It was soon the secondlargest record label in the world. John culshaw was employed by decca in 1946 as a junior but eventually got promoted to senior recording producer. She was only seventeen when youre a long way from home. Deram album discography by david edwards, patrice eyries, mike callahan, randy watts and tim neely last update. Formed as an american division by its british parent company in 1934, decca was the only major company to stand by its black roster during the 1940s, although most of its artistsincluding vocal groups the mills brothers and the ink spots and big bands led. In april 1942, the label color switched to black, listing personality series above the decca logo. With origins dating back to decca dulcephone in 1914, decca records ltd. American entertainer, born 8 december 1925 in new york city, new york, usa and died 16 may 1990 in beverly hills, california, usa. During the second world war the american and british decca labels grew apart and became separate organisations until 1998 when us decca bought uk decca. Decca s solution to the continuing exploitation of monoonly back catalogue reissuing it at halfprice on the ace of clubs label, thereby recapturing a market lost to mailorder record clubs was a considerable success in the uk, less so in the us where musical heritage society with a substantial. Decca records is a british record label established in 1929 by edward lewis. Decca album discography, part 5 main 12inch series. For some years, these releases continued to be issued on 78rpm discs also. They were instrumental in the black rock and funk movement of the 1970s, and even had a hand in the browneyed soul.
Alongside emi, decca was the biggest record company in the uk. Mar 06, 2015 the uk original pressings would have been done at decca new malden as were tempos and these usually sound great, with good quality vinyl used. Clines discography contains material released during her lifetime. Y7000 uk 11097 winifred atwell, and her other piano. With its elegant, slimline packaging and detailed, informative booklets, collectors edition boxes offer whole repertoire segments in classic, authoritative performances from decca classics uniquely rich catalogue. The british label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the american company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical. The london, uk based company behind the decca label. Decca, long one of the uk s premier phonographic labels. Established in 1929, decca is the legendary british record label, home to some of the greatest recording artists ever. All blame for any html errors not to mention the look of this site belongs to tyrone. After buying out other labels in the 30s such as edison bell and brunswick records s uk operations, it and emi records were the only record labels in the uk. Echo klassik awards decca classics artists will be honoured for their criticallyacclaimed releases at a livebroadcast ceremony on 9 october in berlin, germany.
This page starts with the decca 8000 series, which runs to 8999. Singles discography for decca records oz 6000 series. The online discographical project created by steven abrams who contributed the majority of information found herein and tyrone settlemier, with contributions from many other collectors such as. This article presents the discography of american pop and country music singer, brenda lee. This record is an example of an ed4 from the sxl6000 series. London decca phase 4 albums discography organissimo. In 1937, anticipating nazi aggression leading to world war ii, lewis sold american decca and the link between the uk and u. July 15, 2012 when british decca was split from american decca in world war 2, british decca formed a new north american subsidiary called london in 1947. A10 vaired music of hawaii 5 records, 10 inch, shellac, 78 rpm disc 1. Bing crosby, ted fio rito, harry owens, ray kinney. The english rock group the rolling stones have released 30 studio albums, 28 live albums, 26 compilation albums, three extended play singles, and 120 singles. Biographies, concerts and videos about soloists, ensembles, conductors and composers.
The uk original pressings would have been done at decca new malden as were tempos and these usually sound great, with good quality vinyl used. Please note that we have been made aware of individuals who give the false impression they are affiliated with decca records and ask for money from artists to submit music on their behalf or for other label services including marketing and publishing. Both decca and pye manufactured and distributed for gull but i am now wondering whether decca was the original pressing and pye a later reissue. In 1937, anticipating nazi aggression leading to world war ii, lewis sold american decca and the link between.
An american counterpart was distributed by london records in the united states. Decca, long one of the uk s premier phonographic labels, began issuing 45rpm single discs steadily at the end of 1953. The rolling stones discography 19642009 mp3 320 kbps tnt. The cd release of the remaining 10 songs came with the 20 album, i saw her standing there. Uk 5331 germany 24 netherlands 1765 canada 11 australia 782. Composed by film notes rolling around piccadilly feb 6th 1924 rejectedvery likely an audition piece the man was a stranger to me june 11 1926 edison bellwinner 4437 connor rolling around piccadilly 11jun26 edison bellwinner 4437 hargreavesdamerell john willie come on 11jun26 edison bellwinner 4409 george.
For all releases on any decca label, please use decca as the label. Louis jordan usa discography on decca records 1939 to 1954 with reference to their track placing on the 1992 bear family 9cd box set let the good times roll the complete us decca recordings 19381954 99 entries numbers 1 to 66 were originally released on 10 decca. The decca record company, london the decca record company decca record. The difference between an ed3 record and the earlier versions is the lack of a groove. Decca decca records decca label the decca record label.
Find the rolling stones discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Also in 1939, british decca head edward lewis sold his interest in american decca because of world war ii. Her first recordings took place under the direction of four star records. A series of budgetpriced compilations, samplers and reissues released from 1968 by decca records uk and subsidiary labels including argo, deram records and york records, to my mind these form a unique document of social and cultural historical importance. Phase 4 stereo was created in 1961 as an american subsidiary of decca, and steered to success by new yorker tony damato. I have found an alternative version from the decca pressed version, one pressed by pye records. Most often associated with light entertainment val doonican vol. Please use this for other roles credited specifically to decca records such as releases which state manufactured by decca records, a division of mca inc.
