Apollo Records

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Apollo Records has been the name of at least four different record labels, the first three based in the United States of America.

The earliest Apollo Records was a short lived subsidiary of Rialto Records in about 1921.

The second Apollo Records was a Pathe Records subsidiary briefly issuing records around 1928.

The third and best known Apollo Records was an independent record label in business from 1944 until about the early 1950s.

A fourth Apollo Records is an Ambient subdivision of R&S Records of Belgium. They are best known for releasing the electronic masterpiece, Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin.

A fifth and relatively obscure Apollo Records out of Seattle is an independent record label releasing very select albums like The Elementals stunning underground debut in 2006.

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