Pickwick Records

Sub-label of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.

67 releases 6 sub-labels 1966–2007

About

This is the UK label, with often just a Pickwick logo, a subsidiary of the UK branch company Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd. You will find all the US Pickwick label versions linked at the parent company Pickwick International, Inc. Pickwick Records quickly established itself as the market leader in budget-price LPs thanks to its innovative business practices. It was the first UK company to put in place exclusive licensing deals with the major record companies (for many years it was the official budget reissue outlet for labels such as RCA - since 1973 - and CBS.) In 1987, Pickwick Group listed on the London Stock Exchange, remaining independent until 1992 when it was acquired by Carlton Communications for UKP92 million. Carlton marginalized the Pickwick brand while emphasizing its Hallmark Records label while increasing competition from both the major labels and upstarts like Ace, and Edel cut into its market share. In 1999, Carlton sold off Pickwick leading into a three-year decline which ended when an investor group bought the company and set off to revitalize it. Though it no longer has 40% of the budget reissue market, Pickwick Group is still providing affordable music to the UK market.

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Top Pickwick Records Releases

Time Out
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1959
Blondie
Blondie
1976
The Album
Elton John
1981
Wouldn’t It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
1993
All the Best
All the Best
The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield
1994
The Very Best of Disney
Various Artists
1993
The Very Best of Disney 2
Various Artists
1994
Shaky: The Hits 2
Shakin’ Stevens
1993
People
People
Barbra Streisand
1964
The Lion King: Sing-Along
Various Artists
1994
It’s Not Unusual
It’s Not Unusual
Tom Jones
1989
Reaction
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1988
This Highway's Mine
This Highway's Mine
Steve Earle
1993
The Black Hole
John Barry
1979
40 Folk Favourites
Various Artists
1979
Maximum Heat
Maximum Heat
Heatwave
1983
Angel of the Morning
Nina Simone
1993
17-11-70
17-11-70
Elton John
1971
20 Reggae Hot Shots
Various Artists
1994
Let's Rock
Let's Rock
Various Artists
Golden Days
Bucks Fizz
1992
Shaky: The Hits 3
Shakin’ Stevens
1994
Shirley
Shirley Bassey
1981
Delilah
Tom Jones
1982
The Great Love Hits
The Stylistics
1983
Shaky: The Hits
Shakin’ Stevens
1993
Can You Do It?
Can You Do It?
Geordie
1999
Christmas With Bing
Bing Crosby
1989
The Hits 3
Roy Orbison
1990
Best
Best
The Crusaders
Dynamite
Dynamite
Les Gray’s Mud
1995
Georgia Time
Ray Charles
1993
Walt Disney’s Fantasia
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
1957
A Very Special Collection
Scott Walker & The Walker Brothers
1993
50 All Time Country Hits
Various Artists
1975
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Original Cast Soundtrack
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
1968
The War of the Worlds
Orson Welles & The Mercury Theatre
1970
Disco Explosion
Various Artists
1976
The Golden Days of Radio
Frank Sinatra
1994
Katmandu: A Case for the Blues
Katmandu: A Case for the Blues
Peter Green’s Katmandu
1984
Through All The Years
Peters & Lee
1994
Six Days on the Road
Six Days on the Road
Ferlin Husky
1987

Pickwick Records Artist Roster

Various Artists
Various Artists
21 releases
Other
Elton John
Elton John
3 releases
Person
SS
Shakin’ Stevens
3 releases
Person
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
3 releases
Person
WC
Winston Churchill
3 releases
Person
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
2 releases
Person
The Drifters
The Drifters
2 releases
Group
T. Rex
T. Rex
2 releases
Group
TJ
Tom Jones
2 releases
Person
Boxcar Willie
Boxcar Willie
2 releases
Person
James Gang
James Gang
1 release
Group
K
Kincade
1 release
Group
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
1 release
Person
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
1 release
Person
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
1 release
Person
P&
Peters & Lee
1 release
Group
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
1 release
Person