Voiceprint Records
| Voiceprint Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Gonzo Multimedia, Ltd. |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Rob Ayling |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Floating World Records |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, England |
| Official website | www |
Voiceprint Records was a British independent record label based in England, founded in November 1990 by Rob Ayling.[1][2] They specialised in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also had new releases, under the Resurgence and Blueprint labels.[2]
The holding company, Zeit Distribution Ltd., went into insolvency in 2010.[3] It was replaced by the phoenix company, Gonzo Multimedia in 2010. The new company has a broader remit, and releases a much wider range of music.[4]
Labels
[edit]Voiceprint operated a number of record labels,[5] including some for a single band or set of related artists. Major Voiceprint labels include Blueprint,[6] All Saints, Jazzprint, and Resurgence.
Artists
[edit]The first release on Voiceprint was a Daevid Allen album, The Australian Years.[1] Among the many other artists whose recordings have been released by the company are Tim Blake, Leonard Cohen,[7] The Fall (whose Cog Sinister label was acquired by Voiceprint in 1997),[8][deprecated source] Fish,[1] Gong,[9] Hawkwind,[9] Steve Hillage,[9] Patrick Moraz,[10] Anthony Phillips,[11] Theo Travis, Rick Wakeman,[9] Gordon Haskell ,[9] and Yes.[9]
The company also released classical music and related documentaries.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Label details for Voiceprint". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. p. 343. ISBN 0-7043-8036-6.
- ^ "Failure Page". 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "About Gonzo". 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Labels". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Blueprint". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Cog Sinister". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Voiceprint home page". Voiceprint. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Mack Maloney & Sky Club Interview". Classicrockmusicblog.com. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "The Waiting Room Online". Twronline.net. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Columbia Basin College Library Catalog " Details for: "O Thou Transcendent" the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams /". Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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