Argo (UK jazz, classical, and spokenword label)

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Annotation

Founded in 1951 as an independent label, argo was taken over by British Decca in 1957, then by PolyGram in 1980 when the latter acquired British Decca. It was wound up in 1988. Decca relaunched the argo imprint in 1990. The argo catalogue is currently controlled by Universal Music Group.

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-21 08:54 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
Music From BaliThe Gamelan Orchestra From Pliatan, Indonesia, Anak Anak Gde Mandera, Anak Agung Gde Mandera, John Coast12" Vinyl4
RG 1[none]
Songs From JamaicaEdric Connor and The CarribeansVinyl30
RG33[none]
Richard Burton Reads 15 Poems By Dylan ThomasRichard Burton, Dylan Thomas12" Vinyl15
RG 43
Sweet EnglandShirley Collins12" Vinyl18
RG.150[none]
Hear My PrayerChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Alastair Roberts, George GuestVinyl7
ZRG 5152[none]
Tudor Church MusicThomas Tallis, Thomas Weelkes; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl13
ZRG 5237[none]
A Procession with CarolsChoir of King’s College, CambridgePhonograph record22
The CrucifixionJohn Stainer; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Richard Lewis, Owen Brannigan, George Guest12" Vinyl18
ZRG 5320[none]
Wind QuintetsThe London Wind Quintet12" Vinyl4
ZRG 5326
Twentieth Century Church MusicBairstow, Britten, Howells, Ireland, Orr, Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Walton; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest12" Vinyl11
ZRG 5340[none]
Poetry and Jazz in Concert (Record One)Adrian Mitchell, Dannie Abse; The Michael Garrick Quintet featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane12" Vinyl2
ZDA 26[none]
Poetry and Jazz in Concert (Record Two)Jeremy Robson, Laurie Lee; The Michael Garrick Quintet featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane12" Vinyl2
ZDA 27[none]
Hymns for all SeasonsChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl14
ZRG 5405
English Cathedral Music 1770 - 1860Walmisley, Nares, Goss, S. Wesley, S. S. Wesley; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl8
ZRG 5406[none]
Music for the Chapel RoyalHenry Purcell; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl6
ZRG 5444[none]
October Woman (mono)Michael Garrick Quintet featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane12" Vinyl10
DA 33[none]
Promises (mono)Michael Garrick Sextet12" Vinyl10
DA 36[none]
The Ballad of John AxonEwan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger[missing media]-
RG 474[none]
October WomanMichael Garrick Quintet featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane12" Vinyl10
ZDA 33[none]
Promises (stereo)Michael Garrick Sextet12" Vinyl10
ZDA 36[none]
AnthemMichael Garrick QuintetVinyl2
ZFA 92
Concertos For Oboe And StringsHandel - The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Directed By Neville Marriner12" Vinyl6
ZRG 2783, ZRG 2784, ZRG 5442
Rejoice in the Lamb / Missa brevis / A Ceremony of CarolsBenjamin Britten; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Marisa Robles, George GuestVinyl22
ZRG 5440[none]
Theresa MassHaydn; Erna Spoorenberg, Bernadette Greevy, John Mitchinson, Tom Krause, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, George GuestVinyl6
ZRG 5500[none]
Before Night/DayMichael Garrick Quintet12" Vinyl6
EAF 115
Oats and Beans and Barley: Children's SongsPatrick Shuldham-Shaw, Esme Lewis & The Choir of Hampstead Garden Suburb Junior SchoolVinyl23
ZDA 44
A Merry Progress to LondonThe Critics Group12" Vinyl16
ZDA 46[none]
Sweet Thames Flow SoftlyThe Critics Group12" Vinyl17
ZDA 47[none]
MonteverdiMonteverdi; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl14
ZRG 5494[none]
Works for HarpsichordRameau; George Malcolm2×12" Vinyl21 + 22
ZRG 5491/2
Singing the FishingEwan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger[missing media]-
RG 502[none]
The Big HewerEwan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger[missing media]-
RG 538[none]
The Long Harvest (Record One)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl18
ZDA 66[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Two)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl15
ZDA 67[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Three)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl15
ZDA 68[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Four)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl13
ZDA 69[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Five)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl17
ZDA 70[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Six)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl14
ZDA 71[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Eight)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl14
ZDA 73[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Seven)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl17
ZDA 73[none]
The Long Harvest (Record Nine)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl20
ZDA 74[none]
Evensong for AscensiontideThe Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl19
ZRG 511[none]
HarmoniemesseHaydn; Spoorenberg, Watts, Young, Rouleau, Choir Of St John's College Cambridge, The Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest12" Vinyl6
ZRG 515[none]
