmy Cavallo You Better Believe It (2006)
CD 150 Jony James Blue Band What About Tommorow (2006)
CD 151 Kim Simmonds Out of the Blue (2008)
CD 152 Savoy Brown Steel
CD 123* Savoy Brown Too Much of A Good Thing (2009)
PRO 001 Kim Lembo & Blue Heat Steamers
(7-song limited edition of 200 pressings)
7243B4484620 Kim Lembo Mama Lion
(Released in France on Virgin Sky Ranch label)
Kim Lembo Paris Buring Live at Chesterfield Café
(Released in France in 2000)