Bradley's Records Explained

Founded:1973
Country:United Kingdom

Bradley's Records was a UK record label in the mid-1970s. It was founded by ATV Music publishers in 1973 and run by Derek Johns. The label was active for four years with moderate success, but was discontinued in early 1977.[1]

Three acts were chosen to launch the label in February 1973: Prog-rock band Kala[2] (an offshoot of Quintessence), Paul Brett[3] and Hunter Muskett.

Lack of commercial success caused a re-think and in late 1973 all three original acts departed (Kala were dropped after they refused to change their musical direction and wear glitter and make-up).[4] Stuart Slater, who by now had replaced Johns, began to concentrate on releasing singles by pop artists; a policy that was to provide a number of chart hits.

Among its roster of artists were television comedy trio The Goodies and Stephanie de Sykes (Slater's partner) who both had top 20 hits in the UK.[5] [6] [7] Other hits released by the label included Sweet Dreams' "Honey, Honey" - a top 10 hit in 1974.[8]

Other acts signed by Bradley's Records included:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/label/Bradley's+Records Discogs.com - Bradley's Records discography
  2. http://www.philjonesmusic.com/kala.pdf Phil Shiva Jones - Official site
  3. Web site: Paul Brett Official site - Bradley's Records . 27 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006235740/http://www.paulbrettguitarist.co.uk/bradleys-records/ . 6 October 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Mooncowhq.ch Quintessence on Bradley's Records info . 27 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415020542/http://www.mooncowhq.ch/Quintessence/index.htm . 15 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. http://www.goodiesruleok.com/articles.php?id=6&page=2 The Goodies Rule OK - Discography
  6. Web site: The Goodies - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Stephanie De Sykes - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Sweet Dreams - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 January 2016.
  9. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Claude+Fran%C3%A7ois?anv=Claude+Francois Discogs.com - Claude Francois

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