Marble Arch Records Label

Initially releasing predominantly mono recordings the catalogue prefixes later changed to mals.

Marble arch records label.

Situated in london with its logo based on london s famous marble arch landmark. Unfortunately the central line tube ran underneath it and could occasionally be heard during recordings. 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. Budget sub label of pye records.

See what vinyl records we have for sale under the the marble arch records label. Budget sub label of pye records. The label changed its name to prt records in 1980 before being briefly reactivated as pye records in 2006. Situated in london with its logo based on london s famous marble arch landmark.

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. Did you know that marble arch had its own record label. Appears as marble arch on logo and usually as marble arch records full name on spine. Marble arch records was an english label started in the late 50s.

Label select a specific search field. Marble arch was a budget imprint of pye records. The label was launched in october 1964 see billboard magazine 10 october 1964. Pye records was a british record label its best known artists were lonnie donegan 1956 1969 petula clark 1957 1971 the searchers 1963 1967 the kinks 1964 1971 sandie shaw 1964 1971 status quo 1968 1971 and brotherhood of man 1975 1979.

Marble arch records was a subsidiary of pye records that released budget records from 1964 to around 1980. Compact discs were also released from the late 1980s to around 1994. Philips records moved to new and bigger premises at stanhope house near marble arch during 1956 with their own recording studio in the basement. With a much smaller distribution system and a limited market avenue recordings are rare in normal outlets.

In the us these type albums were done as well by labels such as k tel. Marble arch records canada mals 599 1966 sell.