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Charly (12 releases)

United Kingdom

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Charly Records is a label specializing in reissuing old music, most notably from the Sun Record Company and Vee Jay Records catalogs. It was founded in 1975 by Jean-Luc Young and Joop Visser. It was operated from offices in London (headed by Visser) and Paris (headed by Young).

Although a British (UK) company, during their history Charly Records established several associated companies for licensing and rights, including Charly Records International APS (based in Denmark) and Charly Holdings Inc. (registered in the USA). In the 1990s they adopted proxy manufacture of CD releases via Movieplay Portuguesa, S.A.R.L., hence the SPA rights society found on such releases, although the discs were often made by MPO in France. All such releases were for the UK market only, with Ariston licensing in Italy and Spalax licensing in France. According to Giorgio Gomelsky, a producer who worked with Charly Records in the 70s, the label repeatedly released and sub-licensed recordings without the approval of artists.

Charly Records (UK) Limited was dissolved in 2001, and under new management became part of the Snapper Music group.

Distributed by Snapper Music.

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Releases (12)

Cover Artist ↕ Album ↕ Cat # ↕ Format ↕ Record Year ↕ Release Year ↕
Tribal Inna Yard Freddy McKay Tribal Inna Yard — LP 1983 1983
Cocaine Dillinger Cocaine CPCD 8020 CD 197X-8X 1993
Number One Gregory Isaacs Number One CPCD 8026 CD 197X 1993
African Revolution Trinity African Revolution CDGR 116 CD 1979 1997
Uhuru In Dub Black Uhuru & Prince Jammy Uhuru In Dub CPCD 8281 CD 1982 1997
Osbourne In Dub Prince Jammy Osbourne In Dub CPCD 8307 CD 1983 1997
Sad Movies Barbara Jones Sad Movies — CD 197X 1999
Loving Reggae Maytones Loving Reggae CDGR 127 CD 196X-7X 2001
Stand Up! Chalice Stand Up! SNAP 033 CD 1985 2001
Doin' It Right Freddie McKay Doin' It Right SNAPCD 117 CD 1977 2003
Deep Down Dennis Brown Deep Down CPC 107 CD 1974 2026
Crisus Time I Roy Crisus Time CPCA 2011 LP 1976 2026
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