Page One Records, established in 1966, was the UK

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, owned by the producer/

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. They were involved in a court case in July 1967 with

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1 WLR 157; 9673 All ER 822; (1967) 111 SJ 944 The label, which was co-founded by Page and

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, released hits from

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and

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, as well as numerous failed attempts by Page himself to obtain his own hit record. In the US, the label was distributed by

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. As the label faded, Page went on to found

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Incomplete, but expansive, list of singles issued on Page One Records
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