Hallmark Music & Entertainment is a budget label owned by the
Pickwick Group Limited, UK.
According to legend, the idea for a dedicated budget label within
Pickwick came after a particularly productive meeting with a major
record company who had expressed an interest in having Pickwick
release catalogue albums at budget prices under a new label. At
first the Pickwick hierarchy were stuck with what to call the new
venture, but one of those in charge happened to drop into a
newsagents in order to purchase a birthday card for his wife. Having
made his selection, he flipped the card over and saw the name
Hallmark * , the world renowned card
manufacturer, and decided that would be an ideal name for the new
budget label. In addition to reissuing records from major labels,
Hallmark produced its own successful series of compelling albums.
* Hallmark Music from the UK has nothing
to do with Hallmark Cards USA. Hallmark Cards Inc. is a privately held, family-owned American
company based in Kansas City/Missouri, United States. Founded in
1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is one of the oldest and largest
manufacturers of greeting cards in the United States.
Hallmark Cards has itself released a few Elvis CDs - always in
collaboration with the official rights holder. You can find these
CDs in the RCA / BMG / Sony catalog.
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