Parrot Records was an American
record label
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, a division of
London Records
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, which started in 1964. The label usually licensed (or leased) recordings made by
Decca Records
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, England, for release in the United States and Canada, most notably by
the Zombies
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,
Tom Jones,
Engelbert Humperdinck,
Them
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,
Jonathan King
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,
Hedgehoppers Anonymous
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,
Lulu
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,
Savoy Brown
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and
Alan Price. Other artists included the Detroit-based
Frijid Pink
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,
Love Sculpture
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(reissued from EMI) and
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
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(reissued from
Garpax). Parrot's biggest hit was "She's A Lady" by Tom Jones, peaking at #2 on the ''Billboard'' charts in early 1971.
The label lasted until 1979.
After Parrot became defunct, its artists were moved to the London label. The Parrot catalogue is currently managed by
Polydor
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, a unit of
Universal Music Group
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in the U.S.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
List of recordings on the Parrot label
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Record labels established in 1964
Record labels disestablished in 1973
Defunct record labels of the United States
London Records
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The latest UK website for Parrot Records. https://parrotrecords.co.uk/