322:
25:
136:
408:
fame). Waterman and his then assistant Tony Keys recorded and produced a unique mixture of music which, although it only grazed the bottom of the album charts, managed to capture a mixture of genres including a track from The
Lambrettas called "Go Steady".
790:
Somehow, Elton even had time in 1973 to launch his own record label, The Rocket Record
Company, which, after a faltering start, soon became home to his protégée Kiki Dee and MOR favourite Neil Sedaka.
394:, in 1976, his records were also released by The Rocket Record Company on both sides of the Atlantic. The label also attempted to attract talent from all over the UK and submitted an advertisement to
802:
492:, and it operated under IDJ's Mercury Records division. However, the logo was still used on all new Elton John releases until 2007. The name was also resurrected in 2006 for the eponymous
400:
for bands to record their sound of today and get it out tomorrow. With an album called "499 2139" (which incidentally was the studio's telephone number) they turned to the talents of
806:
480:, which oversaw Seagram's recording operations, now co-owns the Elton John catalogue with the singer himself, continuing to distribute it worldwide.
876:
511:
499:
The label still exists today, with just three artists signed to it, as John himself has not released a studio album on Rocket since 2004's
89:
871:
42:
61:
731:
68:
515:
has the Rocket logo from that time. Otherwise, Rocket is primarily a management company handling established artists such as
430:
after being dropped from MCA. The label was discontinued in the US in the early 1980s, then relaunched in 1995 with John's
75:
457:
In the UK, John's records were released by The Rocket Record
Company from 1976 onward. In 1978 the distribution moved to
442:
432:
423:
57:
775:
741:
108:
846:
489:
46:
881:
419:
338:, who completed two albums for The Rocket Record Company after moving from MCA. It also became the home of
866:
82:
685:
546:
468:
Worldwide distribution rights to Elton John's music were consolidated when MCA Records' then-parent
861:
447:
35:
831:
635:
501:
412:
In the US and Canada, John's residency on his own label was short-lived. After only one album,
765:
707:
477:
405:
146:
856:
604:
355:
8:
851:
528:
426:"), he returned to MCA. At this time, The Rocket Record Company switched distribution to
327:
229:
781:
771:
737:
302:
321:
803:"Elton John Forms New Company: Rocket Music Entertainment Group | Billboard"
609:
593:
588:
583:
552:
462:
379:
371:
351:
347:
224:
215:
196:
301:, Steve Brown and others, in 1973. The company was named after John's hit song "
695:
665:
630:
599:
520:
493:
458:
451:
437:
375:
367:
306:
254:
220:
210:
205:
192:
187:
496:
album. In 2011, John formed a company named Rocket Music
Entertainment Group.
840:
690:
655:
640:
625:
568:
524:
401:
339:
294:
258:
650:
558:
506:
396:
286:
620:
573:
391:
387:
363:
343:
310:
298:
234:
182:
177:
680:
660:
578:
540:
516:
414:
335:
290:
670:
614:
390:
to the label, but they declined. After John left his
British label,
346:(whose three most successful U.S. mid-1970s albums were on Rocket),
135:
24:
675:
645:
563:
473:
383:
359:
785:
469:
465:
in 1995. By this time, John was the only artist on the label.
269:
427:
334:
The first artists who signed to the label were the group
476:, the owner of Island, Mercury, and A&M, in 1998.
313:, both of which John was also signed to (after 1976).
305:". The label was originally distributed in the UK by
729:
488:In 1999, The Rocket Record Company was absorbed by
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
838:
505:, although the 2010 one-off collaboration with
418:, and a couple of singles (including the hits "
805:. Billboard.biz. 30 June 2011. Archived from
770:. Rough Guides. Rough Guides. p. 548.
763:
450:" were distributed in the US by stepsister
725:
723:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
320:
839:
736:. Rocket Record Company. p. 187.
720:
527:along with upcoming artists including
877:Record labels disestablished in 1999
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
534:
424:Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
14:
893:
872:Record labels established in 1973
825:
483:
134:
23:
34:needs additional citations for
795:
757:
490:The Island Def Jam Music Group
1:
713:
730:Jean-Pierre Hombach (1987).
7:
701:
58:"The Rocket Record Company"
10:
898:
832:Rocket Records discography
420:Don't Go Breaking My Heart
376:Brian & Brenda Russell
316:
283:The Rocket Record Company
264:
250:
242:
168:
160:
152:
142:
133:
129:The Rocket Record Company
128:
382:. John offered to sign
767:The Rough Guide to Rock
636:Jo Lemaire & Flouze
448:Candle in the Wind 1997
325:Original logo based on
686:Jimmie's Chicken Shack
436:album, distributed by
331:
847:British record labels
708:List of record labels
478:Universal Music Group
406:Stock Aitken Waterman
378:, and the Dutch band
324:
147:Universal Music Group
882:Vanity record labels
764:Buckley, P. (2003).
