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UK label; also appears as "Pye" only. Label Code: LC 0315 / LC 00315 For all unofficial / bootleg copies of this label, please use Pye Records was a British record label whose best known artists included The Kinks, The Searchers, Donovan, Sandie Shaw, and Petula Clark. The Pye Company originally sold televisions and radios and entered the record business when it bought Records in 1953. In 1955, Pye acquired Polygon Records, a label that had been established by Petula Clark's father to control distribution of her recordings, and merged it with Nixa Records to form . In 1959, the name was changed to Pye Records and acquired 50% of the label. ATV bought the other half of the business in 1966. Two subsidiaries were created during the sixties: and . They were replaced by in the seventies. Pye also had several series and sub-labels, such as Pye International and Pye Jazz. Pye established an American presence in 1969, opening a headquarters in New York City with tape manufacturing by GRT and record distribution through ATV Records. Although a few hits were garnered, the venture was not a success and Pye closed its North American operation in 1976. As of September 1980, the rights to the name Pye expired and the label was renamed to PRT Records. Pye UK 7"s belong to - the 7N.15000 series (September 1955 - November 1965) and - the 7N.17000 series (November 1965 - November 1970) and - the 7N.45000 series (November 1970 - June 1977) and - the 7N.46000 series (June 1970 - June 1979); Pye UK EPs belong to the NEP 24000 series (1959-1968), Pye UK 12"s belong to the 7NL 45000 and 7NL 46000 series (1977-1979) Pye UK LPs belong to - the NPL 18000 series (mono, 1957-1970) and the NSPL 18000 series (stereo, 1970-1980) and - the NSPL 41000 series (1971-1977).
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Pye Plus Nonesuch Records
Pye Plus Nonesuch was launched in 1961. The new spoken voice label was run by Denis Preston of Lansdowne Studios (who also did Columbia’s Lansdowne Jazz series). The price range was set at 55 shil...
Calibre
Disco / Electro Sub-Label of Pye Records in the U.K.
Blueprint (2)
U.K. sub label of PYE Records
Calibre + Plus!
Disco Sub-Label of Pye Records in the U.K.
Precision (2)
1970s-1980s UK label.
Golden Hour
British budget record label launched by in late 1971, offering "Sixty Minutes of Entertainment". Label Code: LC 2499 / LC 02499 Earlier issues had a "clock face" embossed on the f...
Hammer Records (2)
1970's - 1980's UK label. Sub label of Pye Records. ** Label logo shown as: Hammer (without "Records").
PYE Goldengroove
Antipodean label.
Pye Golden Guinea Records
Actually appears as "Pye Golden Guinea" or "Golden Guinea". Budget subsidiary of Pye in the UK, launched in 1959. Records were marketed at the price of one Guinea (£1 and a shilling). GGL Number...
Disco Demand
Mid 70's UK Northern Soul series set up in 1974 by Dave McAleer first under the Pye International label and since 1975 under the Pye Records label. Usually known as 'Pye Disco Demand' o...
Pye International
Also appears as "Pye Records International". Pye International started in November 1958, mainly for licensed recordings from foreign labels for the UK market, including Chess, A&M, Kama Sutra, Col...
Marble Arch
UK label. Label Code: LC 0261 / LC 00261 'Budget' sub-label of Pye Records, often has Marble Arch Records on the spine. Situated in London, with its logo based on London's famous Marble Ar...
PYE Collector
British classical series of Pye Records label, launched in 1975. After September 1980, when Lew Grade's right to use the Pye branding ceased, many of the releases on this series were reissue...
Century 21 Records
Pye Jazz
Sublabel set up by Pye Records and dedicated to Jazz releases. Was formed out of the Nixa Jazz Today Series and Jazz Today Series. Pye Jazz EPs are signified by the NJE 1000 series, Pye ...
Discovatin
UK label from the late 1970s.
Word Of Mouth (3)
UK record label
Pye Special
Chartbuster Series
Pye Big Deal
UK four-track 12" 45rpm series launched in 1977. All catalogue numbers begin 'BD'.