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Voiceprint Records

Voiceprint Records was a British independent record label based in England, founded in November 1990 by Rob Ayling.[1][2] They specialised in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also had new releases, under the Resurgence and Blueprint labels.[2]

The holding company, Zeit Distribution Ltd., went into insolvency in 2010.[3] It was replaced by the phoenix company, Gonzo Multimedia in 2010. The new company has a broader remit, and releases a much wider range of music.[4]

Labels

Voiceprint operated a number of record labels,[5] including some for a single band or set of related artists. Major Voiceprint labels include Blueprint,[6] All Saints, Jazzprint, and Resurgence.

Artists

The first release on Voiceprint was a Daevid Allen album, The Australian Years.[1] Among the many other artists whose recordings have been released by the company are Tim Blake, Leonard Cohen,[7] The Fall (whose Cog Sinister label was acquired by Voiceprint in 1997),[8] Fish,[1] Gong,[9] Hawkwind,[9] Steve Hillage,[9] Patrick Moraz,[10] Anthony Phillips,[11] Theo Travis, Rick Wakeman,[9] Gordon Haskell ,[9] and Yes.[9]

The company also released classical music and related documentaries.[12]

See also

  • List of record labels

External links

References

  1. Label details for Voiceprint retrieved 5 July 2011^
  2. Paul Stump. The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock Quartet Books Limited, 1997^
  3. Failure Page 24 March 2012, retrieved 2 September 2020^
  4. About Gonzo 30 October 2010, retrieved 2 September 2020^
  5. Labels retrieved 4 July 2011^
  6. Blueprint retrieved 4 July 2011^
  7. Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire retrieved 4 July 2011^
  8. Cog Sinister Rate Your Music, retrieved 5 July 2011^
  9. Voiceprint home page Voiceprint, retrieved 4 July 2011^
  10. Mack Maloney & Sky Club Interview Classicrockmusicblog.com, retrieved 4 July 2011^
  11. The Waiting Room Online Twronline.net, retrieved 4 July 2011^
  12. Columbia Basin College Library Catalog " Details for: "O Thou Transcendent" the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams / retrieved 4 July 2011^