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to 1526 - 1959 |
to CB 1645 - 1961 |
to CB 1992 - 1964 |
to CB 318 - 1965 Label discontinued |
| Oriole
Records was founded in 1925 by the London-based Levy Company. The original
label was discontinued in 1935. David Morris Levy and his brother
Jacques revived the Oriole label in 1950. Until 1955 it was the exclusive
UK licensee for the American Mercury Records label. Oriole had two record
pressing plants, one in Aston Clinton and the other in Colnbrook. Even
the "big boys", like Decca and EMI often used Oriole’s pressing facilities
when their own had capacity problems.
Oriole also produced Embassy Records for Woolworths Limited. Its repertoire consisted of cut-price cover versions of British pop hits. The Oriole Record Company lasted until September 21, 1964, when it was bought, lock, stock and plant, by CBS Inc., who were looking to set up their own manufacturing facility in the UK. The result was CBS Records, and with its coming the Oriole label disappeared forever. |
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