Rex Records
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Image:RexRecord.jpg Rex Records has been the name for at least four record companies.
The earliest Rex Records was a United States based label owned by the Rex Talking Machine Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware. The company was in business from 1912 through 1919. They issued vertical cut double-sided disc records compatible with the Pathé Records system.
The second Rex Records was a United Kingdom based label founded in 1933 by the Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company, also the parent of British Imperial Records. Rex Records were sold at the Marks & Spencer chain stores. The label was discontinued in February of 1948.
The third Rex Records was a Christian label that operated from the late 1980s until 1995. For more information, see R.E.X. Records.
Image:RexRecords.jpg Most recently, Rex Records was the name given to a label started in 2001 by an XL Recordings employee. Overall, it was an experiment releasing demo recordings from more leftfield artists. The label was the original home of Australian artists The Avalanches and The Vines.
