REDIFFUSION
RECORDS
Independent label: Rediffusion International Music Records was
the record division of a company called International Library Services, which
supplied background music to supermarkets and the like Founded by Andrew Taylor,
Desmond Beatt. The first Rediffusion records were issued in 1967, and more
than two hundred albums appeared before the label closed down, which it did in
1982. Singles initially had their own Rim label, which expired in 1969 and
was revived briefly a decade later. In the gap several singles came out on
the actual Rediffusion label. Numbering started in the RS-000s in 1972,
RS-001 being Malta's entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest, 'L'Imhabba',
by Joseph & Helen; that may have been the only one in the series. The
next issues came out in 1974 and were numbered in the LML-200s. At some
point in or around 1975 the label was rebranded as Gold Star, though the LML-200
numbering was retained. The fare on offer seems to have been the same sort
of Easy Listening / Lounge music which was featured on the albums. Other
Rediffusion labels were Fusion and Flight. The company was also
responsible for handling the Supraphon label. On 8th December 1973
Rediffusion was to open its own pressing plant in South Wales the following
year, which initially would augment the current manufacturers British Homophone
and Orlake rather than replace them. Late '70s Rediffusion singles, on
Rim, Flight and Fusion, were pressed by Lyntone, which suggests that the plant
may have been intended mainly for the manufacture of albums. Distributed By
Rediffusion International Music Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
| 74 |
L'Imhabba |
Joseph &
Helen |
REDIFFUSION |
RS |
001 |
| 74 |
Barry Kent WIth The Pete Moore
Orchestra |
Jo-Anne |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
201 |
| 74 |
Ronald Binge And His Romantic Strings |
A Flash Of Strings |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
202 |
| 74 |
The Alan Moorhouse Big Band |
Same Girl, Same Place |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
203 |
| 74 |
The George Chisholm All Stars |
Walk Right Up Folks |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
204 |
| 74 |
Street Danny |
Bird'S An' Bees An' Things |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
205 |
| 74 |
London Singalong Choir |
(Let's Have Another of) Those Old Time Songs / Daisy
Day |
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
206 |
| 74 |
Not Traced |
|
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
207 |
| 74 |
Not Traced |
|
REDIFFUSION |
LML |
208 |
| 75 |
David
Bailey |
Please Do Not Bend |
GOLD
STAR |
LML |
209 |
| 75 |
David
Bailey |
Nor Will You Ever / As Other People See
Me |
GOLD
STAR |
LML |
210 |
| 75 |
The Pete Moore Singers |
Happy Valley |
GOLD
STAR |
LML |
211 |
| 74 |
The Wimbledon Girl
Singers |
England |
REDIFFUSION |
WGS |
001 |
