| Eldred Stebbing | |
| Birth Name: | Eldred Claude Stebbing |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1921 |
| Occupation: | Record executive |
| Label: | Zodiac Records |
| Associated Acts: | Dragon Gray Bartlett Hello Sailor Howard Morrison Quartet Max Merritt & The Meteors Patsy Riggir Ray Columbus & the Invaders Th' Dudes The La De Das |
Eldred Claude Stebbing (3 October 1921 – 6 December 2009) was a New Zealand record label owner and co-founder of the Zodiac Records label. He also founded Stebbing Studios in Auckland.
Stebbing was born in 1921.[1] After leaving school in the 1930s, he was working on a production line for a company manufacturing radios. Later in the 1930s, along with his brother Phil, via their company, he supplied sound equipment for events.[2] During World War II he was also involved in running dances attended by visiting servicemen.[1] After the war, Stebbing Record and Sound Company Ltd was founded, and the company manufactured 78 rpm records. In 1960, he founded Zodiac Records.[2] He built the Stebbing Recording Centre in 1970, which became known as Stebbing Studios.[3]
In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Stebbing was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the recording and entertainment industries.[4]
He was presented the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc in 2004 in recognition of his contribution to New Zealand entertainment.
Stebbing died on 6 December 2009, aged 88,[5] and his ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland.[6]