List of Columbia Graphophone Company artists

A partial listing of recording artists who recorded for the Columbia label of the Columbia Graphophone Company, later also EMI. Recordings leased from other labels are also listed.

A

• Adamo
• David Alexander
• Christian Anders
• The Animals
• Paul Anka (recordings leased from ABC-Paramount)
• Billie Anthony
• Richard Anthony
• The Avons

B

• Baltimora
• Chris Barber
• The Barron Knights
• John Barry
• Shirley Bassey
• Gilbert Bécaud
• Jeff Beck
• Chuck Berry (late 1950s, briefly leased from Chess Records)
• Acker Bilk
• Graham Bonney
• Brainbox
• Los Bravos
• Clara Butt

C

• Eddie Calvert
• Howard Carpendale
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• C.C.S.
• The Dave Clark Five
• Chubby Checker (first albums, leased from Parkway Records)
• Rosemary Clooney (leased recordings)
• Alma Cogan
• The Congregation
• Russ Conway
• Steve Conway
• Roger Cook
• Charlélie Couture
• Julie Covington
• Jimmy Crawford

D

• Joey Dee and the Starliters (leased recordings from Roulette Records)
• David and Jonathan
• Billie Davis
• Diana Decker
• Kiki Dee
• Carol Deene
• Ken Dodd
• The Dubliners
• Clive Dunn
• The Dovells (leased recordings from Parkway Records)
• Dr. Feelgood and the Interns (leased recordings from Okeh Records)
• Slim Dusty

E

• The Essex (leased from Roulette Records, USA)
• Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung (Austria)

F

• Bent Fabric
• Georgie Fame
• José Feliciano
• Kathleen Ferrier
• Jackson C. Frank
• Freddie and the Dreamers
• Conny Froboess
• Dean Ford and The Gaylords

G

• Gerry and the Pacemakers
• The Gods
• The Golden Gate Quartet
• Ron Goodwin

H

• Gitte Hænning
• Rolf Harris
• Ronnie Harris
• Heino
• Heinz
• Herman's Hermits
• Benny Hill
• Vince Hill
• Michael Holliday
• The Hollies
• Frankie Howerd
• Chris Howland

I

• Frank Ifield

J

• John's Children
• Paul Jones

K

• Kathy Kirby
• The Koobas
• Peter Kraus

L

• Cleo Laine
• Frank Foo Foo Lammar
• Major Lance (recordings leased from Okeh Records)
• London String Quartet
• The Lords
• Lulu
• Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (recordings leased from Gee Records)
• Barbara Lyon

M

• Jeanne Mas
• The George Martin Orchestra
• Hank Marvin
• Jessie Matthews
• Guy Mitchell (leased recordings)
• Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
• Russell Morris (Columbia/EMI Australia)
• The Mudlarks
• Ruby Murray

N

• Nina & Frederik
• Peter Noone
• Nomadi

O

• Des O'Connor
• Esther Ofarim

P

• Norrie Paramour and his Orchestra
• Don Partridge
• Peter and Gordon
• Edith Piaf
• Pink Floyd (first three albums, they then switched to Harvest. Their 1975 album Wish You Were Here, recorded for Harvest, was leased to CBS Columbia, USA)
• The Playmates (leased from Roulette Records)
• The Pretty Things (S.F. Sorrow, 1968, then switched to Harvest)
• P.J. Proby

R

• Johnnie Ray (leased recordings)
• The Regents (NY group, leased from Gee, USA)
• Terry Reid
• Cliff Richard
• Malcolm Roberts
• Amália Rodrigues
• Bobby Rydell (leased from Cameo, USA)

S

• The Seekers
• The Shadows
• Helen Shapiro
• Dee Dee Sharp (leased from Cameo, USA)
• Dinah Shore (leased recordings)
• Frank Sinatra (leased recordings)
• Sir Henry and his Butlers
• Sly and the Family Stone (original UK release of "Dance to the Music", leased from Epic Records)
• Hurricane Smith
• Soulsister
• Sounds Incorporated (Studio 2 Stereo)
• Tommy Steele
• Frederick Stock
• Sweet Smoke
• The Syndicats

T

• The Tornados
• Charles Trenet

V

• Ricky Valance
• Frankie Vaughan
• Gene Vincent (1963 single)
• Bobby Vinton (leased from Epic Records)

W

• Helen Watson
• John Walker
• Iris Williams
• Paul Whiteman (leased recordings)
• Roger Whittaker
• The Wurzels

Y

• The Yardbirds

See also

• Columbia Graphophone Company

References

External links

• Discography from Rateyourmusic.com