The early albums and singles released from 1963 to 1967 were originally on decca records in the united kingdom, and on their subsidiary label london records in the united states it was common practice in the music industry, prior to. This sixvolume discography lists full available details dates, titles, personnel on all recording sessions made between 1934 and 1973 by the decca label, as well as its subsidiary labels, brunswick, coral, and vocalion. The london records story by david edwards, patrice eyries, mike callahan, randy watts and tim neely last update. Today they both lie under the universal music group umbrella. An as complete as possible discography for tom jones with tracklistings. The label roster expanded in the rock era to include releases by the small faces, david bowie and most notably the rolling. Louis jordan discography usa decca records 1939 to 1954. Each record has the catalogue number, production year and a value to indicate the current price. Decca 880ab bing crosby and dick mcintyre and his orchestra song of the islands na lei o hawaii charles e. The discography of american music artist patsy cline consist of 3 studio albums, 24 singles, 6 extended plays, 1 compilation album, 6 other charted songs and 1 additional album appearance.
January 29, 1980 formed decca records ltd in the united kingdom in 1929. By 1939, decca and the electric and musical industries emi were the only record companies in uk. The following is a list of albums decca records has produced. June, 2012 deram records was started as a subsidiary to decca records in the uk in 1966.
A full discography of jo staffords solo records, issued in the us between 1943 and 1970 with catalog numbers, dates of issue, and other details. Complete listing of all vinyl records published by decca. Sort by price low to high sort by price high to low sort by release date sort by title sort by label sort by catalogue no 15 per page 25 per page 50 per page. The decca record company, london the decca record company decca record co. Every effort is made to carefully remaster from original decca analogue tapes where available and to faithfully reproduce the original intentions of the musicians and recording engineers the music and performance must always be first and foremost. Decca 880ab bing crosby and dick mcintyre and his orchestra song of the islands na lei o hawaii. Decca classics home of the legendary, londonbased classical. But with the signing of the beatles, and, in their wake, other merseybeat acts such as cilla black and gerry and the pacemakers, emi.
Dame vera lynn, dbe is an english singer whose career flourished during world war ii. All ed4 records have a narrow band and the decca label in a box above the band. The uk based decca records originally formed its american branch in 1934, but sold it off during world war ii. List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications. The us formerbranch office operated as a separate entity and even competed against its former parent until merging with mca records which had bought decca in the states in 1959 in 1962. The groups first single, steal your heart away, released in september of 1964, didnt touch the british charts. This record is an example of an ed2 from the sxl6000 series. Title artists year source 1 moussorgsky songs vladimir rosing. In 1942, stock in american decca began trading on the new york stock exchange as decca records, inc. Nicknamed the forces sweetheart, she is most associated with the songs well meet again and the white cliffs of dover.
First releases were parts of albums and came on a special reddishbrown block label with the words personality series in a script font and golden letters. Decca usa 48000 series 78rpm numerical listing discography. Nov 14, 2016 a major tour was quickly booked, and the band landed an engagement at the marquee club, which resulted in a contract with englands decca records less than six months after their formation. Fierce funky work from this late 80s uk duo contemporaries of soul ii soul, loose. Within years, it was the second largest record label in the world. This sixvolume discography lists full available details dates, titles, personnel and all recording sessions made between 1934 and 1973 by the decca label, as well as. The cd debut of 5 of the decca songs came with the release of anthology 1 in 1995. Since 1959, lee has issued 29 studio albums, 26 compilation albums from major labels, and 4 video albums.
The critically acclaimed collectors edition is an ideal way of building up a comprehensive library of essential repertoire. The premier british rock band for over half a century, creators of the sound and. Uk 64 australia 59 new zealand 45 japan 34 denmark 32 france 21 spain 10 sweden 8 ireland 7 belgium 6 netherlands 6. It was common practice in the music industry prior to 1967 for british releases to be reconfigured for the american market. Decca on decca records, full discography of their vinyl record releases. There are two versions of judas priests seminal 1976 lp on the gull label gulp 1015. This sixvolume discography lists full available details dates, titles, personnel and all recording sessions made between 1934 and 1973 by the decca label, as well as its subsidiary labels, brunswick, coral and vocalion. The early albums and singles released from 1963 to 1967 were originally released on decca records in the uk, and on london records in the us, often in a variety of different forms. The decca personality series started in july 1936 and extended till 1973. Also appearing as the decca record company limited.
Decca album discography, part 4 main 12inch 8000 series 19491960 by david edwards, mike callahan, patrice eyries, randy watts and tim neely last update. During this period, uk decca releases were sold in the states under the london records name. They became known for their funksoul sound that blended jimi hendrix styled rock music with doowop and gospel music undertones. This is for informationonly decca records was a record label from 1929 to 1980. Louis jordan usa discography on decca records 1939 to 1954 with reference to their track placing on the 1992 bear family 9cd box set let the good times roll the complete us decca recordings 19381954 99 entries numbers 1 to 66 were originally released on 10 decca 78s in the usa thereafter 7. The early albums and singles released from 1963 to 1967 were originally on decca records in the united kingdom, and on their subsidiary label london records in the united states. Dl 40005397 19591972 by david edwards, mike callahan, patrice eyries, randy watts and tim neely last update.
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