Hamilton started in 1958 as a subsidiary of Dot Records. For the first few years, it was a singles label, used for rockabilly and blues songs that didn't fit well into Dot's mold of mainstream. In 1964, it was taken out of dormancy and converted to a reissue album subsidiary. Many of their album releases were just budget reissues of their popular albums from the past. This lasted until 1966, when it was shut down.

The Hamilton label has more recently been reactivated as a budget subsidiary of Ranwood, which is today part of the Welk Music Group. In the late 1980s, there were several CDs issued on the Hamilton label, using the same logo as the 1960s reissue album label.

The Hamilton label was black with silver print, with the label name in script at the top. Mono album issues were in the HLP-100 series, with corresponding stereo issues in the HLP-12100 series, with the last three digits the same for the mono and stereo issues. We have listed all the albums below in the stereo format; all were also issued in mono.

We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no association with Hamilton Records, which is currently owned by Universal Music Group. Should you want to contact Universal, or should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 1999 by Mike Callahan.