Name: Original Album Series
Brand: Kevin Ayers

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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Limited edition

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Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2014-01-24

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

2564636205

UPC / Barcode

825646362059

Artist

Kevin Ayers

Label EU

Parlophone Label Group (Plg)

Genre EU

Prog Rock

Kevin Ayers was a British composer, performer, singer, and guitarist. He was born on 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK and sadly passed away on 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, Languedoc-Roussillon, France at the age of 68. Ayers was the son of BBC TV producer Rowan Ayers.

Throughout his career, Kevin Ayers left an indelible mark on the music industry with his unique style and talent. His music resonated with audiences around the world and he became known for his distinctive voice and skillful guitar playing.

Influenced by various genres including rock, jazz, and folk, Ayers created a sound that was truly his own. He collaborated with renowned artists such as *Robert Wyatt*, *Soft Machine*, *Caravan*, and many others who shared his passion for pushing musical boundaries.

Multinational label.
Label Code: [b]LC 0299 / LC 00299[/b]
[b]Please note, many Parlophone issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label and EMI should not be added as a label, it instead indicates that Parlophone was part of the EMI Group.[/b]

Parlophone is an anglicization of the German [l=Parlophon] label, registered as a trademark in 1902 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of [b]Salon Kinematograph Co. GmbH[/b], later merged into [l=Carl Lindström A.-G.]. The first Parlophon records are pressed in 1910. 

By 1923, Parlophone proper appears in London administered by English Lindström branch known as [l311921],  Parlophon records were pressed in London and sold locally. By 1926 extended operations extended to press for export in Australia (#cat A) until the australian factory [l=Parlophone Co. Ltd.] was created somewhere the next year. These companies were subsequently taken over by [l97841] in 1927, following its acquisition of [l275192] in 1926, thus becoming a constituent part of [l293204] (EMI) when that company merged with [l253617] in 1931.

The label largely operated as a Jazz and Novelty label until manager, [a=George Martin], signed the [a=The Beatles] in 1962. As a result of its subsequent success and profile, the label was earmarked for phasing out in 1973 in favour of [l=EMI] (the label), however the parlophone imprint continued to be used by registered trademark owner [l=EMI Records Ltd.] and affiliated companies.

In September 2012 following the acquisition of [l1330982]'s US and Asian interests by [l=Universal Music Group], Parlophone and the former EMI Records Ltd. were merged as the [l806790] (PLG Holdco Ltd.) and spun off to be sold. 

They were sold to [l=Warner Music Group] in March 2013.
The Parlophone label is now owned by [l=Parlophone Records Ltd.], the re-named EMI Records Ltd., itself a subsidiary of [l=Warner Music International].

The Beatles were not part of the Parlophone Label Group and their catalogue was acquired by [l=Universal].

[b]This label contains releases on multinational markets. Do NOT create imprints for different countries. Cover that information on new releases with the country field and with notes about the release (releasing company, ℗&© note, mechanical rights etc.).[/b]

Parlophone

Newest Listed Items

Cheap 5 CD set featuring five albums by Kevin Ayers - Joy of a Toy, Shooting at the Moon, Whatevershebringswesing, Bananamour and the Confessions of Dr Dream and Other Stories.

Original Album Series

Music EU