RECORDS
A Scandinavian label, founded in the mid-1950's. In addition to Scandinavia, the label had a local branch in the UK. The label was acquired by PolyGram in the early 1990's, and when Seagram bought PolyGram and merged it with MCA family of labels to form Universal Music Group it released more than two hundred and seventy singles in various Pop-flavoured styles, Subsidiary label Stone also managed a couple of hits, but it wasn't a great return for the number of records issued. There was another tiny subsidiary, called Sawmills, which put out three singles recorded in the studio of that name; and a much larger one, Kicking Mule which concentrated on guitar music. The company continued on through the '80s; it was sold to Polydor in 1991, and is still going as part of Universal Music Sweden. Sonet used a SON-2000 numbering series for its singles. Its original orange-and-red labels seem to have been replaced temporarily in the late '70s by a dull, blue-coloured one; happily the original design made a swift return. Distribution was by Pye; that company appears to have experimented with injection-moulded labels in 1976, and a few Sonet singles came out in that form. Some gaps in the following discography are down to records being issued overseas only; several are the result of the records being issued on the Stone or Sawmills labels Etc. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the info.
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF SONET SON SERIES 1968-1990 CAN BE FOUND HERE
