Deram Records was a record label set up by Decca Records. It was active from 1966 until 1979.
Decca established Deram Records initially as an outlet for its 'Deramic Sound' recordings, which allowed for more space between instruments, rendering these softer to the ear. The first releases (with a DSS logo on the label and sporting 7xx catalogue numbers) were easy-listening albums with 'smooth' sounds. The label was soon moulded into a home for 'al...
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Deram Records was a record label set up by Decca Records. It was active from 1966 until 1979.
Decca established Deram Records initially as an outlet for its 'Deramic Sound' recordings, which allowed for more space between instruments, rendering these softer to the ear. The first releases (with a DSS logo on the label and sporting 7xx catalogue numbers) were easy-listening albums with 'smooth' sounds. The label was soon moulded into a home for 'alternative' or 'progressive' artists and received 1xxx catalogue numbers to mark the change in direction. The roster now included British jazz and folk as well. Some of the more progressive jazz musicians of the late 1960s were released under the Deram imprint including Mike Gibbs, John Surman and Mike Westbrook.
Deram albums bore a DML prefix for mono and an SML prefix for stereo releases. As with other UK Decca subsidiary labels, Deram's U.S. counterpart was distributed under the London Records arm. Decca positioned it against Island Records,...
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