Top Rank International

Country: United Kingdom
Active: from 1959 to 1962
Comments: Started initially as "Top Rank" in January 1959 by The Rank Organisation, the famed British film production company, with Dick Rowe and Tony Hatch in charge. An American branch was launched one year later. The UK branch mainly released licensed material from smaller American labels (i.e. Cameo Parkway, Scepter Records, SWAN) and light pop music. The blue "Top Rank" labels only lasted till October 1959, then changed to orange/white "International" labels (with some exceptions already in July) The label closed down in April 1962.
Related labels: Jaro International Sublabel

Releases

Catalog nr.	Performer	Title	Date	Format
RES 136	John Lee Hooker	Everybody Rockin'	1960	12" LP
RX 3013	Philip Green and His Orchestra	Wings of Song	1959	12" LP
30 018	Sheelagh Warde	Sheelagh Warde	1959	12" LP
35 021	Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus	Mike Todd's Broadway	1959	12" LP
35 031	The Knightsbridge Strings	A String of Pearls	1959	12" LP
35 034	Lennie Felix with Jack Fallon and Lennie Hastings	Let's Put Out the Cat	1959	12" LP
39 662	Kahu Pineaha	I Hear Music	1960	12" LP

Catalog nr.	Performer	Title	Date	Format
35 101	Bert Weedon	Honky Tonk Guitar	1961	12" LP
35 102	Eric Winstone and His Orchestra	Happy Beat for Happy Feet	1961	12" LP
35 103	Craig Douglas	Bandwagon Ball	1961	12" LP
35 104	Dick Charlesworth and His City Gents	Meet the Gents	1961	12" LP

Catalog nr.	Performer	Title	Date	Format
BUY 017	The Knightsbridge Strings	The Strings Sway	1960	12" LP
BUY 019	Harry Robinson String Sound	Moody & Magnificent	1960	12" LP
BUY 023	Bob Wallis' Storyville Jazzmen	Everybody Loves Saturday Night	1960	12" LP
BUY 029	Dave Remington and His Dixie Six	Trad Dance Date	1960	12" LP
BUY 050	Jerry Allen and His Trio	Music by Jerry Allen and His Trio	1960	12" LP

Catalog nr.	Performer	Title	Date	Format
RM 306	Georgie Auld and The Mello Larks	The Melody Lingers On	1959	12" LP
RM 307	Ernest Maxin and His Orchestra	F Sharp - Where There Is Music	1959	12" LP
RS 316	Little G	Bahama Bash	1960	12" LP
RM 324	The Fireballs	The Fireballs	March 1960	12" LP
RS 335	Raymond Scott and the Secret 7	The Unexpected	1960	12" LP
RM 348	Jack Scott with The Fabulous Chantones	The Spirit Moves Me	1960	12" LP

Catalog nr.	Performer	Title	Date	Format
RS 601	Debby Moore	My Kind of Blues	1959	12" LP
RS 603	The Knightsbridge Strings	The Strings Sing	October 1959	12" LP
RS 608	The Knightsbridge Strings	The Strings Swing	1959	12" LP
RS 613	Manny Albam and His Orchestra	Double Exposures	1960	12" LP
RS 615	The Knightsbridge Strings	Latin Cameos	1960	12" LP
RS 619	Jack Scott	I Remember Hank Williams	March 1960	12" LP
RS 621	Ernest Maxin and His Orchestra	With My Love	1960	12" LP
RS 626	Jack Scott	What in the World's Come over You	September 1960	12" LP
RS 627	Tony Crombie	Man from Interpol	1960	12" LP
RS 633	Georgie Auld and His Sextet	Good Enough to Keep	1960	12" LP
RS 634	Grandma Merrill	Grandma Merrill Plays Honky Tonk	1960	12" LP
RS 636	Dave Lee, His Piano and His Orchestra	A Big New Band from Britain	1961	12" LP
RS 640	Dorothy Collins - Orchestra directed by Manny Albam	A New Way to Travel	1960	12" LP