Palette Records was an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

, founded in

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in 1958 by

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. It was linked to the publishing company World Music, which was taken over by BMG Universal Music in 1989. The

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Palette label was distributed by

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 Brotherhoo ...

. Artists included the comedian

Tommy Cooper Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at , and he habitually wore a red fez when performing. He served in the British Army f ...

, who had a minor

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with "Don't Jump off the Roof, Dad", Monty Babson, and the Reg Owen Orchestra, whose single " Manhattan Spiritual" reached #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1959.

Artists

Reg Owen Reg Owen (3 February 1921 – 23 May 1978) was an English conductor and arranger. Owen was born George Owen Smith in Hackney, London,

* Monty Babson *

Will Tura Arthur Achiel Albert, Knight Blanckaert (born 2 August 1940 in Veurne), known by his stage name Will Tura, is a Belgian artist famous in Flanders and the Netherlands. Tura is a singer, musician (he plays the piano, guitar, drums, accordion and ha ...

* Rita Deneve * Jess and James * Los Mayas * Andre Brasseur * The Mertens Brothers

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