RECORDS
Brunswick began life as the record arm of cabinet makers Brunswick-Balke-Collander, of Chicago. It issued its first records in 1920, became part of American Decca, and flourished throughout the 78 rpm era, shifting shed-loads of Bing Crosby records in the process. Brunswick was bought by MCA in 1962, and it kept going in Britain as an outlet for American Decca records until 1967, when it was discontinued; Brenda Lee chalked up more than twenty Top 50 singles for the company during the period 1960-65. The first British Brunswick 7"s had brown labels with gold printing and were numbered in the 45-05000s; this soon changed to the familiar black and silver colouring, which was used, with slight variations, The label enjoyed a comeback over here in 1970s as a vehicle for Soul / Disco music, with the Chi-Lites in particular. Manufactured And Distributed By Decca Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the info.
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF THE 05000 SERIES 1952-1967 CAN BE FOUND HERE
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF THE 9000 EPs SERIES 1952-1963 CAN BE FOUND HERE
