TELSTAR
RECORDS
Independent label: Telstar Records was a
British record label founded in 1982 by Sean O'Brien and Neil Palmer with a
government loan of £120,000. It was launched as a specialist compilation
marketing label and had hits with a range of compilation franchises such as the
Deep Heat, Kaos Theory and 100% ranges. As well as these brands, the company
licensed a number of major artist recordings (for example ABBA and the Four
Tops) to release telemarketed compilations. In the mid-1990s it diversified its
output into the singles market and long-term artist development with the launch
of the Multiply Records and Wildstar Records subsidiaries. Until then, Telstar
normally only released singles that were tele-marketed and associated products
like The Chippendales or PJ and Duncan aka. Acts signed in this period included
Conner Reeves, Sash!, Phats & Small and Basement Jaxx. Craig David had the
label's first UK number one single. Other artists included Victoria Beckham (a
sub-licence deal from 19 Records), Rosie Ribbons, Skream!, The Cheeky Girls and
Mis-Teeq. In the late 1990s, Telstar became closely associated with BMG Records,
especially with the Telstar TV compilation arm and The Hits Album releases.
Telstar Records went bankrupt in 2004, largely due to the company's habit of
giving large advances to artists such as Claire Sweeney, Victoria Beckham and
Rosie Ribbons who failed to make them any money. In the media much of the blame
for the label's failure was placed on their most high profile signing, Victoria
Beckham. However, as most of Telstar's artists were not directly signed to the
label, instead being either sub-licensed or part of a number of joint ventures,
BMG (soon to be merged with Sony) declined to buy the label's assets outright.
Telstar Records Ltd Former Address: The Studio King Edward Mews Byfield Gardens
London SW13 9HP. Distributed By Total Records via BMG.
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Megabass /
Mastermixers |
Time To Make The
Floor Burn / Get Down |
TELSTAR |
MEGAX |
1 |
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Heatwave |
Mind Blowing
Decisions |
TELSTAR |
HW |
1 |
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F.A.B. |
Thunderbirds Are
Go |
TELSTAR |
FAB |
1 |
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F.A.B. |
The Stingray
Megamix |
TELSTAR |
FAB |
2 |
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TELSTAR |
FAB |
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FAB |
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FAB |
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F.A.B. |
The Prisoner |
TELSTAR |
FAB |
6 |
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Electric Light
Orchestra Part II |
Honest
Men |
TELSTAR |
ELO |
100 |
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Electric Light Orchestra Part
II |
1000 Eyes |
TELSTAR |
ELO |
101 |
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Barbara
Dickson |
Tears Of
Rage (Remix) |
TELSTAR |
BDN |
1 |
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Nick Haverson, Jerry Lee Lewis |
Head Over
Heels |
TELSTAR |
HOH |
1 |
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Liverpool F.C. &
Boot Room Boyz, The |
Pass & Move (It's
The Liverpool Groove) |
TELSTAR |
LFCV |
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TELSTAR |
LEISURE |
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LEISURE |
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LEISURE |
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N-Tyce |
Telefunkin' |
TELSTAR |
LEISURE |
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LEISURE |
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Fat Les |
Vin-Da-Loo |
TELSTAR |
LEISURE |
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