Disques Vogue was a
jazz
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record company founded in
France
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by Léon Cabat and Charles Delaunay
in 1947, the year after the
American Vogue label ceased.
They originally specialized in
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
, featuring American performers such as
Sidney Bechet,
Dizzy Gillespie
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, and
Gigi Gryce (sessions reissued on CD under
Clifford Brown's name), in addition to local musicians
Django Reinhardt and
Martial Solal. In the late 1950s Vogue expanded into
pop music
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, recording artists such as
Petula Clark. In the 1960s and early 1970s the label added
Jacques Dutronc and
Françoise Hardy. They licensed recordings by
ABBA for release in Belgium and France and European distribution of Recordings of
Monsieur Tranquille.
Vogue Records, a British offshoot, was founded in 1951 and absorbed by
English Decca (then separate from the American company) around 1956, but the rights to the name reverted to the French parent in 1962, whereupon Decca renamed its Vogue label Vocalion. A new Disques Vogue sister label was established in Britain as part of the
Pye Group.
The label's catalogue is now part of
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...
.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary of Disques Vogue was Vogue Schallplatten. It was founded by Karl Plotz and co. in 1960.
Die Teenies had a single, "Ein Rosarotes Kleid" bw "He Hully Hully Ho" on Vogue Schallplatten DV 14168, which was released in 1964.
Petula Clark had two singles issued on the label in 1965, they were "Come On My Boy" bw "Darling Verzeih" on Vogue Schallplatten DV 14345 and "
Downtown" bw "Darling Cheri" on Vogue Schallplatten DV 14297. In 1968, "Kiss Me Goodbye" bw "Lass Keinen Tag Vergeh'n" was released on Vogue Schallplatten DV 14719. In 1969, the label released Petula Clark's ''A Touch of Petula Clark'' on Vogue Schallplatten LDVS 17175. It was Re-released in 1973 on Bellaphon BLS 5517.
The
Blackberries, a German band featuring
Fritz Muschler and Oliver Freytag recorded for the label in the 1960s. The three singles they recorded for the label were, "I Need A Time-Machine", " Bakerstreet" and "Herz ist Trumpf", all released in 1968. In the 1970s, Muschler would produce recordings for
Marion and Antony,
Jackie Robinson,
Daffi Cramer, and writing for
Ebony.
Chuck Bennett had some success with his single, "
I Can Feel It" bw "Love with a Touch of Soul" (Vogue Shallplatten DV 14915). It became a minor hit for him.
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Charles Wilp - Fotografiert Bunny Vogue Schallplatten Sight and Sound LDVS 17123
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See also
* List of record labels
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References
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French jazz record labels
Pop record labels
Record labels established in 1947