Anchor Records was a U.K.- based record label

Record label

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 co-founded by Ian Ralfani and the American Broadcasting Company

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, which owned ABC Records

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 in the United States

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, in 1974. ABC Records marketed (distributed) Anchor albums in the USA, and Anchor Records issued many ABC albums in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 as "ABC Records Marketed by Anchor Records."

The Anchor Records label was black with silver print. The logo, at the top of the label, was a British sailor with an anchor behind him and the words "ANCHOR RECORDS LIMITED" above the sailor's hat and the word ANCHOR below. Anchor was founded in 1974 and ceased operations in 1978. Some ABC - Anchor UK discs are listed below.

Partial discography

16 528 AT: Stretch

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 - Why Did You Do It / Write Me A Note (7")

ANC 1002: Ace

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 - How Long (7")

ANC 1004: Brett Smiley - Va Va Va Voom / Space Ace (7")

ANC 1021: Stretch - Why Did You Do It? (7")

ANC 1043: The Adverts

The Adverts

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 - Gary Gilmore's Eyes / Bored Teenagers (7")

ANC 1045: Wesley - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy & the Gang / Don't It Make Your Blue Eyes Cry (7")

ANC 1046: Steel Pulse

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 - Nyah Luv (7")

ANC 1047: The Adverts - Safety In Numbers / We Who Wait (7")

ANC 1054: Kate Robbins

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 - Tomorrow / Crowds Of You (7")

ANC 1061: Donna McGhee - Do As I Do / Mr. Blindman (12")

ANCL 2001: Ace - Five-A-Side (12")

ANCL 2007: Aj Webber - Aj Webber (12")

ANCL 2011: Alice Cooper

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 (2) - Welcome To My Nightmare

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 (12")

ANCL-2012: Paxton Brothers - The Paxton Brothers (12")

ANCL 2014: Stretch - Elastique (12")

ABE 12003: Steely Dan

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 - Do It Again

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(12")