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Regal Recordings is a British
In November 1921, 12 inch records were introduced, commencing at catalogue number G-1000.
From around 1923 onwards many earlier recordings were re-recorded acoustically and released under the same catalogue number as the originals. For catalogue numbers below G-7963 (released July 1923) these may usually be identified by a matrix commencing with an 'A', rather than being completely numeric.
The Western Electric electrical process of recording was introduced in February 1926. Those records re-recorded using this process invariably have their catalogue number suffixed by 'R'.
From March 1930, all new releases were prefixed in the catalogue by 'MR', commencing at MR1.
In 1932, it was merged with the British
Regal Recordings MySpace page
{{Authority control British record labels 1914 establishments in England 1995 establishments in England Record labels established in 1914 Record labels established in 1995 Re-established companies Warner Music labels Parlophone subsidiaries
record label
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functioning as an imprint
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...
of Parlophone Records
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.
Background
Regal Records was a Britishrecord label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the pr ...
founded in 1913 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records, known as the Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1917 as an offshoot of the American Columbia Phonograph Company, it became an independent British-owned company in 1922 in a managemen ...
.
The first record issues on the Regal Record label in February 1914 were re-issues of existing records from the Columbia Record Catalogue: G-6105 to G-6559, G-6440, G 6441 (English Catalogue) and G 6560 to G 6639 (Scottish Catalogue). Catalogue numbers starting from G 6000 were used at later dates.Arthur Badrock and Frank Andrews: ''Regal Records 1914 to 1932'' 2nd Edition published June 2009 by The City of London Phonographic and Gramophone Society.
In November 1921, 12 inch records were introduced, commencing at catalogue number G-1000.
From around 1923 onwards many earlier recordings were re-recorded acoustically and released under the same catalogue number as the originals. For catalogue numbers below G-7963 (released July 1923) these may usually be identified by a matrix commencing with an 'A', rather than being completely numeric.
The Western Electric electrical process of recording was introduced in February 1926. Those records re-recorded using this process invariably have their catalogue number suffixed by 'R'.
From March 1930, all new releases were prefixed in the catalogue by 'MR', commencing at MR1.
In 1932, it was merged with the British Zonophone
Zonophone (early on also rendered as Zon-O-Phone) was a record label founded in 1899 in Camden, New Jersey, by Frank Seaman. The Zonophone name was not that of the company but was applied to records and machines sold by Seaman's Universal Talki ...
label and became Regal Zonophone, following the merger of those labels' respective parent companies, the Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1917 as an offshoot of the American Columbia Phonograph Company, it became an independent British-owned company in 1922 in a managemen ...
and the Gramophone Company
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, to form EMI
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. A listing of records produced by Regal in this era is available from the CLPGS
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.
Regal today
In 1995, the Regal label was revived by EMI as theParlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...
imprint Regal Recordings. Regal Recordings' current roster includes Lily Allen
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, Loney Dear, Cathy Davey, and Jakobínarína. Regal, as well as Parlophone, became part of the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...
in 2013.
See also
*Parlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...
* Regal Zonophone Records
* Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1917 as an offshoot of the American Columbia Phonograph Company, it became an independent British-owned company in 1922 in a managemen ...
* Zon-O-Phone Records
References
External links
Regal Recordings MySpace page
{{Authority control British record labels 1914 establishments in England 1995 establishments in England Record labels established in 1914 Record labels established in 1995 Re-established companies Warner Music labels Parlophone subsidiaries