UK Records

British label founded by singer/songwriter/producer/impresario Jonathan King; active largely between 1972 to 1976. «UK» is an abbreviation of «United King.»

Label Code: LC 20064

For the record company, see U.K. Records Ltd.

Distribution
Distributed in the UK at first by Decca Records (via Selecta ), then, starting mid-1975, by PolyGram. Pressed and distributed in North America by London Records.

History
The label was announced September 1972 when King (who previously worked in A&R and promotion at Decca until 1970) returned to Decca to launch the label.

Its UK operations were first run by Chris Denning , then by former DJ Don Wardell and, in 1974, by Dandelion Records chief and former CBS marketing director Clive Selwood.

In January 1975, «UK American» was announced, for U.S.-licensed product. In May 1975, the label left Decca and signed a licensing deal with Polydor; the deal included a six-month sell-off period for Decca.

The label was shelved in 1976, and the Polydor deal expired in March 1977. However, its logo continued to appear on other labels throughout 1977 and 1978, and the label has continued to be used for reissue purposes and remains under the ownership of Jonathan King Enterprises.

Label design
Company logo had an image of a crown-topped British Isles with «UK» in blocky letters under it.
Decca-era (1972–1975) LP releases: Logo at bottom of label
Polydor-era (1975–) LP releases: Logo at top of label