Marble Arch Records Label

Did you know that marble arch had its own record label.

Marble arch records label.

Appears as marble arch on logo and usually as marble arch records full name on spine. Philips records moved to new and bigger premises at stanhope house near marble arch during 1956 with their own recording studio in the basement. The label was launched in october 1964 see billboard magazine 10 october 1964. Situated in london with its logo based on london s famous marble arch landmark.

See what vinyl records we have for sale under the the marble arch records label. Marble arch was a budget imprint of pye records. Marble arch records was an english label started in the late 50s. Pye records created this subsidiary label with in a type of a mini album format with a shorter run than the average lp album to cater to a certain area of the buying public who would not buy regular albums.

Label select a specific search field. Initially releasing predominantly mono recordings the catalogue prefixes later changed to mals for releases with stereo sound. Situated in london with its logo based on london s famous marble arch landmark. Compact discs were also released from the late 1980s to around 1994.

In the us these type albums were done as well by labels such as k tel. The marble arch area has a colourful music heritage with past residents and frequenters ranging from jimi hendrix and joe strummer of the clash to michael william balfe the composer best remembered for his opera the bohemian girl and richard tauber the famous 1920s tenor and actor however few people remember the record label named. Avenue records were small in comparison to the other labels doing cover recordings such as pye flair marble arch deacon fontana mfp reddifusion or hallmark. Marble arch records was a subsidiary of pye records that released budget records from 1964 to around 1980.

The label changed its name to prt records in 1980 before being briefly reactivated as pye records in 2006. Initially releasing predominantly mono recordings the catalogue prefixes later changed to mals. With a much smaller distribution system and a limited market avenue recordings are rare in normal outlets. Unfortunately the central line tube ran underneath it and could occasionally be heard during recordings.

Budget sub label of pye records. Budget sub label of pye records.