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Classics Club (record Label)
Classics Club was a British record label which was active between 1956 and 1964. It was a pioneer in the release of low-cost classical music LP records marketed direct to the public though a record club. The label was established by Marcel Rodd (1912–98) who had emigrated to the US and prospered as a publisher selling books by mail-order in California in the 1940s. On return to London in 1955, he formed an independent record label, ''Allied Records Ltd,'' originally to press and distribute a catalogue of nursery rhymes and bedtime stories. A disused chapel at 127 Kensal Road was converted into a record factory with lacquer cutting lathes and record presses able to turn master tapes into mass-produced LPs. In October 1956, Rodd licensed recordings from US companies Urania Records, Urania and the Concert Hall Society, registering a second company, ''Art & Sound Ltd'', to hold the rights to his growing library of tapes. He used a pseudonym (John Winstone) as director of yet another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
