Parlophone UK
With more than a century of experience in discovering and nurturing iconic recording artists, Parlophone is among the best known and most loved record labels in the world. The company joined the Warner Music Group family on July 1st, 2013.
Originally founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon, the British arm of the label was formed in 1923 under the name Parlophone Records, which quickly developed an identity as a leading jazz label. In 1926, Parlophone was acquired by the Columbia Phonograph Company which, a few years later, merged with The Gramophone Company and became Electric and Musical Industries (EMI).
George Martin joined Parlophone in 1950 as Assistant Label Manager, taking over as Manager in 1955. Martin produced and released a wide range of recordings including albums by comedy group The Goons, the pianist Mrs Mills and teen idol Adam Faith. In 1962, Martin signed rising Liverpool band The Beatles. With Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, The Fourmost and The Hollies also signed to the label, Parlophone consolidated its reputation as one of the world’s most famous and prestigious record labels.
In recent decades, Parlophone artists have continued to make their mark on modern music. The 1990’s saw the careers of Blur and Radiohead take off to huge critical acclaim. In 2000, Coldplay released their number one debut album in the UK, Parachutes, which went on to win a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. With artists as diverse as Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen and Pet Shop Boys, Parlophone flourished throughout the decade as a stalwart of the British music scene.
Over the last ten years, Parlophone has broken influential and popular artists including Gorillaz, Tinie Tempah, Eliza Doolittle, Bat For Lashes, Richard Hawley, Conor Maynard and Gabrielle Aplin. The Parlophone catalog also includes legendary recordings from artists such as Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Edith Piaf, Iron Maiden, David Bowie, Tina Turner and Kate Bush.
Read moreWith more than a century of experience in discovering and nurturing iconic recording artists, Parlophone is among the best known and most loved record labels in the world. The company joined the Warner Music Group family on July 1st, 2013.
Originally founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon, the British arm of the label was formed in 1923 under the name Parlophone Records, which quickly developed an identity as a leading jazz label. In 1926, Parlophone was acquired by the Columbia Phonograph Company which, a few years later, merged with The Gramophone Company and became Electric and Musical Industries (EMI).
George Martin joined Parlophone in 1950 as Assistant Label Manager, taking over as Manager in 1955. Martin produced and released a wide range of recordings including albums by comedy group The Goons, the pianist Mrs Mills and teen idol Adam Faith. In 1962, Martin signed rising Liverpool band The Beatles. With Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, The Fourmost and The Hollies also signed to the label, Parlophone consolidated its reputation as one of the world’s most famous and prestigious record labels.
In recent decades, Parlophone artists have continued to make their mark on modern music. The 1990’s saw the careers of Blur and Radiohead take off to huge critical acclaim. In 2000, Coldplay released their number one debut album in the UK, Parachutes, which went on to win a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. With artists as diverse as Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen and Pet Shop Boys, Parlophone flourished throughout the decade as a stalwart of the British music scene.
Over the last ten years, Parlophone has broken influential and popular artists including Gorillaz, Tinie Tempah, Eliza Doolittle, Bat For Lashes, Richard Hawley, Conor Maynard and Gabrielle Aplin. The Parlophone catalog also includes legendary recordings from artists such as Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Edith Piaf, Iron Maiden, David Bowie, Tina Turner and Kate Bush.
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Pulse (Live, 2018 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 29 May 1995
Pink Floyd claim they had no intention of recording another live album when they began the Division Bell tour, but performing The Dark Side of the Moo ...
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 6 Jun 1972
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyBorrowing heavily from Marc Bolan's glam rock and the future shock of A Clockwork Orange, David Bowie reached back to the heavy rock of The Man Who So ...
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Music Of The Spheres
Alternative & Indie - Released by Parlophone UK on 15 Oct 2021
During pandemic lockdown, some people baked bread, others took up fostering kittens. Chris Martin, apparently, watched Star Wars. The Coldplay frontma ...
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Aqualung (Steven Wilson Mix and Master)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 1 Jul 1990
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Delicate Sound Of Thunder (2019 Remix; Live)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 22 Nov 1988
While the end of the 80s signalled the end for a lot of great bands who had been around for the last ten or fifteen years, it meant rebirth for Pink F ...
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Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 14 Apr 1983
After summing up his maverick tendencies on Scary Monsters, David Bowie aimed for the mainstream with Let's Dance. Hiring Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers ...
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The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster)
Hard Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 22 Mar 1982
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The Colour Of Spring (Remastered Hi-Res Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Parlophone UK on 22 Mar 1993
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Hunky Dory (2015 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 1 Jan 1971
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyAfter the freakish hard rock of The Man Who Sold the World, David Bowie returned to singer/songwriter territory on Hunky Dory. Not only did the album ...
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A Rush of Blood to the Head
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 8 Aug 2002
In 2002, the members of Coldplay were still in the midst of their ascent, riding the breakthrough success of their sleepy debut, which established wid ...
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Thick as a Brick (Steven Wilson Mix and Master)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 3 Mar 1972
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Moonage Daydream – A Brett Morgen Film
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 16 Sep 2022
The soundtrack to Brett Morgen's David Bowie film Moonage Daydream essentially offers the audio component of his movie, a two-hour-and-50-minute tapes ...
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Spirit Of Eden (Remastered Hi-Res Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Parlophone UK on 24 May 1993
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyIs this really the same Talk Talk who had topped the charts four years earlier with their hit Such a Shame? With Spirit of Eden, Mark Hollis’ band mad ...
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Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Parlophone UK on 22 Jun 2022
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Low (2017 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 1 Jan 1977
Following through with the avant-garde inclinations of Station to Station, yet explicitly breaking with David Bowie's past, Low is a dense, challengin ...
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Senjutsu
Hard Rock - Released by Parlophone UK on 3 Sep 2021
It took six years for Iron Maiden to produce a follow-up to their sprawling The Book of Souls (2015). When you think about it, it's not much: The Book ...
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