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Chrysalis Records is a British record label that was created in 1969. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and an amalgam of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis. A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation This article refers to Jethro Tull producer Terry Ellis For the En Vogue singer see Terry Ellis.

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Brief background

Chrysalis was formed through a licensing deal with Chris Blackwell's Island Records based on the success of bands like Jethro Tull and Procol Harum, which were promoted by the label. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more Jethro Tull signed with Reprise Records in The United States, which led Chrysalis to an American distribution deal with Reprise's parent company, Warner Bros. Records. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. This lasted from 1972 until US Chrysalis switched to independent distribution in 1976. Towards the end of the 1970s, the Chrysalis offshoot 2Tone Records brought in bands such as The Specials and The Selecter. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 2 Tone Records was an English Record label that mostly released Ska and Reggae -influenced music with a Punk rock and Pop music The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. The Selecter were a 2 Tone Ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in the late 1970s Chrysalis also distributed the US folk label Takoma Records for several years. See also List of record labels

Chrysalis made history in 1979 by creating the first "music video album", a videocassette featuring a corresponding music video for each song on Blondie's Eat to the Beat album (released at the same time as the LP). Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Eat to the Beat was Blondie 's fourth studio album It reached number one on the UK album charts in October 1979

The 1980s

In the 1980s, Chrysalis was at the forefront of the British New Romantic movement with bands such as Ultravox and Spandau Ballet. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located New Romantic was a short- lived Fashion and music movement that occurred primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the very early 1980s Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a

The 80s proved to be the most successful time for the label, whose roster then included arena-fillers Billy Idol and Pat Benatar, seminal new-wavers Blondie and top 40 "hit machines" like Huey Lewis and the News. Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Chrysalis also distributed Animal Records, the short-lived label founded by Blondie guitarist Chris Stein. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Chris Stein (born January 5 1950 Brooklyn, New York) is co-founder and Guitar player in the New wave band, Blondie In early 1983 Daniel Glass moved to Chrysalis as Director of New Music Marketing, advancing later to Senior Vice President. Daniel Glass is an American Music industry executive whose output has included work with artists Billy Idol, Wilson Phillips, Sinéad O'Connor

It was during this time that the label demonstrated that it was largely incapable of successfully promoting a band outside the genres of mainstream rock (Slaughter), ska (the 2Tone roster), or new wave (Go West). Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor 2 Tone Records was an English Record label that mostly released Ska and Reggae -influenced music with a Punk rock and Pop music New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Heavy metal bands Armored Saint and Mutha's Day Out, hip hop duo Gang Starr and singer/songwriter Judie Tzuke all had critically-acclaimed, yet disappointing (or even disastrous) runs on Chrysalis. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Judie Tzuke (born Judie Myers, 3 April 1956 in London) is an English Singer / Songwriter.

EMI era

The Chrysalis Records label was sold to EMI in 1991 and now the label is only used for the record releases of Robbie Williams, with catalogue and artists such as Starsailor being shifted to the main EMI brands. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Starsailor are an English Rock band from Chorley. As of 2006 they have had three charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

For a full overview of the remaining activities, see Chrysalis Group. Chrysalis Group is a UK media company It was founded by Chris Wright who remains chairman These include music publishing, radio, books and ringtones for mobile phones.

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