Music for Leisure explained

Music for Leisure
Founded:	Late 1960s^[1]
Status:	Inactive
Genre:	Various
Country:	New Zealand

Music for Leisure was a budget record label in New Zealand that released many compilation albums. It also handled re-releases of other labels.

Background

The label was set up by John McCready who had become marketing manager for Philips Records. He created the label to supply non-traditional record outlets such as super markets. It became a big success for him and as a result he was a finalist for the New Zealand salesman of the year awards.^[2] Later under PolyGram, the label was annually releasing the Solid Gold series. Volume 28^[3] of the series sold between 80,000 and 100,000 copies.^[4]

One of its earliest releases was 20 Solid Gold Hits which included "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation, and "Me You And A Dog Named Boo" by Lobo, and some New Zealand artists.^[5] Another compilation on the label was 20 Studio One Hits.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/john-mccready/stories/john-mccready-part-1-philips-nz Audioculture - John McCready part 1
2. New Zealand Musician, February / March, 2015 Page 20, 21 moments like these
3. https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Original-Solid-Gold-Hits-Volume-28/release/5694162 Discogs – 20 Original Solid Gold Hits Volume 28
4. NZ on Screen, 08/03/2011 Brutus, the Ides of March and all that Bunk By Mike Alexander
5. Discogs Various – 20 Solid Gold Hits
6. National Library of New Zealand 20 Studio One hits (sound recording)