History Creator / PyeInternational

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. (Creator/{{EMI}} later entered this market with their Creator/{{Stateside|Records}} imprint.) The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M]] (Music/HerbAlpert), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American RAndB music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. (Creator/{{EMI}} later entered this market with their Creator/{{Stateside|Records}} imprint.) The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M]] (Music/HerbAlpert), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M]] (Music/HerbAlpert), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

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Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. The companies Pye International dealt with included [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M]] (Music/HerbAlpert), Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed acts such as Music/NinaSimone and Creator/GeorgeBurns), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.

Launched in 1958, Pye International was a subsidiary of Britain's Creator/PyeRecords that specialized in licensing releases from small, independent American labels for the European market. It was created to compete with [[Creator/DeccaRecords Decca]]'s London-American Recordings sublabel, which was the leading licensee for US indies. The companies Pye International dealt with included Colpix (from which it licensed Music/NinaSimone and Creator/Georg Burns, among others), [[Creator/BuddahRecords Buddah]] (Music/CaptainBeefheart, the Lemon Pipers), Kama Sutra (Music/TheLovinSpoonful), and Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox (Music/BarryWhite), among others. It also got the British rights for Chess and Checker (which were previously handled by Decca/London) just as that country's interest in American {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} music was peaking, which gave it access to legends like Music/ChuckBerry and Music/BoDiddley. However, Pye's declining fortunes caused the International imprint to be deactivated in 1979.