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Index Record Mirror

Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 113 relations: Ascential, Banbury, BBC, BBC News, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Ulster, Benny Green (saxophonist), Bettie Page, Bill Harry, Billboard (magazine), Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Birmingham, Bob Holness, Carnaby Street, Carreras Cigarette Factory, Cashbox (magazine), Charts Plus (1990s publication), Chris Westwood (author), Coaching, Covent Garden, Daily Express, David Gell, Decca Records, Dezo Hoffmann, Disc (magazine), DJ Mag, Dotmusic, Edward Lewis (Decca), Elton John, Extended play, Fetish fashion, Future plc, Giovanni Di Stefano (fraudster), Great Pop Things, Gurn, Guy Chadwick, Harry Enfield, Hi-NRG, Hit Music, Indie rock, Jack Edward Oliver, James Hamilton (DJ and journalist), Jazzie B, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, John Junor, John Lennon, Jon Langford, Keith Moon, Larry Levan, ... Expand index (63 more) »

  2. 1954 establishments in the United Kingdom
  3. 1991 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
  4. Media and communications in the City of Westminster

Ascential

Ascential plc (formerly EMAP) is a British business-to-business media company specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services.

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Banbury

Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Radio Ulster

BBC Radio Ulster (BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish national radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC.

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Benny Green (saxophonist)

Bernard "Benny" Green (9 December 1927 – 22 June 1998) was a British jazz saxophonist who was also known for his radio shows and books.

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Bettie Page

Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos.

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Bill Harry

William Harry (born 17 September 1938) is the creator of Mersey Beat, a newspaper of the early 1960s which focused on the Liverpool music scene.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Bob Holness

Robert Wentworth John Holness (12 November 1928 – 6 January 2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor.

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Carnaby Street

Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London.

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Carreras Cigarette Factory

The Carreras Cigarette Factory is a large art deco building in Camden, London, England.

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Cashbox (magazine)

Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996.

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Charts Plus (1990s publication)

Charts Plus was a weekly British chart newsletter that published the official Top 200 UK singles and Top 200 UK albums charts. Record Mirror and charts Plus (1990s publication) are Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Christopher Westwood also known as Chris Westwood (born 26 November 1959 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) is an English author and journalist.

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Coaching

Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.

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Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.

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Daily Express

The Daily Express is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format.

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David Gell

David Gell (23 August 1929 – 8 December 2023) was a Canadian radio DJ and television presenter.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

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Dezo Hoffmann

Dezider Hoffmann (1912 – 1986), also known as Dezo Hoffmann or Dežo Hoffmann, was a Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from Czechoslovakia.

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Disc (magazine)

Disc was a weekly British popular music magazine, published between 1958 and 1975, when it was incorporated into Record Mirror. Record Mirror and Disc (magazine) are British record charts and magazines published in London.

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DJ Mag

DJ Magazine (also known as DJ Mag) is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs.

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Dotmusic

Dotmusic was a music webzine that existed as a standalone website from 1 June 1995 to December 2003.

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Edward Lewis (Decca)

Sir Edward Roberts Lewis (19 April 1900 – 29 January 1980) was an English businessman, best known for leading the Decca recording and technology group for five decades from 1929.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Extended play

An Extended Play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

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Fetish fashion

Fetish fashion is any style or appearance in the form of a type of clothing or accessory, created to be extreme, revealing, skimpy, or provocative in a fetishistic manner.

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Future plc

Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Among its many titles are Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, Marie Claire, and The Week. Zillah Byng-Thorne was chief executive officer from 2014 to 2023, when she was replaced by Jon Steinberg.

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Giovanni Di Stefano (fraudster)

Giovanni Di Stefano is an Italian-British businessman and convicted fraudster.

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Great Pop Things

Great Pop Things was a comic strip by Colin B. Morton and Chuck Death (the latter a pseudonym for the musician and painter Jon Langford of The Mekons).

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Gurn

A gurn or chuck is a distorted facial expression and a verb to describe the action.

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Guy Chadwick

Guy Stephen Chadwick (born 21 March 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of alternative band the House of Love for which he wrote the majority of the band's material.

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Harry Enfield

Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.

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Hi-NRG

Hi-NRG (pronounced "high energy") is a genre of uptempo disco or electronic dance music (EDM) that originated during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Hit Music

Hit Music was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to Music Week. Record Mirror and Hit Music are Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Indie rock

Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s.

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Jack Edward Oliver

Jack Edward Oliver (19 June 1942 – 26 May 2007) was a British cartoonist.

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James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)

James Hamilton (25 December 1942 – 17 June 1996) was a British DJ and dance music columnist for Record Mirror, and later for Music Week, where he worked until his death in 1996.

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Jazzie B

Trevor Beresford Romeo OBE (born 26 January 1963), better known as Jazzie B, is a British DJ and music producer.

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Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers are a British novelty pop music act from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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John Junor

Sir John Donald Brown Junor (15 January 1919 – 3 May 1997) was a Scottish journalist and editor-in-chief of the Sunday Express between 1954 and 1986, having previously worked as a columnist there.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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Jon Langford

Jonathan Denis Langford (born 11 October 1957) is a Welsh musician and artist based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Keith Moon

Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who.

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Larry Levan

Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan, was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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LP record

The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk.

