List of Parlophone artists

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This list of Parlophone artists records the more notable musicians that are or have been signed by the company. As of 2021, the roster includes Lily Allen, Coldplay, David Guetta, Gorillaz, Conor Maynard, Aya Nakamura and Soprano. Its contemporary label, His Master's Voice, was focused on classical music and ceased issuing popular music recordings in 1967; later known as EMI Classics, it was absorbed into Warner Classics in 2013; afterwards, English Columbia was replaced by the EMI pop label.

Parlophone also operates Regal, a contemporary revival of the historic Columbia Graphophone budget/reissue label founded in 1914, and the French urban music label Rec.118, founded in 2016.

Because Parlophone Records Ltd. absorbed the catalogues of EMI Records UK, Roulette Records, the Columbia Graphophone Company (EMI Columbia), His Master's Voice, non-U.S. former artists of Harvest Records and some European divisions of EMI Music (with new reissues bearing the Parlophone label), only artists whose recordings were originally issued by Parlophone are listed here, either during its time as a subsidiary of EMI (1931–2012) or as a Warner Music sub-label (2013–present).

Notable artists whose recordings were originally released on Parlophone[]

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  • Adam Faith
  • Shane Fenton
  • Sky Ferreira (EMI originally released her 2010 single, One, in the UK and Europe through the Parlophone label. The single is now internationally controlled by Virgin Records and Universal Music Group.)
  • Shane Filan
  • Neil Finn (Two of Neil Finn's studio albums, 1998's Try Whistling This and 2001's One Nil, were distributed in the UK, Europe and Australasia through EMI and Parlophone. Both albums are now controlled by Finn's vanity label, Lester Records.)
  • The Finn Brothers
  • Flanders & Swann
  • The Fourmost
  • David Fray
  • Gass
  • Gesaffelstein
  • Goldfrapp (The duo's 2012 compilation album, The Singles, was originally released in Europe as a joint partnership between EMI/Parlophone and Mute Records. It is now solely controlled by Mute as a BMG Rights Management subsidiary.)
  • The Good, the Bad & the Queen
  • The Good Natured
  • The Goons
  • Gorillaz
  • David Guetta (All of David Guetta's albums originally released between 2002 and 2012 on Virgin France and EMI Music France are now owned by Parlophone France/Warner Music.)
  • George Harrison (George Harrison's entire catalogue on Dark Horse Records, Parlophone and EMI is retained by Universal Music Group and owned by Calderstone Productions Limited.)
  • Richard Hawley
  • Becky Hill
  • The Hollies
  • Hot Chip
  • Hyphen Hyphen
  • Idlewild
  • Igit
  • Interpol
  • Inti-Illimani
  • Iron Maiden (The band's entire catalogue is controlled in the US and Canada by BMG Rights Management through Sanctuary Records.)
  • Thomas Jack
  • Jamelia
  • Dick James
  • Norah Jones (Two of Norah Jones's studio albums, 2002's Come Away With Me and 2004's Feels Like Home, were distributed in the UK and Europe through the Parlophone label. Both albums are now internationally controlled and reissued by Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group.)

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Notable artists whose recordings are re-issued by Parlophone and Warner Music but were originally distributed by other labels[]

