Pye Records

UK label; also appears as "Pye" only.
Label Code: LC 0315 / LC 00315
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Pye Records was a British record label whose best known artists included The Kinks, The Searchers, Donovan, Sandie Shaw, and Petula Clark. The Pye Company originally sold televisions and radios and entered the record business when it bought Records in 1953. In 1955, Pye acquired Polygon Records, a label that had been established by Petula Clark's father to control distribution of her recordings, and merged it with Nixa Records to form . In 1959, the name was changed to Pye Records and acquired 50% of the label. ATV bought the other half of the business in 1966. Two subsidiaries were created during the sixties: and . They were replaced by in the seventies. Pye also had several series and sub-labels, such as Pye International and Pye Jazz.

Pye established an American presence in 1969, opening a headquarters in New York City with tape manufacturing by GRT and record distribution through ATV Records. Although a few hits were garnered, the venture was not a success and Pye closed its North American operation in 1976.

From September 1980, the rights to