Pickwick Records
Pickwick Records was an American record label and British record distributor known for its budget album releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo (later changing its name to International Award), Hurrah, Grand Prix, and children's records on the Cricket and Happy Time labels.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment (1950-present) Record label (1950-1977) |
| Founded | 1950 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Number of locations | United Kingdom San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
The label is also known for distributing music by smaller labels like Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant, Gene Redd's De-Lite Records, Chart Records and the Swedish label Sonet Records (for which it distributed late-1960s recordings by Bill Haley & His Comets in Canada and the US). They also issued records from Britain's Hallmark Records label.
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