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Telstar Records was a record label founded in 1982 by Sean O'Brien and Neil Palmer with a government loan of £120,000. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Sean O'Brien may refer to Seán O'Brien, Gaelic footballer Sean O'Brien (rugby player, Irish rugby union player Sean It was founded as a specialist compilation marketing label and had hits with a range of compilation franchises such as the Deep Heat, Kaos Theory and 100% ranges. Telstar Records ' range of Deep Heat compilations were one of the first House music collections to be released by a Specialist Marketing firm in the United Kingdom Kaos Theory was a short series of compilation albums by Telstar Records which were complied from "hardcore rave" records that were not on general release to the public As well as these brands the company would licence a number of major artist recordings (for example ABBA and the Four Tops) to release telemarketed compilations. The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco

In the mid 1990s it diversified its output into the singles market and long-term artist development with the launch of the Multiply Records and Wildstar Records subsidiaries. Multiply Records is a subsidiary of Telstar Records, launched in 1993. Wildstar Records is a Record label subsidiary of Telstar Records, launched in 1993. Prior to these developments Telstar would normally only release singles that were tele-marketed and associated products like The Chippendales or PJ and Duncan aka. This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by British pop duo PJ & Duncan, now known under their real names of Ant & Dec. Acts signed in this period included Conner Reeves, Sash!, Phats And Small and Basement Jaxx, while Craig David brought the first ever UK number one single for the label. Conner Reeves is a British Singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1997 Wildstar album "Earthbound" Sash! is a German DJ / producer team fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal, Germany Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B Singer-songwriter.

Other artists included Victoria Beckham (a sub-licence deal from 19 Records), Rosie Ribbons, Skream! and Mis-Teeq. Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born July 22, 1983) is an Australian born UK -raised singer Skream! were a 3-piece Boy band, consisting of lead singer/songwriter Matt Damians (real name Raf Damiaens and born in the north Dutch-speaking part Mis-Teeq were an English R&B group Originally a Quartet, the group eventually became a trio, whose members were Alesha Dixon

In the late 1990s, Telstar became closely associated with BMG Records, especially with the Telstar TV compilation arm and The Hits Album releases. Hits is a compilation album series running over 20 years and compiled as a joint venture usually between the compilation arms of the Sony BMG

Telstar Records went bankrupt in 2004, largely due to the company's habit of giving large advances to artists such as Claire Sweeney, Victoria Beckham and Rosie Ribbons who failed to make them any money. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971 in Walton, Liverpool) is an English Actress, Singer and Television Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born July 22, 1983) is an Australian born UK -raised singer In the media much of the blame for the label's failure was placed on their most high profile signing, Victoria Beckham. However as most of Telstar's roster were not directly signed to the label, instead being either sub-licenced or part of number of joint ventures, BMG (soon to be merged with Sony) declined in buying the label's assets outright. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

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Joint venture with Capitol. Ant & Dec are a British duo of Light entertainment television presenters consisting of Novocastrians (the colloquial terminology for this is " This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by British pop duo PJ & Duncan, now known under their real names of Ant & Dec. Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion Ladytron are an electronic pop band originally formed in Liverpool, UK For the postcode see E postal area. East 17 (later re-grouped as E-17) are an English pop Boy band founded in 1992 Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English -born Film actor and ex- footballer, having represented Mis-Teeq were an English R&B group Originally a Quartet, the group eventually became a trio, whose members were Alesha Dixon N-TYCE were a four piece Girl group consisting of Ario Obubore Chantelle Kerzner Donna Studds & Michelle Robinson The Greenhornes are a Garage rock revival band from Cincinnati, Ohio. Skream! were a 3-piece Boy band, consisting of lead singer/songwriter Matt Damians (real name Raf Damiaens and born in the north Dutch-speaking part Dirty Harry, born Victoria Harrison (May 10 1982 is a British rock singer who is now based in Los Angeles. Maria Willson is a British singer who starred on Michael Barrymore 's " My Kind of People " and did a host of TV and Radio performances released Polar Music is a Swedish Record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, Hon MBE (born December 12, 1961) is an Irish singer from County Donegal. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were an 80's novelty Pop music act who were the third band to have their first three releases go to number one on the UK singles Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band. Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle the band was formed Boney M is a German pop and Disco group created by West German Record producer Frank Farian. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971 in Walton, Liverpool) is an English Actress, Singer and Television Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born July 22, 1983) is an Australian born UK -raised singer The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Sash! is a German DJ / producer team fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal, Germany Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Atlantic Jaxx is a record company founded and owned by Electronica / House music duo Basement Jaxx. Conner Reeves is a British Singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1997 Wildstar album "Earthbound" Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B Singer-songwriter.

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Compilation Brands

(these were listed as part of the Hits Album brand in the Complete Book Of British Charts due to Telstar TV's later involvement with the series, but actually released by Telstar alone without joint venture status with Sony, BMG or Warners)

Chart Attack

Chart Attack was Telstar Records first chart hit in the UK Top 75 album charts. The Box is a Television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. UMTV or Universal Music TV is a London based music Record label owned by Universal, which specialises in producing Compilation albums The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Kaos Theory was a short series of compilation albums by Telstar Records which were complied from "hardcore rave" records that were not on general release to the public It was released in the autumn of 1982 and reached number 7 in the main chart in the days before the exclusion of such various artist albums.

See also

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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