HeiligmesseHaydn; The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest12" Vinyl7
ZRG 542[none]
Songs and Dances From BulgariaVarious ArtistsVinyl16
RG 562
The Long Harvest (Record Ten)Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl14
ZDA 75[none]
Peggy ’n’ Mike (stereo)Peggy and Mike Seeger12" Vinyl18
ZDA 80, ZRG 2960[none]
Peggy Alone (stereo)Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl17
ZDA 81, ZRG 3031[none]
The Female FrolicThe Critics Group12" Vinyl16
ZDA 82[none]
The Angry MuseEwan MacColl and Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl20
ZDA 83[none]
The Amorous MuseEwan MacColl and Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl22
ZDA 84[none]
The Wanton MuseEwan MacColl and Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl19
ZDA 85[none]
Waterloo—PeterlooThe Critics Group12" Vinyl16
ZDA 86[none]
Black MarigoldsMichael Garrick Septet12" Vinyl9
ZDA 88
A Meditation on Christ's NativityThe Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest, William SquireVinyl28
ZRG 550[none]
Eton Choirbook (Record 2)Purcell Consort Of Voices, Choristers Of All Saints, Margaret Street, Grayston Burgess12" Vinyl6
ZRG 557
Passion According to St. MatthewRichard Davy; Purcell Consort Of Voices, Choristers Of All Saints Margaret St., Grayston Burgess12" Vinyl2
ZRG 558[none]
Requiem Mass sex vocibus / Gaudent in coelis / O magnum mysterium / Ave Maria / Ascendens ChristusVictoria; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl12
ZRG 570
Veni Sponsa ChristiPalestrina; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl14
ZRG 578
The Paper Stage (Record One)Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl4
ZDA 98[none]
The Paper Stage (Record Two)Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl4
ZDA 99[none]
Down in the WillowThe New Deal String Band12" Vinyl14
ZDA 104
John & SandraJohn Faulkner & Sandra Kerr12" Vinyl14
ZFB 2, ZRG 3125[none]
Cyril Tawney Sings Children’s Songs from Devon & CornwallCyril TawneyVinyl21
ZFB 4[none]
Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de FlorenceTchaikovsky, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner12" Vinyl8
ZRG 584[none]
Creation MassHaydn; April Cantelo, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Forbes Robinson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge, George GuestVinyl6
ZRG 598
Italian and English Church MusicChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl9
ZRG 621
Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-JésusMessiaen; John Ogdon2×12" Vinyl11 + 9
ZRG 650-1[none]
Keep A-Runnin'-It's The Yetties! (Cassette release of album)The YettiesCassette16
KXFC 16[none]
The World Of Ewan MacColl & Peggy SeegerEwan MacColl & Peggy Seeger12" Vinyl14
SPA 102, SPA-A 102
The Heart Is a LotusMichael Garrick Sextet12" Vinyl8
ZDA 135
Oak, Ash & ThornPeter Bellamy12" Vinyl12
ZFB 11
Keep A-Runnin'-It's The Yetties!The Yetties12" Vinyl16
ZFB 16[none]
The Jason Lodge Poetry BookGothic Horizon12" Vinyl13
ZFB 26[none]
Tom PaleyTom Paley12" Vinyl18
ZFB 3, ZRG 3203[none]
A Mayflower GarlandCyril Tawney12" Vinyl17
ZFB 9[none]
O Quam GloriosumVictoria; Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl12
ZRG 620
PaukenmesseJ. Haydn; April Cantelo, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Barry McDaniel, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl7
ZRG 634[none]
Luytens: Suddenly It's Evening / Bedford: Music For Albion MoonlightElisabeth Lutyens, David Bedford12" Vinyl2
ZRG 638[none]
The Four SeasonsAntonio Vivaldi; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday12" Vinyl4
ZRG 654[none]
Music For Strings Percussion And Celeste / DivertimentoBéla Bartók; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner12" Vinyl7
ZRG 657
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings / Grieg: Holberg SuiteDvořák, Grieg; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner12" Vinyl10
ZRG 670[none]
The Sun is BurningThe Ian Campbell Folk Group12" Vinyl12
ZFB 13, ZRG 3383[none]
Epiphany / Blessed Are the PeacemakersGarrick’s Fairground with Norma Winstone7" Vinyl2
AFW 105[none]
Mr Smith’s ApocalypseGarrick’s Fairground12" Vinyl2
ZAGF 1[none]
January ManDave Goulder and Liz Dyer12" Vinyl14
ZFB 10[none]
Scotia!The Clutha12" Vinyl18
ZFB 18[none]
Kate of CoalbrookdaleJon & Mike Raven with Jean Ward12" Vinyl14
ZFB 29, ZRG 3535[none]
The Raven and the CrowDave Goulder and Liz Dyer with The Broken Consort12" Vinyl12
ZFB 30[none]
The SongwainersThe Songwainers12" Vinyl13
ZFB 31
Our Friends The YettiesThe Yetties12" Vinyl18
ZFB 32[none]
O Sacrum Convivium. Modern French Church MusicChoir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, George GuestVinyl15
ZRG 662[none]
Visions de l'AmenOlivier Messiaen; John Ogdon, Brenda Lucas12" Vinyl7
ZRG 665[none]
Songs of Love and War: Music of the CrusadesEarly Music Consort of London, David MunrowVinyl19
ZRG 673[none]
Mr Smith's ApocalypseGarrick’s Fairground12" Vinyl2
SLC(A)-426[none]
The World Of King'sThe Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge Directed by David Willcocks12" Vinyl8
SPA 245[none]
The World of Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, Volume 2Ewan MacColl & Peggy SeegerVinyl14
SPA-A 216
Edge of TimeNorma Winstone12" Vinyl7
ZDA 148[none]
Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo / Holy MosesThe King’s Singers12" Vinyl16
ZDA 149
Tomorrow’s Another Day.....Gothic Horizon12" Vinyl12
ZDA 150[none]