Record Retailer Explained
Record Retailer was the only music trade newspaper for the UK record industry.[1] It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both labels and dealers. Its founding editor was Roy Parker (who died on 27 December 1964).[2] The title changed to Record Retailer and Music Industry News shortly after launch.
With its issue of 10 March 1960,[3] Record Retailer became a weekly magazine and started a chart showing the top 50 records in sales.[4] For the period until February 1969, when a standardised UK chart was established with the British Market Research Bureau, the Official Charts Company recognises the listings compiled by Record Retailer as representing the official national chart.
On 5 October 1967 the title reverted to Record Retailer and in January 1971 became Record & Tape Retailer.[5] The publication was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week.[6]
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Notes and References
- Book: Billboard. 20 August 1966. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 3–. 0006-2510.
- Book: Simon Frith. Matt Brennan. Martin Cloonan, Emma Webster. The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950–1967: From Dance Hall to the 100 Club. 9 March 2016. Routledge. 978-1-317-02887-1. 151–.
- Book: Mark Lewisohn. The Beatles - All These Years: Volume One: Tune In. 10 October 2013. Little, Brown Book Group. 978-1-4055-2730-9. 683–.
- Web site: Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 15 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20080110032725/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/company_history.php. 10 January 2008.
- Book: British Hit Singles and Albums. 2005. Guinness. 9781904994008 .
- Book: Peter Mills. Media and Popular Music. registration. 16 May 2012. Edinburgh University Press. 978-0-7486-3156-8. 47–.
