Regal Recordings

{{Short description|British record label established 1995; imprint of Parlophone Records}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{One source|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox record label  | name = Regal Recordings | image = Regal_recordings.png | parent = [[Warner Music Group]] | founded = {{start date|1914}} 1932 (as [[Regal Zonophone]]) 1995 (current relaunch) | founder =  | distributor = [[Parlophone]] (United Kingdom) [[Warner Records]] (United States) WEA International Inc. (world) [[Rhino Entertainment]] (reissues) | genre =  | country = United Kingdom | location = [[London]] | url = }}

'''Regal Recordings''' is a British [[record label]] functioning as an [[Record label#Imprint|imprint]] of [[Parlophone|Parlophone Records]].

==Background== '''Regal Records''' was a British [[record label]] founded in 1913 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of [[Columbia Records]], known as the [[Columbia Graphophone Company]].

The first record issues on the Regal Record label in February 1914 were re-issues of existing records from the Columbia Record Catalogue: G-6105 to G-6559, G-6440, G 6441 (English Catalogue) and G 6560 to G 6639 (Scottish Catalogue). Catalogue numbers starting from G 6000 were used at later dates.<ref name="BadAnd">Arthur Badrock and Frank Andrews: ''Regal Records 1914 to 1932'' 2nd Edition published June 2009 by The City of London Phonographic and Gramophone Society.</ref> [[File:UKRegalRecords1.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Early UK Regal record, issued prior to the mid-1920s]] In November 1921, 12 inch records were introduced, commencing at catalogue number G-1000.<ref name="BadAnd" />

From around 1923 onwards many earlier recordings were re-recorded acoustically and released under the same catalogue number as the originals. For catalogue numbers below G-7963 (released July 1923) these may usually be identified by a matrix commencing with an 'A', rather than being completely numeric.<ref name="BadAnd" /> [[File:Regal1914.jpeg|thumb|150px|right|Former logo]] The [[Gramophone record|Western Electric]] electrical process of recording was introduced in February 1926. Those records re-recorded using this process invariably have their catalogue number suffixed by 'R'.<ref name="BadAnd" />

From March 1930, all new releases were prefixed in the catalogue by 'MR', commencing at MR1.<ref name="BadAnd" />

In 1932, it was merged with the British [[Zonophone]] label and became [[Regal Zonophone Records|Regal Zonophone]], following the merger of those labels' respective parent companies, the [[Columbia Graphophone Company]] and the [[Gramophone Company]], to form [[EMI]]. A listing of records produced by Regal in this era is available from the [[CLPGS]].

==Regal today==

In 1995, the Regal label was revived by EMI as the Parlophone imprint Regal Recordings. Following the 2013 acquisition of Parlophone by the Warner Music Group, Regal became part of Warner’s portfolio.

In 2025, Regal Records relaunched as an independent label and music distribution specialist, focused on supporting cutting-edge and emerging artists. The first two signings under the new era of Regal are Kilu and Josephine Illingworth.

==See also== * [[Parlophone]] * [[Regal Zonophone Records]] * [[Columbia Graphophone Company]] * [[Zonophone|Zon-O-Phone Records]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.myspace.com/regalrecordings Regal Recordings MySpace page] {{Authority control}}

[[Category:British record labels]] [[Category:1914 establishments in England]] [[Category:1995 establishments in England]] [[Category:Record labels established in 1914]] [[Category:Record labels established in 1995]] [[Category:Re-established companies]] [[Category:Warner Music labels]] [[Category:Parlophone subsidiaries]]