# Rex Records (1933)

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UK-based record label founded in 1933

Record label

Rex Records Parent company British Imperial Records (1933 - 1937) Decca Records (1937 - 1948) Founded September 1933 Founder Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company Defunct 1948 Status Defunct Distributors Marks & Spencer Country of origin United Kingdom Location London, England

**Rex Records** was a United Kingdom-based [record label](/source/Record_label) founded in [1933](/source/1933_in_music) by the [Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company](/source/Crystalate_Manufacturing_Company), also the parent of British [Imperial Records](/source/Imperial_Records_(1920)). Rex released their first discs in September 1933, with the initial catalogue numbers being 8000 or 8001.[1] The company was taken over by [Decca Records](/source/Decca_Records) in March 1937. Rex Records were sold at [Marks & Spencer](/source/Marks_%26_Spencer)'s [chain stores](/source/Chain_store).

The label was discontinued in February [1948](/source/1948_in_music). Despite wartime limitations, they had released approximately 2,250 discs.[2]

The label name reappeared in 1965 as part of the [Decca](/source/Decca_Records) group. For more information, see [Rex Records (1965)](/source/Rex_Records_(1965)).

## See also

- [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)

- [Rex Records (disambiguation)](/source/Rex_Records_(disambiguation))

- [An In-progress List of Rex records](https://archive.today/20130116034606/http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/folder/22/rex-records-list) at The 78rpm Community.

- Search all Rex 78 rpm records at the [78rpm Community Index Search](http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/indexsearch/popular-78rpms/rex-uk.php)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [78rpmcommunity.com](https://archive.today/20130116015925/http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/documents/201/42/rex-new-releases-july-1934) The 78rpm Community:Rex New Releases, July 1934.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [78rpmcommunity.com](http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/documents/201/50/rex-supplement-april-1947) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140608034121/http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/documents/201/50/rex-supplement-april-1947) 8 June 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) The 78rpm Community:Rex Supplement April 1947.

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