Anchor Records was a UK-based

record 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 prod ...

, co-founded by Ian Ralfini and the American Broadcasting Companies, which owned

ABC Records ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels bef ...

in the

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, in 1974. ABC Records marketed (distributed) Anchor albums in the US, and Anchor Records issued many ABC albums in the

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as "ABC Records Marketed by Anchor Records." The Anchor Records label was black with silver print. The logo, at the top of the label, was a British sailor with an anchor behind him and the words "ANCHOR RECORDS LIMITED" above the sailor's hat and the word ANCHOR below. Anchor ceased operations in 1978, when ABC Records was purchased by

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wi ...

Partial discography

Singles

*16 528 AT: Stretch - Why Did You Do It / Write Me A Note (7") *ANC 1002:

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- How Long (7") *ANC 1004: Brett Smiley - Va Va Va Voom / Space Ace (7") *ANC 1008: Phillip ic& Vanessa - Two Sleepy People / You Know (7")

974 Year 974 ( CMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Battle of Danevirke: Emperor Otto II defeats the rebel forces of King Harald I, who ha ...

*ANC 1017: Philip & Vanessa - Love / Baby I Loved You (7")

975 Year 975 ( CMLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor John I raids Mesopotamia and invades Syria, usi ...

*ANC 1021: Stretch - Why Did You Do It? (7") *ANC 1043:

The Adverts The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK; their 1977 single " Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart. ''T ...

Gary Gilmore's Eyes "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" is a single by the punk rock band the Adverts. The song reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977 and earned the band an appearance on ''Top of the Pops''. It was originally intended to be included on the ...

/ Bored Teenagers (7") *ANC 1045: Wesley - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy & the Gang / Don't It Make Your Blue Eyes Cry (7") *ANC 1046:

Steel Pulse Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ro ...

- Nyah Luv (7") *ANC 1047: The Adverts - Safety In Numbers / We Who Wait (7") *ANC 1054:

Kate Robbins Kate Elizabeth Robbins (born 21 August 1958) is an English actress, singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in the early 1980s when she scored a top ten single on the UK Official Charts with "More Than in Love", while she was appearing in t ...

- Tomorrow / Crowds Of You (7") *ANC 1061: Donna McGhee - Do As I Do / Mr. Blindman (12") *ABE 12003: Steely Dan - Do It Again (12") *AN 21005: CADO BELLE - AIRPORT SHUTDOWN (7") MONO/STEREO 1976 - PROMO NFS *45-A-22: Ray King - I Confess/Call Me Darling (7") Mono

Albums

*ANCL 2001:

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Five-A-Side ''Five-A-Side'' is the debut album by the pop rock band Ace, released by Anchor Records in 1974. The album landed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, reaching #11 in 1974. The single " How Long" reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the s ...

'' *ANCL 2002: Sam Leno - ''Ordinary Man'' *ANCL 2003: Philip & Vanessa - ''Two Sleepy People'' *ANCL 2005: Blue Goose - ''Blue Goose'' *ANCL 2006: Susan Webb - ''Bye-Bye Pretty Baby'' *ANCL 2007: Aj Webber - ''Aj Webber'' *ANCL 2008: Cole Younger - ''Cole Younger'' *ANCL 2010: Moonrider - ''Moonrider'' *ANCL 2011:

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...

- '' Welcome to My Nightmare'' *ANCL 2012:

Paxton Brothers Paxton may refer to: People and fictional characters * Paxton (name), a list of people and fictional characters with either the surname or given name Places Australia * Paxton, New South Wales United Kingdom * Paxton, Scottish Borders Unite ...

- ''The Paxton Brothers'' (James and Frank Paxton) *ANCL 2013: Ace - ''Time For Another'' *ANCL 2014: Stretch - ''Elastique'' *ANCL 2015:

Cado Belle Cado Belle were a Scottish rock group prominent in the pub rock scene of the mid-1970s, and are notable for making the first recordings featuring singer Maggie Reilly who went on to have success with Mike Oldfield and as a solo artist. Band mem ...

- Cado Belle

976 Year 976 ( CMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 10 – Emperor John I Tzimiskes dies at Constantinople, after re ...

Scottish *ANCL 2016: Stretch - ''You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment'' *ANCL 2017:

Patti Boulaye Patricia Ngozi Komlosy OBE (née Ebigwei; born 3 May 1954), known professionally as Patti Boulaye, is a British-Nigerian singer, actress and artist who rose to prominence after winning ''New Faces'' in 1978 and was among the leading black Bri ...

- ''Patti Boulaye'' *ANCL 2018:

John Weider John Weider (born 21 April 1947) is an English rock musician who plays guitar, bass, and violin. He is best known as the guitarist for the Animals from 1966 to 1968. He was also the bass player for Family from 1969 to 1971. Biography Early c ...

- ''John Weider'' *ANCL 2019: Sioux - ''Sioux'' *ANCL 2020: Ace - ''No Strings'' *ANCL 2021: Scrounger - ''Snap'' *ANCL 2022:

George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s. Biography Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, ...

- ''Fine Lace and Homespun Cloth'' *ANCL 2023: Stretch - ''Lifeblood'' *ANCL 2026: George Hamilton IV - ''Feel Like a Million'' *ANCL 2027:

Donna McGhee Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People * Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), I ...

- ''Make It Last Forever'' UK issues of US ABC albums: *Anchor ABCL-5005: Easy Rider: - ''Easy Rider (Soundtrack)'' *Anchor ABCL-5019: Ralph Burns: - ''Cabaret (Soundtrack)'' *Anchor ABCL-5073: Nelson Riddle - ''Paint Your Wagon (Soundtrack)'' *Anchor ABCL-5146:

B. J. Thomas Billy Joe Thomas (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely known for his pop, country and Christian hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Popular songs by Thomas include " Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin ...

- ''Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)'' *Anchor ABCL-5156:

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...

- ''You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind'' *Anchor ABCL-5160:

Amazing Rhythm Aces Amazing may refer to: Music Performers * The Amazing, a Swedish indie rock band Albums * ''Amazing'' (Banaroo album), 2006 * ''Amazing'' (Elkie Brooks album), 1996 * ''Amazing'' (Marcia Hines album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Amazin'' (Tri ...

- ''Too Stuffed to Jump'' *Anchor ABCL-5240: Joe Walsh - ''So Far So Good''

References

External links

Anchor Records - Discography
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Partial discography

Singles

Albums

See also

References

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