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Pye Ltd
Pye can refer to: Businesses * Pye (electronics company), British electronics manufacturer * Pye Records, British record label ** Pye International Records, a subsidiary People * Pye (surname) * Pye Dubois, musician * Pye Hastings, musician * Pye Min (1619-1672), king of Toungoo dynasty, Burma Other uses *Pye (Osnabrück district), a district of the city of Osnabrück, Germany *''Ginger Pye'', a 1951 novel by Eleanor Estes * ''Mr Pye'', a 1953 novel by Mervyn Peake * Pye baronets, two titles in the Baronetage of England * Pye Bridge railway station, formerly at Pye Bridge, Derbyshire * Pye Road, an ancient Roman road in what is now England * Pye Corner in the City of London, location of the Golden Boy of Pye Corner * Pye Corner railway station, station in Newport, South Wales * Pye, the name of an owl in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series * Pye dog, or Indian pariah dog The Indian pariah dog, also known as the Indian native dog or INDog, South Asian pye dog and Desi Kutta, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye (electronics Company)
Pye Ltd was an electronics company founded in 1896 in Cambridge, England, as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. The company merged with EKCO in 1960. Philips of the Netherlands acquired a majority shareholding in 1967, and later gained full ownership. Early growth W. G. Pye & Co. Ltd was founded in 1896 in Cambridge by William Pye, superintendent of the Cavendish Laboratory workshop, as a part-time business making scientific instruments. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the company employed 40 people manufacturing instruments used for teaching and research. The war increased demand for such instruments and the War Office needed experimental thermionic valves. The manufacture of such components afforded the company the technical knowledge needed to develop the first wireless receiver when the first UK broadcasts were made by the British Broadcasting Company in 1922. Instruments continued to be designed and manufactured under W G Pye Ltd, later situated in York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. Its best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956–1969), Petula Clark (1957–1971), the Searchers (1963–1967), the Kinks (1964–1971), Sandie Shaw (1964–1971), Status Quo (1968–1971) and Brotherhood of Man (1975–1979). The label changed its name to PRT Records (distributing as Precision Records & Tapes) in 1980, before being briefly reactivated as Pye Records in 2006. History The Pye Company originally manufactured televisions and radios. Its main plant was situated off what used to be Haig Road, in Cambridge, and it entered the record business when it bought Nixa Records in 1953. In 1955, the company acquired Polygon Records, a label that had been established by Leslie Clark and Alan A. Freeman to control distribution of the recordings of the former's daughter, Petula Clark. Pye merged it with Nixa Records to form Pye Nixa Records. Pye International In 1958, Pye International Records was established. The company licensed record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye International Records
Pye International Records was a record label founded in 1958, as a subsidiary of Pye Records. The company distributed many American labels in the UK, including Chess, Kama Sutra, Buddah, Colpix and King. (There was also an American label of the same name, which was later reorganized in the US as Prelude Records in 1976.) First releases *25000 Ritchie Valens - ''Come On Let's Go/Dooby Dooby Wah'' (11/58) *25001 Seph Acre & the Pets - ''You Are My Love/ Rock and Roll Cha-Cha'' (11/58) *25002 The Judd Conlon Singers - ''Scene of the Crime/Bridge of Sighs'' (11/58) *25003 Bob & Jerry - ''Ghost Satellite/Nothin'' (11/58) *25004 The Pets - ''Wow-ee!/(You Wandered) Beyond the Sea'' (1/59) Appearance The first labels were blue, modelled on the magenta Pye- Nixa (later Pye) label. During its heyday, around 1961-64, it was red and yellow; later on it was pinkish violet, matching the Pye and Piccadilly labels of the time. R&B series Around 1964, some records featured the legend "R&B" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye (surname)
Pye is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Kenneth Pye (1931–1994), American academic * Bill Pye (1912–1996), Australian politician * Brad Pye Jr. (1931–2020), American journalist * Charles Pye (1820–1876), British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient * David Pye (engineer) (1886–1960), British mechanical engineer and academic administrator * David Pye (furniture designer) (1914–1993), British furniture designer * Elizabeth Pye (born 1946), British conservator and academic * Ernie Pye (1880–1923), Australian rules footballer * Harry Pye (born 1973), British artist * Harry Pye (footballer) (1880–1953), Australian Rules footballer * Henry James Pye (1745–1813), English poet laureate * Jack Pye, born John Pye, British wrestler * James Pye (1801–1884), Australian orchardist and politician * Jerry Pye, Canadian politician * Jesse Pye (1919–1984), English footballer * John Pye (1782–1874), British landscape engraver * Len Pye (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye Dubois
Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster (with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member), and occasionally Rush. Career Dubois accompanied Max Webster in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums."A witness to a creative spark" ''Beach Metro'', March 10, 2015 Melinda Drake He was given lyric-writing credits on several Rush songs, most notably "", which has been included on the soundtrack of several films. Dubois wrote the poem "There Is A Lake Between Sun And Moon", which inspired them to write many of the lyrics for the album '' |
Pye Hastings
Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings (born 21 January 1947 in Tomnavoulin, Banffshire, Scotland) is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and brother of Jimmy Hastings. In 2017 he successfully funded through a PledgeMusic PledgeMusic was an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009. It was started to facilitate musicians looking to pre-sell, market, and distribute projects; such as recordings and concerts. It bore similarities to other artist p ... campaign his first solo album called ''From the Half House''. Filmography * 2015: '' Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales'' (DVD) References Canterbury scene Living people 1947 births Caravan (band) members British male guitarists British rock guitarists British male singers Musicians from Kent Mirage (British band) members The Wilde Flowers members {{UK-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye Min