  • 2Be3
  • Adiemus
  • Air (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns the duo's first three studio albums and their debut EP that were originally released on Virgin France and EMI from 1997 to 2004: Premiers Symptômes, Moon Safari, 10 000 Hz Legend and Talkie Walkie.)
  • Akhenaton
  • Ärsenik
  • Charles Aznavour
  • Syd Barrett (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns the entirety of Syd Barrett's solo catalogue, as his recordings were originally released on EMI UK and the European division of Harvest Records.)
  • Jeff Beck (Jeff Beck's first two studio albums, 1968's Truth and 1969's Beck-Ola, which were originally released on EMI Columbia in Europe and Japan, are now distributed by Parlophone UK/Warner Music in these territories. Both albums are still owned by Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment in North-America.)
  • Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
  • David Bowie (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns the entirety of David Bowie's solo catalogue recorded from 1969 -David Bowie (Space Oddity)- to 1999 -LiveAndWell.com-. His post-2002 catalogue, counting studio and live albums such as Heathen, Reality, A Reality Tour, The Next Day, Blackstar and No Plan, is distributed and owned by Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment, whereas his catalogue on Deram Records including his 1967 self-titled debut studio album is owned by Decca Records and Universal Music Group.)
  • Burning Spear
  • Kate Bush (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns Kate Bush's three first studio albums that were originally released on EMI UK from 1979 to 1980: The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never For Ever. The remainder of her catalogue is owned and copyrighted by her own company, Noble and Brite Ltd., but Parlophone is still in charge of its worldwide distribution.)
  • Matthieu Chedid
  • Count Basie
  • Daft Punk (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns the entirety of the duo's catalogue that was originally released on Virgin France and EMI Music France from 1995 -Da Funk- to 2007 -Alive 2007. Their fourth and final studio album, Random Access Memories, was released in 2013 on Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. Their 2010 Tron: Legacy soundtrack is owned by Walt Disney Records and Universal Music Group.)
  • Étienne Daho (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns all of Étienne Daho's recordings which were originally released between 1981 and 2010 on Virgin France, Capitol Music France and EMI Music France.)
  • Kiki Dee
  • Deep Purple (In Europe, Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns and distributes all of Deep Purple's albums which were released between 1968 and 1971 on EMI and the European division of Harvest Records, from Shades of Deep Purple to Fireball. These recordings are still owned and distributed by Warner Records in North-America. Universal Music Enterprises handles the re-releases of Purple Records-era albums originally recorded between 1972 and 1975, starting with Machine Head. UMe also owns Abandon and Bananas, the band's last EMI albums previously released in selected European countries.)
  • Doc Gynéco (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns all of Doc Gynéco's recordings which were originally released between 1996 and 2002 on Virgin France and EMI Music France.)
  • Diam's (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns the entirety of Diam's' catalogue, as all of her recordings were originally released on Delabel, Virgin France and EMI Music France.)
  • Dr. Feelgood
  • The Dubliners
  • Baxter Dury (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns Baxter Dury's only release on EMI UK, 2011's Happy Soup.)
  • Brigitte Fontaine (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns all of Brigitte Fontaine's recordings which were originally released between 1995 -Genre humain- and 2004 -Rue Saint Louis En L'île- on Virgin France and EMI Music France.)
  • Fischer-Z
  • Gabinete Caligari
  • Gang of Four (Parlophone UK/Warner Music distributes the band's first four studio albums -Entertainment!, Solid Gold, Songs of the Free and Hard- plus the untitled 1980 Yellow EP in Europe, as they were originally released on EMI in these territories. These recordings are still owned and distributed by Warner Records in North-America.)
  • David Gilmour (In Europe, Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns and distributes all of David Gilmour's live and studio albums originally released on EMI Records and the European division of Harvest Records between 1978 -David Gilmour- and 2008 -Live in Gdańsk- in this territory. These recordings are still owned and distributed by Columbia Records in North-America.)
  • Raymond van het Groenewoud
  • Geri Halliwell (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns the entirety of Geri Halliwell's solo catalogue, as all of her recordings were originally released on EMI UK.)
  • Hawkwind
  • Hercules and Love Affair
  • Héroes del Silencio (The band's entire back catalogue is owned by Parlophone Spain/Warner Music, as all of their studio and live recordings were originally released on EMI Music Spain between 1987 and 2011.)
