Essential! Records

Sub-label of Castle Music Ltd.

100 releases 1 sub-labels 1989–2015

About

Sub-label of Castle Communications PLC specialising in reissues & compilations, then becoming a division of Castle Music Ltd. in 1999 when Castle Communications PLC was taken over by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., the label was phased out after 2000. For company / production credits (ie: An 'Essential' Production), please use Essential. Label Code: LC 6448 / LC06448

Top Essential! Records Releases

Paranoid
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
1970
Master of Reality
Master of Reality
Black Sabbath
1971
Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
1980
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1970
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1973
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath
1980
Overkill
Overkill
Motörhead
1979
Vol 4
Vol 4
Black Sabbath
1972
The Ozzy Osbourne Years
Black Sabbath
1991
Sabotage
Sabotage
Black Sabbath
1975
Kinks
Kinks
The Kinks
1964
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Richard O’Brien
1975
Demons and Wizards
Demons and Wizards
Uriah Heep
1972
Bomber
Bomber
Motörhead
1979
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1970
Trilogy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1972
Brain Salad Surgery
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1973
Something/Anything?
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
1972
Mob Rules
Black Sabbath
1981
Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath
1976
The Undertones
The Undertones
The Undertones
1979
Hair of the Dog
Nazareth
1975
Iron Fist
Iron Fist
Motörhead
1982
Orgasmatron
Orgasmatron
Motörhead
1986
Never Say Die!
Black Sabbath
1978
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1971
Look at Yourself
Look at Yourself
Uriah Heep
1971
Kinda Kinks
Kinda Kinks
The Kinks
1965
Meltdown
Motörhead
1991
Another Perfect Day
Another Perfect Day
Motörhead
1983
Salisbury
Salisbury
Uriah Heep
1971
The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1994
AWB
AWB
Average White Band
1974
Rock ’n’ Roll
Rock ’n’ Roll
Motörhead
1987
Live at Last
Black Sabbath
1980
Angel Witch
Angel Witch
1980
Face to Face
Face to Face
The Kinks
1966
Born Again
Black Sabbath
1983
The Eternal Idol
Black Sabbath
1987
Two Decades in Rock
Two Decades in Rock
Uriah Heep
1990
Calling Card
Rory Gallagher
1976
Razamanaz
Nazareth
1973
The EP Collection
The EP Collection
The Kinks
1998
Works, Volume 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1977
The Rocky Horror Collection
Richard O’Brien
1997
Greatest Hits
Nazareth
1986
Pictures at an Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1971
Black Moon
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1992
Seventh Star
Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi
1986
Chameleon
Chameleon
Helloween
1993
Sweet Freedom
Sweet Freedom
Uriah Heep
1973
Live at the BBC
Fleetwood Mac
1995
Innocent Victim
Innocent Victim
Uriah Heep
1977
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
1995
Todd
Todd Rundgren
1974
Raw Power
Iggy and The Stooges
1973
Skunkworks
Bruce Dickinson
1996
Underwater Sunlight
Tangerine Dream
1986
Levitation
Hawkwind
1980
Zeit
Zeit
Tangerine Dream
1972
Basket of Light
The Pentangle
1969
The Classic Years
The Classic Years
Ray Charles
1991
Firefly
Firefly
Uriah Heep
1977
Hypnotised
Hypnotised
The Undertones
1980
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
Uriah Heep
1978

Essential! Records Artist Roster

UH
Uriah Heep
29 releases
Group
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
18 releases
Group
Various Artists
Various Artists
17 releases
Other
Nazareth
Nazareth
14 releases
Group
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
14 releases
Group
The Kinks
The Kinks
13 releases
Group
Motörhead
Motörhead
12 releases
Group
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
9 releases
Group
Nils Lofgren
Nils Lofgren
7 releases
Person
U
Utopia
5 releases
Group
The Undertones
The Undertones
5 releases
Group
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
4 releases
Person
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
4 releases
Group
Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
4 releases
Person
Richard O’Brien
Richard O’Brien
4 releases
Person
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
4 releases
Person
The Fall
The Fall
4 releases
Group
BJ
Bob James
4 releases
Person
Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke
3 releases
Person

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