Rex Records
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Rex Records has been the name of at least five record companies:
- Rex Records (1912)Rex Records (1912)Rex Records was a United States based record label owned by the Rex Talking Machine Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware. The company was in business from 1912 through 1919. They issued vertical cut double-sided ten- and 12-inch diameterdisc records compatible with the Pathé Records system...
, a United States-based company - Rex Records (1933)Rex Records (1933)Rex Records was a United Kingdom-based record label founded in 1933 by the Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company, also the parent of British Imperial Records. Rex Records were sold at the Marks & Spencer chain stores. The label was discontinued in February 1948...
, a United Kingdom-based company selling through Marks & SpencerMarks & SpencerMarks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
department stores - Rex Records (1965)Rex Records (1965)Rex Records introduced the Rex record label in 1965 to supply the Irish market with material by showbands, ballad singers, solo performers, and the like...
, a United Kingdom-based company established to serve the Irish market - Rex Records (1973)Rex Records (1973)Rex Records was a small record label based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was founded by Joe and Wanda Chesky. They were located on 34 Martin Street. They marketed themselves as "the king of polkas" releasing a substantial catalog of polka bands primarily from the New England area...
, a United States-based company in Holyoke, Massachusetts - Rex Records (2001)Rex Records (2001)The most recent record label to use the name Rex Records was started in 2001 by an XL Recordings employee. Overall, it was an experiment releasing demo recordings from more left field artists. The label was the original home of Australian artists The Avalanches and The Vines, and has also released...
, a United Kingdom-based company