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Mersey Beat

Mersey Beat was a music publication in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. Record Mirror and Mersey Beat are Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Mike Hennessey

Mike Hennessey (25 February 1928 – 16 August 2017) was an English music journalist and jazz pianist.

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter.

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Music hall

Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the Great War.

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Music Week

Music Week is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. Record Mirror and Music Week are British record charts, magazines published in London and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Nancy Kulp

Nancy Jane Kulp (August 28, 1921 – February 3, 1991) was an American character actor, writer and comedian best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Record Mirror and NME are British record charts, Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom and magazines published in London.

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Odhams Press

Odhams Press was a British publishing company, operating from 1920 to 1968.

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Official Charts Company

The Official Charts Company (OCC or Official Charts; previously known as the Chart Information Network, CIN, and the Official UK Charts Company; legally known as the Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.

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Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia (or rarely echoism) is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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Paradise Garage

Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures.

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Paula Yates

Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959 – 17 September 2000) was a British television presenter and writer.

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Penny Valentine

Penelope Ann Valentine (13 February 1943 – 9 January 2003) was a British music journalist, rock critic, and occasional television personality.

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Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English musician.

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Pete Waterman

Peter Alan Waterman (born 15 January 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, and television personality.

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Peter Jones (journalist)

Peter Langley Jones (6 January 1930 – 10 July 2015) was a British journalist, author, editor, promoter and presenter who wrote mainly on show business matters, especially pop music, for magazines including Record Mirror and Billboard.

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Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.

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Pirate radio

A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license.

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Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.

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Razorlight

Razorlight are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in London by lead singer and guitarist Johnny Borrell.

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Record Retailer

Record Retailer was the only music trade newspaper for the UK record industry. Record Mirror and record Retailer are British record charts, Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Reggae

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Rod Stewart

Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter.

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Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England.

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Select (magazine)

Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s. Record Mirror and Select (magazine) are Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom, magazines published in London and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Shaftesbury Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue is a major road in the West End of London, named after The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it.

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Skin Two

Skin Two is a fetish magazine covering aspects of the worldwide fetish subculture. Record Mirror and Skin Two are magazines published in London.

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Sonia (singer)

Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971), known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool.

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Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988.

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Sounds (magazine)

Sounds was a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper, published from 10 October 1970 to 6 April 1991. Record Mirror and Sounds (magazine) are 1991 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom, magazines disestablished in 1991, magazines published in London and music magazines published in the United Kingdom.

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Tabloid (newspaper format)

A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet.

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Tanita Tikaram

Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969) is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter.

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Tempo

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), also known as beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971.

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The Caretaker Race

The Caretaker Race were an English indie pop band formed in East London in 1986 when singer/guitarist Andy Strickland (also a part-time music journalist) left The Loft.

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The House of Love

The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead guitarist Terry Bickers.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.

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The Loft (British band)

The Loft were a British indie band, whose debut single was one of the earliest releases on Creation Records.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.

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The Searchers (band)

The Searchers are an English Merseybeat group who emerged during the British Invasion of the 1960s.

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The Smiths

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums).

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The Stage

The Stage is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre. Record Mirror and the Stage are magazines published in London.

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester, England in 1983.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964.

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Tim Lott

Tim Lott (born 23 January 1956) is a British author.

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Tommy (The Who album)

Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 May 1969.

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Tony Hall (music executive)

Anthony Salvin Hall (1 April 1928 – 26 June 2019) was a British music business executive, columnist, record producer, TV presenter and radio disc jockey.

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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006.

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Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp were an English pop rock band.

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Twelve-inch single

The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12) is a type of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs (long play) which have several songs on each side.

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UBM plc

UBM plc was a British business-to-business (B2B) events organiser headquartered in London, England, before its acquisition by Informa in 2018.

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UK Albums Chart

The Official UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. Record Mirror and UK Albums Chart are British record charts.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming. Record Mirror and uK singles chart are British record charts.

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Woodrow Wyatt

Woodrow Lyle Wyatt, Baron Wyatt of Weeford (4 July 1918 – 7 December 1997) was a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster, close to the Queen Mother, Margaret Thatcher and Rupert Murdoch.

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See also

1954 establishments in the United Kingdom

1991 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

Media and communications in the City of Westminster

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror

Also known as New Record Mirror, Record Mirror (magazine).

, Liverpool, LP record, Mersey Beat, Mike Hennessey, Morrissey, Music hall, Music Week, Nancy Kulp, Newcastle upon Tyne, NME, Odhams Press, Official Charts Company, Onomatopoeia, Paradise Garage, Paula Yates, Penny Valentine, Pete Townshend, Pete Waterman, Peter Jones (journalist), Phil Collins, Pirate radio, Popular music, Razorlight, Record Retailer, Reggae, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Rod Stewart, Rough Trade Records, Select (magazine), Shaftesbury Avenue, Sheffield, Skin Two, Sonia (singer), Soul II Soul, Sounds (magazine), Tabloid (newspaper format), Tanita Tikaram, Tempo, The Beatles, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Caretaker Race, The House of Love, The Independent, The Kinks, The Loft (British band), The Observer, The Rolling Stones, The Searchers (band), The Smiths, The Stage, The Stone Roses, The Who, Tim Lott, Tommy (The Who album), Tony Hall (music executive), Top of the Pops, Transvision Vamp, Twelve-inch single, UBM plc, UK Albums Chart, UK singles chart, Woodrow Wyatt.