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- Less shouty and perhaps less underground than its peers, Chrysalis Records was a label built to last. The fact that it floated on the stock market in the late 80s and became a ‘group’ underlined the ambition, drive, vision and sincerity of the label’s founders, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis.
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Chrysalis Records (/ ˈ k r ɪ s ə l ɪ s /) is a British record label that was founded in 1968. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders' names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis . [1]
Oct 9, 2015 · Less shouty and perhaps less underground than its peers, Chrysalis Records was a label built to last. The fact that it floated on the stock market in the late 80s and became a ‘group’ underlined the ambition, drive, vision and sincerity of the label’s founders, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis.
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Feb 26, 2020 · To jump-start the launch, Chrysalis has confirmed details of its first big move: a partnership with independent label Partisan Records to co-sign British singer/songwriter Laura Marling for a...
However, in 1991, 24 years after it was founded, Chrysalis Records was sold to a major – EMI – for around $100m in total plus debt. Wright admits today that he had little choice: the company was struggling to make money in the rapidly-changing nineties marketplace.
Dec 18, 2023 · Perhaps Chrysalis’ most audacious move was buying Blondie out of their contract with the independent record label Private Stock in 1977 for an eyewatering £500,000. The group went on to sell 40 million albums.
The official Chrysalis Records store. Browse an extensive range of releases, including new albums from Ben Harper and Emeli Sandé, through to reissues and box sets of timeless classics from The Specials, Ultravox, and Sinead O'Connor.
Jun 1, 2016 · British independent label Chrysalis Records has been bought in a deal led by Blue Raincoat Music’s Jeremy Lascelles and Robin Millar CBE. The agreement sees the co-founder and original owner of...
