Esquire Records Explained

Esquire Records was an Australian record label based in Sydney. In 1951 it acquired the Australian and New Zealand distribution rights for Discovery Records^[1] and later that year the distribution rights for Prestige Records.^[2] In 1955 Esquire acquired the Australian rights to Mercury Records. In 1962 the label closed, to re-emerge as Philips' Recording Mercury, after being taken over by Philips Records.

The label distributed Petula Clark's first singles in Australia.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of record labels

Further reading

• Book: Mercury Record Corporation . Mercury records catalogue : 1 956-1957 releases . 1956 . Esquire Mercury . 27 February 2024.

Notes and References

1. Billboard. Esquire Foreign Rep for Discovery. 25 August 1951. 41.
2. Billboard. Disk trade. 8 May 1961. 26.
3. News: Advertising . . New South Wales, Australia . 11 July 1952 . 26 February 2024 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Advertising . . 10,118 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 June 1950 . 26 February 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.