  • Hot Chocolate
  • IAM (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns all of the band's recordings which were originally released between 1991 -...De la planète Mars- and 2003 -Revoir un printemps- on Delabel, Virgin France and EMI Music France).
  • Jethro Tull
  • Kajagoogoo
  • KC and the Sunshine Band
  • Larusso (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns the entirety of Larusso's catalogue, as all of her recordings were originally released on EMI Music France.)
  • LCD Soundsystem (Warner Music owns the entirety of the band's catalogue that was originally released on EMI/DFA/Capitol in North-America and EMI/Parlophone/Virgin in Europe from 2005 to 2010. During the band's hiatus, Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records released in 2014 the live album The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden, that compromised the entirety of what was billed at the time their "final" show held at Madison Square Garden in April 2011. Since 2017 and the release of their fourth studio album American Dream, the band belongs to the Columbia Records roster.)
  • Louisiana Red
  • Machiavel
  • Gérard Manset
  • Marillion (The live album Made Again is only distributed by Parlophone/Warner Music in the UK and by Sanctuary Records worldwide. The rest of the EMI catalogue, released between 1982 and 1994, is solely owned by Parlophone UK.)
  • Jeanne Mas
  • Nick Mason
  • Milk Inc.
  • Marc Moulin
  • The Move
  • Róisín Murphy
  • Beth Orton (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns two of her studio albums and one compilation that were originally released on Heavenly Recordings/EMI in Europe and Astralwerks in North-America from 2002 to 2006: Daybreaker, The Other Side of Daybreak and Comfort of Strangers.)
  • Phœnix (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns three of the band's studio albums that were originally released on Virgin France and EMI Music France from 2000 to 2006: United, Alphabetical and It's Never Been Like That.)
  • Pilot
  • Pink Floyd (Parlophone and Warner Music only distributes Pink Floyd's catalogue in Europe. At a worldwide scale, the distribution is done by Legacy Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment.)
  • The Proclaimers
  • The Ramones
  • Dick Rivers
  • Diana Ross (In Europe, Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns and distributes all of Diana Ross' albums originally released on Capitol Records and EMI Music Group between 1981 -Why Do Fools Fall in Love- and 2006 -I Love You- in this territory. In North-America, her 1981-1987 RCA Records catalogue is still owned by Sony Music Entertainment, whereas her 1989-2006 Motown catalogue is owned by parent company Universal Music Group.)
  • Röyksopp
  • Kate Ryan
  • Saxon
  • The Seekers
  • The Shadows
  • Shurik'n
  • Labi Siffre
  • Nina Simone
  • Spandau Ballet (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns four of the band's studio albums that were originally released on Chrysalis Records from 1981 to 1984: Journeys to Glory, Diamond, True and Parade.)
  • Starsailor
  • Al Stewart
  • The Stranglers
  • Talking Heads (In Europe and the UK, Parlophone/Warner Music owns and distributes the band's 1984-1988 catalogue, including studio and live albums such as Stop Making Sense, Little Creatures, True Stories and Naked. The mentioned recordings were originally released on EMI Records in these territories, and are still distributed by Sire Records/Warner Records in North-America.)
  • Téléphone (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns the entirety of the band's catalogue, as all of their live and studio recordings were originally released on EMI Columbia, Pathé Records, Virgin France and EMI Music France between 1977 and 2000.)
  • Jake Thackray
  • The Juan MacLean (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns The Juan McLean's debut studio album, 2005's Less Than Human, as it was originally released on EMI/DFA in Europe and Astralwerks in North-America.)
  • Thunder
  • Yann Tiersen (Parlophone France/Warner Music owns all of Yann Tiersen's recordings which were originally released between 2001 and 2006 on Labels, Virgin France and EMI Music France.)
  • Tin Machine (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns the band's 1988 debut self-titled studio album that was originally released on EMI USA. A previously unreleased live album titled Live at La Cigale, Paris, 25th June, 1989 was released in August 2019 by Parlophone and the David Bowie Estate. The band's second and final studio album, 1992's Tin Machine II, is still distributed and owned by Victor Entertainment.)
  • Peter Tosh
  • Twelve Caesars (Parlophone Sweden/Warner Music owns all of Twelve Caesars' recordings which were originally released between 2002 and 2008 on Astralwerks, Virgin Records and EMI Music Sweden).
  • Vanessa-Mae (Parlophone UK/Warner Music owns all of Vanessa-Mae's recordings which were originally released between 1995 and 2001 on EMI UK).
  • Sarah Vaughan
  • Dinah Washington
  • Whitesnake
  • Dana Winner
  • Roy Wood
  • The Yardbirds
  • Zaho

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