Voiceprint Records
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| Voiceprint Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Rob Ayling |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, England |
| Official Website | www.voiceprint.co.uk |
Voiceprint Records[1] is a company and record label based in England, founded in 1990[2] by Rob Ayling[2]. They specialise in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also have new releases, all under the Voiceprint and other imprints.
The holding company, Zeit Distribution Ltd., went into insolvency in 2010.[3][4] It was replaced by the phoenix company, Gonzo Multimedia.
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[edit] Labels
Voiceprint operates a number of record labels,[5] including some for a single band or set of related artists. Major Voiceprint labels include Blueprint.[6]
[edit] Artists
The first release on Voiceprint was a Daevid Allen album, ‘The Australian years[2]. Among the many other artists whose recordings have been released by the company are Leonard Cohen,[7] The Fall (whose Cog Sinister label was acquired by Voiceprint in 1997),[8] Fish,[2] Gong,[9] Hawkwind,[9] Steve Hillage,[9] Patrick Moraz,[10] Anthony Phillips,[11] Rick Wakeman,[9] and Yes.[9]
The company also releases classical music and related documentaries.[12]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Stump, Paul (1997). The music's all that matters: a history of progressive rock. Quartet Books. ISBN 9780704380363. http://books.google.com/books?id=OJ0mAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Label details for Voiceprint". http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/labels/Voiceprint. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Insolvencylist.com
- ^ Companies House record
- ^ "Labels". http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/labels.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Blueprint". http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/labels/Blueprint. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire". http://www.leonardcohenbirdonwiredvd.com/. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Cog Sinister". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/label/cog_sinister/. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Voiceprint home page". Voiceprint. http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Mack Maloney & Sky Club Interview". http://classicrockmusicblog.com/interviews/mack-maloney-sky-club-interview/. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "The Waiting Room Online". http://www.twronline.net/issues/twr36/twr36_phillips.htm. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Columbia Basin College Library Catalog › Details for: "O Thou Transcendent" the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams /". http://libcat.columbiabasin.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=56384. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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