Echo Records

The Echo Label is a record label started by Chrysalis Group in 1994 and linked with the Japanese Pony Canyon Records. The Chrysalis Group were the original owners of Chrysalis Records, which they sold to EMI. In 2005, The Echo Label recorded a loss of over £2.0 million and it was recognised how increasingly difficult it is for a small independent recording label to compete with the marketing muscle of the majors. The decision was taken to restruc... more
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