Castle Communications

Sub-label of Castle Communications PLC

16 sub-labels 1966–2021

About

Multinational label. Label Code: LC 6448 / LC 06448 [b]NOTE: Please check that your release goes under 'Castle Communications', many releases have been put under [l5129] in error (and vice versa).[/b] If the label says PLC or AG in small letters in the right corner of the logo, please use Castle Communications PLC or Castle Communications AG as the label. Castle Communications had many imprints and sub-labels, so please examine your release carefully to ascertain the correct label in the Castle Communications family. Founded in 1983 by Terry Shand (3), Cliff Dane and Jon Beecher. The company was acquired by the American music distributor Alliance Entertainment in 1994, by 1999 the label ceased to be used, being replaced by Castle Music as it was absorbed into Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

Top 100 Castle Communications Releases

1
Paranoid cover
Paranoid Black Sabbath
1970 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 10.5M plays
2
We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll cover
We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll Black Sabbath
1976 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 2.7M plays
4
Master of Reality cover
Master of Reality Black Sabbath
1971 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 2.1M plays
5
Black Sabbath cover
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
1970 Blues Rock Hard Rock 1.8M plays
6
Greatest Hits cover
Greatest Hits Black Sabbath
1977 Heavy Metal 1.7M plays
8
Overkill cover
Overkill Motörhead
1979 Heavy Metal Rock & Roll 950.9K plays
9
Vol 4 cover
Vol 4 Black Sabbath
1972 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 945.3K plays
11
No Remorse cover
No Remorse Motörhead
1984 Hard Rock 728.8K plays
12
Paranoid cover
Paranoid Black Sabbath
1970 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 717.4K plays
14
Backtrackin’ cover
Backtrackin’ Black Sabbath
1989 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 572.4K plays
17
Sabotage cover
Sabotage Black Sabbath
1975 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 518.3K plays
18
The Best of Motörhead: All the Aces cover
The Best of Motörhead: All the Aces Motörhead
1993 Rock & Roll Hard Rock 509.8K plays
19
Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits cover
Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits Jim Croce
1974 Country Rock Pop Rock 414.5K plays
21
Kinks cover
Kinks The Kinks
1964 Beat Mod 401.0K plays
24
Demons and Wizards cover
Demons and Wizards Uriah Heep
1972 Prog Rock Hard Rock 371.1K plays
26
Bomber cover
Bomber Motörhead
1979 Hard Rock Heavy Metal 340.0K plays
30
Welcome to the Bear Trap cover
Welcome to the Bear Trap Motörhead
1990 Rock & Roll Hard Rock 234.9K plays
31
The Best of Motörhead cover
The Best of Motörhead Motörhead
1991 Rock & Roll Hard Rock 225.4K plays
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