Quality records was the first canadian record company wholly owned by canadians. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The quality records company had existed since the early 1950s, and by the 1960s was canada s biggest domestic label. This was a major record label in canada for both international hits and canadian talent. The story of quality s manufacturing operations which had begun with the companys founding ended in 1985 when selkirk communications, quality s parent company, sold its manufacturing arm to cinram ltd. Bobby gimbys song canada as sung by the young canada singers was released in 1967 as a 45 rpm single by quality on behalf of canadas centennial commission. In the summer of 1969 they released bob dylan gww great white wonder with a white fold out cover and white labels. Singles discography for quality records ca king series. His single electric avenue received platinum accreditation in the us, and i dont wanna dance topped the charts in five countries including belgium, ireland and his native uk. They toured with such artists as buddy knox in 1965 the wes dakus album with the rebels was released and helped the band create several singles. Us record company active from 1990, linked to canadian label quality records 2 founded. Disc is mastered in canada, early editions are rcapressed with a nonparrs sleeve. Released a guess who album by a band with similar style but different lineup. Quality k1199 i dont love nobodytheres a star spangled banner waving somewhere quality k39 blue nightlady in red.
Another 9 titles followed before they in 1970 created the. Mobile fidelity sound lab album discography by chuck miller and mike callahan last update. This company is also printed on releases as quality records ltd. Drastic plastic records 34 apo records 26 universal records 26 analogue productions rca living stereo 25 analogue productions. It set a sales record for canadian single releases. Fill in any of the fields below and press enter to begin. Hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music downloads.
All the new music we release streaming instantly on your mobile device via the free bandcamp app, and also available as a highquality download. Stereo is electronically enhanced for reproduction in stereo. Its best known artists were lonnie donegan 195669, petula clark 195771, the searchers 196367, the kinks 196471, sandie shaw 196471, status quo 196871 and brotherhood of man 197579. Listening to these albums through high quality audio gear can be an horrific assault. Independent canadianowned record company started in 1950 in toronto. We put a lot of thought into how best to name our new pressing plant, but in the end the decision was to side with a simple, declarative statement.
When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. The band began life as a duo as cameron hawkins supplied keyboards, vocals, and bass and jeff plewman aka the mysterious, read full biography. There is also a bandartist picture, the discography on cd, albums on vinyl. Barry records subsidiary of quality records bluebird records subsidiary of rca records capitol records. By 1995, martyr had already released their first demo tape. They left ktel and formed rtek corporation aka rtek music international, inc. Eddy grant has released 15 studio albums, compilation albums and 19 singles. Us record company active from 1990, linked to canadian label quality records 2 founded by raymond kives.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the stampeders at the discogs marketplace. It originally consisted of vocalist dale martindale, guitarist don gordon later of numb, synth players joe vizvary and glen nelson, bassist gary smith, and percussionist kevin crompton better known as cevin key. The lovin spoonful is an american rock band which was popular during the midto late1960s. The tapes were issued in various styles of black and white cardboard container boxes, all bearing the stamp capitol records of canada. The bands first single, tribute to buddy holly, was released in 1962, subsequently earning the band a signing to canada based label quality records in the same year. The bands manager was kim clarke champniss, who later became a muchmusic vj. Per the global dog productions quality records discography, along with all the quality label k prefix singles in the 45cat data base, quality label singles started at k1001 in 1950 and ended with k1999 in 1959, after which they transitioned to the x suffix. Kama sutra label, quality records in canada the best in the west 1983 buddha label the lovin spoonfuls greatest hits 1985 buddha label no. A good mix of both keep it coming there was lots more amazing material on this label. Martyr biography martyr is a progressive death metal band from quebec, canada.
Boards of canada music has the right to children 1998. Fm seemed to be cursed by record labels going out of business. Opus5 is a symphonic prog general prog artist from canada. Good to see the beau marks get some international exposure. It pressed and distributed various us lines in canada.
Images in vogue is a canadian new wave group formed in 1981 in vancouver. Order policy vinyl vault blue heaven studios analogue productions apo records quality record pressings classic records acoustic sounds news careers wholesale enewsletter archive. Quality label discography canada page 3 45cat records. The stampeders are a canadian rock band originally from calgary, alberta. Quality record pressings all titlesacoustic sounds. Mercury labelography 19491970s common runout groove etchings. Quality records was a canadian entertainment company which released music albums in canada on behalf of american record labels they also released. He and his brother harold worked at ktel which was based in winnipeg. Singles discography for quality records ca k series.
Quality 1095 in the moodby the light of the silvery moon 45s. August 1, 2002 mobile fidelity sound lab mfsl is a californiabased company that specializes in high quality reissues of key, often highly successful, popular albums. The progressive rock group known as fm formed in toronto, canada, in 1976. Features long playing high fidelty text along label bottom. The 52 best hifi audiophile albums ever tech features stuff.
When quality records opened its doors in canada in october of 1949, there were less than a handful of record companies north of the 49th parallel. It pressed and distributed various us lines in canada, entering into a partnership. The label was responsible for many underground records of bob dylan, pink floyd, led zeppelin, jefferson airplane, devo, grateful dead, the beatles, frank zappa, the rolling stones, the who and many other rock artists of the era. His album killer on the rampage peaked at number 10 on the billboard 200 chart in the us and was certified gold. Stompin tom connors recordings made by ckgb radio in 1967 were pressed by quality records and distributed by connors himself. Independent canadianowned record and tape manufacturing company active195085 in toronto, initially under the direction of george keane as vicepresident and general manager, and latterly, 197585, of george struth as president. Solid black label with silver text, distributed by quality records. A band by the name of the reflections earned a chart topping single in 1965, causing the band to change their name to. A comprehensive list of all known johnny cash 7 inch vinyl singles. Anette maiburg, alexandra cravero, emmanuel ceysson, karina buschinger, wen xiao zheng, guido schiefen, mathias haus. In 1997, martyr released their debut album, hopeless hopes. Our entire focus is towards the goal of pressing the finest records the world has ever known. Timmyt discography 1990 time after time 1992 all for love born timothy torres in fresno, ca in 1991, the song one more try was a very big hit so big that it still is listed in the top 5 songs for that year on many charts. Progressive rock band from toronto, canada founded in 1976 by cameron hawkins and nash the slash.
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