Pye Min ( my, ပြည်မင်း, ; 26 May 1619 – 14 April 1672) was king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay (Prome) led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take the throne. Pye staged a coup in 1661, overthrowing Pindale and crowning himself King of Ava.Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., Pye was determined to reduce the power of Yongli Emperor of Southern Ming at Sagaing and held a conference of Chinese officials. Yongli suspected this as an assassination trick and instead ordered his armies to clash with the Burmese. However, the Chinese were largely decimated. In 1662, the Qing armies invaded Burma and Pye Min decided to leave the last Ming Emperor to the Qing. Yongli Emperor was carried out of Burma. There was a Mon rebellion around M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye (Osnabrück District)
Pye is a district of the city of Osnabrück, Germany. Its positioning in the countryside on the outskirts of Osnabrück and its good transport connections to the city make it an appealing area for residents. Until 1972 Pye was a separate village in the district of Osnabrück. It belonged to the parish of St. Johann (St. John) in Osnabrück and was a predominantly Catholic area. Agriculture formed the backbone of the local economy. On 1 July 1972 it became a district of Osnabrück; since 1978 it has had its own parish (St. Matthias). Pye is also the location of the Piesberg (derived from "Pyes Berg" (Pye's Mountain)). Coal mining took place here during the 19th and 20th centuries. Even today, stones continue to be mined from the Piesberg quarry. The Piesberg was also the location of the largest landfill site in the Osnabrück region until June 2006. The Museum Industriekultur (Museum of Industrial Culture) is situated on the Piesberg, giving insight into the history of mining o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginger Pye
''Ginger Pye'' is a book by Eleanor Estes about a dog named Ginger Pye. The book was originally published in 1951, and it won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1952. Plot summary This book is about a puppy named Ginger. Jerry Pye, a resident in Cranbury, Connecticut in 1919, bought a puppy he wanted from Ms. Speedy for a hard-earned dollar he made while dusting the pews in the church for Sam Doody. Jerry was pleased with the puppy and headed home. On the way home, Jerry and his sister Rachel heard footsteps behind them. When they turned back, they did not see anything. Jerry decided that if anyone was following them, then that follower was after his dog. After a few days, Jerry remembered that he hadn't given his puppy a name! He asked his mother and his mother said Ginger because he is the color of ginger and has a gingery temperament. So they called him Ginger or Ginger Pye. Ginger was a smart dog. He even located the school that Jerry goes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Pye
''Mr Pye'' is a 1953 novel by English novelist Mervyn Peake. Plot Mr. Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to awaken a love of God in all the islanders. His landlady on the island, Miss Dredger, quickly becomes a devout follower of his teachings, and even agrees to allow the person she hates the most, Miss George, to stay in her house. As Pye does good works he gradually feels a stinging feeling on his back. On further investigation he discovers that he has started to grow angel's wings, and after consulting with a Harley Street doctor, he concludes the best thing to do is to stop doing good deeds, and instead does bad deeds. He engages in some deliberately malicious acts, and after a time this results in him growing horns on his forehead. He is unable to decide what to do, but eventually decides to reveal his horned condition to the islanders, who chase him to the edge of a cliff, from which he flies, using his wings. Editions First published in 1953 by Heinemann, the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for the Pye family. Both are now extinct. The Baronetcy Pye of Leckhampstead was created on 27 April 1641 in the Baronetage of England, for Edmund Pye, who had purchased the Manor of Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire in 1628. He was Member of Parliament for Wycombe in 1661. The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1673. His daughter Martha married the John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace and their daughter Martha Johnson succeeded her paternal grandmother as 8th Baroness Wentworth. The Baronetcy of Pye of Hone was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 January 1665 for John Pye of Hone, Derbyshire second son of Sir Robert Pye of Faringdon, Berkshire (1558–1662), Auditor of the Exchequer to James I and Charles I. His son, the second Baronet, acquired an estate at Clifton Hall, Clifton Campville, Staffordshire in 1700 and served as Member of Parliament for Derby in 1701. The third Baronet was also Member of Parliament for Derby in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pye Bridge Railway Station
Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Derbyshire, England from 1849 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line. History The station opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton on 1 December 1851 by the Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama .... It was renamed Pye Bridge in May 1862. Local passenger services on the Ambergate-Pye Bridge line were stopped on 16 June 1947 and the station closed to both passengers from the Erewash Valley Line and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.M E Quick, ''Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology'', The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 334 Stationmasters *James Slater Ball ca. 1853 *John Waterson until 1862 *D. Beattie 1862 - 1863 *W.J. Jacques from 1863 *Herbert T. Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
