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London Records
Image:londonrecordings.gif
Parent company Warner Music Group
Founded 1947
Distributing label London Records
Genre Various
Country of origin UK
Official website N/A

London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events August 7 - Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La Bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK

London arose from the split in ownership between the British branch of Decca Records and that same company's USA branch; the American London label released British Decca records in the USA, since it could not use the "Decca" name there. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. They were noted for their classical albums made in then state-of-the-art stereophonic sound. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical Such artists as Georg Solti, Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti made many, if not all, of their recordings for the company. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (born 7 November 1926 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12,

The London name was also used by British Decca in the UK market to release American labels which British Decca licensed, such as Imperial, Chess, Dot, Atlantic, Specialty and Sun, as well as the first few UK releases from Motown. This article is about the Imperial Records label currently owned by EMI. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. Dot Records was an American Record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Specialty Records was an American Record label based in Los Angeles Sun Records was a Record label based in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27 1952. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. In the sixties more licensing deals were made with Big Top, Monument, Parrot, Philles and Hi. Big Top Records was an American Record label started by music exec Johnny Bienstock that licensed its records to London Records in the 1960s Monument Records was a Record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. Parrot Records defaults here For the earlier Chicago-based blues label see Parrot Records (blues label. Philles Records was a Record label formed in 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill, the label taking its name from a hybrid of their first names Hi Records was a Memphis soul and Rockabilly label started by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch in 1957 (An unusual feature was the letter code in the numbering system: see Catalog numbering systems for single records. This list presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single (mainly 7" 33 1/3 and 45 and 10" 78 rpm records Capitol Capitol ) On Radio Luxembourg, the label was known as "London American". Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

In the late seventies London signed deals with the legendary "Bomp" records and with Big Sound in Connecticut. This changed the label in the eyes of many from a backwater into something a little more "edgy" compared to the pedestrian contemporary releases from parent company Decca.

After British Decca was acquired by PolyGram in 1979, London followed a more independent course with subsidiary labels as Slash, Pete Tong's Essential Records and FFRR. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 Slash Records is a Record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and Punk rock bands Peter "Pete" Tong (born July 30, 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. Essential Records is a subsidiary of London Records and is an offshoot of Pete Tong 's Essential Selection programme on Radio 1. FFRR Records was a subsidiary of London Records. It was founded and run by English DJ Pete Tong.

Universal Music Group (the owner of American Decca) acquired PolyGram in 1998;[1] however, by this time, London Records had become a semi-independent label within the PolyGram group operated by Roger Ames. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 When Ames moved to the Warner Music Group, he "took" the label with him, and so London's recent back catalogue was acquired by Warner, which licensed the London name from Decca (which still owns the trade mark and pre-PolyGram back catalogue). Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal The name is still used, mainly for UK-based artists, and for ex-Factory Records artists. Factory Records was a Manchester based British Independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its Notable artists published by the current incarnation of London, London Records 90, include New Order, Happy Mondays, A and Shakespear's Sister. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. A are a British Alternative rock band from Leeds, England, which formed in 1995 Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey

After PolyGram took over British Decca, classical music albums recorded by British Decca continued to be released on the London label in the U. S. , with a logo similar to the Decca classical label logo, until American Decca owner Universal Music bought British Decca owner PolyGram in 1998, after which they were all reissued on the original British Decca label in the U. S.

The London pop music catalogue owned by Universal Music is managed by Polydor Records. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Gramophone record era London logo
Gramophone record era London logo

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Subsidiary or Associated Labels

Previous London Records artists

London 90 Artists

The Platinum Collection

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The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in 1962 Salt-n-Pepa is a Grammy -Award Winning American hip hop group from Queens New York that came into the music scene in 1985 and went on to Savoy Brown is a British Blues band formed in the 1960s Career Originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band their 1969 single Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. The Tornados (in the US they were credited as The Tornadoes) were an English Instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the Win were a Scottish pop band from the 1980s After the dissolution of The Fire Engines, David Henderson formed Win with Ian Stoddart (Bass ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Back To The Planet are a band from London, England. 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East 17 (later re-grouped as E-17) are an English pop Boy band founded in 1992 The Yes/No People were a band on London Records that featured Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas and now are best known for their dance theatre performance Voice of the Beehive are an Anglo-American College radio / alternative band, formed in London in 1986 by Californian New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook The Kaliphz were a British hip hop crew formed in Rochdale by 2-Phaan (real name Mush Khan and Jabba da Hype Michaela Evelyn Ann Strachan (born in Ewell, Surrey, 7 April 1966) is a British Television presenter. Hard Rain are a British Melodic Rock band from Birmingham, England. Junior Giscombe (born Norman Giscombe 6 June 1960, London, of Jamaican parents is a Singer-songwriter who was one of the first Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston 24 February, 1962, in Dallas Texas) is a U No Sweat is a campaigning organisation based in London, England, which fights for the rights of Sweatshop labourers not only in developing countries " Perfect Day " is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972 Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter of Portuguese ancestry from the state of Hawaii Jimmy Somerville (born June 22, 1961) is a Scottish pop singer born and raised in Glasgow. Bronski Beat were a popular British Synth pop trio of the 1980s The Communards were a British pop duo of the 1980s History They formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band See also Bandera (battalions in the Spanish Legion) actor Antonio Banderas, and novel Tirano Banderas. Then Jerico were a British Rock band from the late 1980s who enjoyed limited success with two Albums - First (The Sound Of Music Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25 1955) more commonly known by his Stage name Zucchero, is an Italian rock singer Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English Female Singer / Songwriter Melanie Ruth Blatt (born 25 March 1975) is an English Female Singer and occasional Actress. Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born June 14, 1984 in London) is an English Singer songwriter. A are a British Alternative rock band from Leeds, England, which formed in 1995 Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Currently the range features recordings from the following London artists:

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Danielle Jane Minogue (born 20 October 1971 known as Dannii, is an Australian singer songwriter Television personality and occasional actress, Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish Music with influences from soul, gospel and Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing " Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also
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