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    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...
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  • Pye International Records was a record label founded in 1958, as a subsidiary of Pye Records. The company distributed many American labels in the UK, including...
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    The Honeycombs (category Pye Records artists)
    Russell C. Brennan asked D'Ell, the Lantrees, and Pye to record "Live and Let Die", on the Future Legend Records compilation, Cult Themes from the '70s Vol....
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    Long John Baldry (category Stony Plain Records artists)
    lived in Canada from the late 1970s until his death. He continued to make records there, and do voiceover work. Two of his best-known voice roles were as...
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  • sing it backed by Ten Feet, a Welsh group whom he was also producing. Pye Records asked Curtis to delay the release of the Ryans' version so that the Searchers...
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    1957. The Everly Brothers Career started in 1951. They signed to Cadence Records In 1957. Their first hit was "Bye Bye Love", which had been rejected by...
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  • Cavern Club. Sandon moved on in February 1962 and the band were signed by Pye Records in mid-1963 when the Beatles' success created demand for Liverpudlian...
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  • number of high ranking roles at others such as GRT Records, Janus Records, Chess Records and Pye Records US. He is best known for his work nurturing talent...
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  • Pye or PYE can refer to: Pye (electronics company), an electronics manufacturer Pye Records, a record label Pye International Records, its subsidiary...
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  • the All-Stars as a trio. On 27 February, the All-Stars recorded their first single for Pye Records: the original compositions "Country Line Special" and...
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    The Kinks (category Pye Records artists)
    unsuccessfully auditioned for various record labels until early 1964, when Talmy secured them a contract with Pye Records. During this period they had acquired...
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    The Searchers (band) (category Pye Records artists)
    the Iron Door Club and it was there that they tape-recorded the sessions that led to a Pye Records recording contract with Tony Hatch as producer. The...
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  • originally on Pye Records in the United Kingdom, and Kapp Records in the United States. Later, they released records on Liberty, RCA, Sire and PRT Records. Their...
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    Kenny Ball (category Pye Records artists)
    Ball – Pye Records – 1960 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen – Pye Jazz – 1961 Gary Miller and Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen – Gary on the Ball – Pye Records – 1961...
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    Anita Harris (category Pye Records artists)
    star-studded event augured well for her stardom. She made her label debut for Pye Records with the May 1965 release "Trains and Boats and Planes", although rival...
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    David Bowie (redirect from ISO Records)
    in his transition to solo artist, helped secure him a contract with Pye Records. Publicist Tony Hatch signed Bowie on the basis that he wrote his own...
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    Pugwash. He also had a career as a singer, releasing singles on the Pye Records label and worked as a disc jockey for 194 Radio City in Liverpool. He...
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  • attempting to promote 45 rpm records over 33 LP records). The record label, which traded as Nixa Records, was acquired by Pye Records in 1953. Nixon's stepson...
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  • The Settlers (band) (category Pye Records artists)
    Whereas Go!, (Pye Records, 1966) paired the group with The Overlanders both separately and together. The eponymous The Settlers, for (Island Records, 1967) included...
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  • division at Polydor Records, and from 1974 to 1977 worked in the American division of the British record company ATV/Pye Records where Reckson was named...
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  • Pye Ltd was an electronics company founded in 1896 in Cambridge, England, as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. The company merged with EKCO in...
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    tour in Hamburg, Germany. The band signed to Pye Records in 1963: Everyone was being signed up (to a record label) and we didn't want to miss the boat....
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    the late 1970s, the Searchers were signed by Seymour Stein's Sire Records and recorded two modernised albums, including "The Searchers" and "Play for Today"...
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  • role in Potter (1980) with Arthur Lowe on the BBC. Corbett recorded multiple 45rpm records, most of which were novelty songs based upon the rag-and-bone...
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    Donovan (category Pye Records artists)
    in 1965. Having signed with Pye Records that year, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein for Hickory Records, scoring three UK hit singles:...
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  • Man? (Pye Records, 1976) Make Love to Me (Pye Records, 1978) If I Can't Have You (Disques Vogue, 1978) Do You Like It Like That? (Calibre Records, 1979)...
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  • International Records, a US division of UK-based Pye Records which had begun in 1974. The name was derived from the music group Prelude, which recorded for Pye at...
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  • Donovan's Greatest Hits (category Epic Records compilation albums)
    in the United States in January 1969 on Epic Records and in the United Kingdom in March 1969 on Pye Records. Donovan's Greatest Hits peaked at No. 4 on...
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    acts, beginning by securing the American distribution rights to the Pye Records recordings by the Kinks in 1964. Reprise soon added teen-oriented pop...
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  • Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band (category Pye Records artists)
    Hummin'", Pye 7N 17425, 1967 "I Can't Quit Her"/"Put Out The Fire Baby", Pye 7N 17570, 1968 "I Can't Let You Go"/"Bring It To Me Baby", Pye 7N 17649,...
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