Varèse Sarabande is a record label which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue of rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract. The label's name was derived from combining French-born composer Edgard Varèse's last name with the musical term, sarabande, a slow Spanish dance.
Varese Sarabande Records began it's history in 1972 as the Varese International label. The ...
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Varèse Sarabande is a record label which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue of rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract. The label's name was derived from combining French-born composer Edgard Varèse's last name with the musical term, sarabande, a slow Spanish dance.
Varese Sarabande Records began it's history in 1972 as the Varese International label. The first LP release was "Lumiere" by Dub Taylor. Varese International Records was originally conceived as an Avant Garde classical label. In the years that followed, under the management of the founder/owners, Dub Taylor and Chris Kuchler, the label expanded it's catalogue to include Jazz, Classical and other genres of recordings. In 1977 Tom Null and his label, Sarabande Records, merged with Varese International forming Varese Sarabande Records. The early LP issues of the label were reissues of Classical recordings from the American Decca,...
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