Voiceprint Records | |
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Parent company | Gonzo Multimedia, Ltd. |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | Rob Ayling |
Status | Active |
Distributor(s) | Floating World Records |
Genre | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, England |
Official website |
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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]
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.
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]