Decca Records UK

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Decca_Records_UK

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:record_label
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Universal_Music_Group gptkb:PolyGram
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Universal_Music_Group
gptkbp:founded	1929
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Edward_Lewis
gptkbp:genre	classical music jazz pop music
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major British record label in 20th century pioneered full frequency range recording (ffrr) rejected The Beatles in 1962
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Decca Records UK
gptkbp:imprint	gptkb:Argo_Records gptkb:London_Records gptkb:Deram_Records Parlophone (historically, for distribution)
gptkbp:label_code	gptkb:DECCA
gptkbp:notableArtist	gptkb:Marianne_Faithfull gptkb:The_Righteous_Brothers gptkb:Genesis gptkb:John_Mayall_&_the_Bluesbreakers gptkb:Louis_Armstrong gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones gptkb:Tom_Jones gptkb:Vera_Lynn gptkb:The_Who gptkb:Thin_Lizzy gptkb:David_Bowie gptkb:chocolate gptkb:The_Animals gptkb:Cat_Stevens gptkb:The_Searchers gptkb:The_Moody_Blues gptkb:The_Zombies gptkb:Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets gptkb:Engelbert_Humperdinck gptkb:Procol_Harum gptkb:Small_Faces gptkb:The_Tremeloes gptkb:The_Fortunes Bing Crosby
gptkbp:notableRelease	gptkb:Louis_Armstrong's_'What_a_Wonderful_World' gptkb:Vera_Lynn's_'We'll_Meet_Again' David Bowie's early singles The Rolling Stones' debut album Tom Jones' 'It's Not Unusual'
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Universal_Music_Group
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:website	https://www.decca.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Universal_Music_UK
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6