43:improve this article
16:British record label
809:on 17 January 2013
332:
328:The Railway Series
867:Pop record labels
309:and in the US by
280:
279:
251:Country of origin
119:
118:
111:
93:
889:
819:
818:
816:
814:
799:
793:
792:
761:
755:
754:
752:
750:
727:
531:and Jake Issac.
276:
273:
271:
265:Official website
238:
138:
126:
125:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
897:
896:
892:
891:
890:
888:
887:
886:
837:
836:
828:
823:
822:
812:
810:
801:
800:
796:
778:
762:
758:
748:
746:
744:
728:
721:
716:
704:
610:Hudson Brothers
594:Colin Blunstone
589:Junior Campbell
553:Davey Johnstone
537:
535:Notable artists
486:
463:Mercury Records
452:A&M Records
443:The Big Picture
433:Made in England
372:Junior Campbell
352:Hudson Brothers
348:Colin Blunstone
319:
268:
233:
228:
219:
216:Mercury Records
214:
209:
204:
200:
191:
186:
181:
176:
172:
124:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
895:
885:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
862:Island Records
859:
854:
849:
835:
834:
827:
826:External links
824:
821:
820:
794:
776:
756:
742:
718:
717:
715:
712:
711:
710:
703:
700:
699:
698:
696:Daniel Cartier
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
666:Platinum Weird
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
631:The Lambrettas
628:
623:
618:
612:
607:
602:
600:Brenda Russell
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
550:
543:
536:
533:
502:Peachtree Road
494:Platinum Weird
485:
484:Recent history
482:
459:Phonogram Inc.
438:Island Records
368:The Lambrettas
318:
315:
278:
277:
266:
262:
261:
252:
248:
247:
244:
240:
239:
237:(2020–present)
211:Phonogram Inc.
199:(1989–present)
188:Geffen Records
170:
169:Distributor(s)
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
144:
143:Parent company
140:
139:
131:
130:
122:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
894:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
842:
833:
830:
829:
808:
804:
798:
791:
787:
783:
779:
777:9781843531050
773:
769:
768:
760:
745:
743:9781471611865
739:
735:
734:
726:
724:
719:
709:
706:
705:
697:
694:
692:
691:Chris Difford
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
656:Randy Edelman
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
641:Johnny Warman
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
569:Cliff Richard
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
544:
542:
539:
538:
532:
530:
526:
525:Chris Difford
522:
518:
514:
513:
508:
504:
503:
497:
495:
491:
481:
479:
475:
471:
466:
464:
460:
455:
453:
449:
445:
444:
439:
435:
434:
429:
425:
421:
417:
416:
410:
407:
403:
402:Pete Waterman
399:
398:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
340:Cliff Richard
337:
330:
329:
323:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
295:Bernie Taupin
293:, along with
292:
288:
284:
275:
267:
263:
260:
256:
253:
249:
245:
241:
236:
231:
226:
222:
217:
212:
207:
203:
198:
194:
189:
184:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
137:
132:
127:
121:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
811:. Retrieved
807:the original
797:
789:
766:
759:
747:. Retrieved
732:
651:Fred Wedlock
598:Brian &
559:Nigel Olsson
547:Dave Stewart
545:Longdancer (
510:
507:Leon Russell
500:
498:
487:
467:
456:
441:
431:
413:
411:
397:Melody Maker
395:
333:
326:
287:record label
282:
281:
272:.rocketmusic
201:
173:
123:Record label
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
857:MCA Records
621:Judie Tzuke
574:Neil Sedaka
388:The Stooges
364:Judie Tzuke
344:Neil Sedaka
311:MCA Records
299:Gus Dudgeon
289:founded by
232:(2013–2020)
227:(1998–2013)
218:(1995–1998)
213:(1978–1995)
208:(1973–1978)
190:(1982–1989)
185:(1978–1982)
183:RCA Records
180:(1973–1978)
178:MCA Records
852:Elton John
841:Categories
786:2004560527
733:Elton John
714:References
681:Ed Sheeran
661:Ryan Downe
617:/ Radiator
579:Stackridge
541:Elton John
529:Anne-Marie
517:Ed Sheeran
461:, then to
415:Blue Moves
336:Stackridge
303:Rocket Man
291:Elton John
230:Virgin EMI
69:newspapers
671:The Moirs
615:Alan Hull
512:The Union
472:acquired
440:. 1997's
99:June 2014
702:See also
676:Mal Pope
646:Dramatis
584:Solution
564:Kiki Dee
474:PolyGram
384:Iggy Pop
380:Solution
360:Kiki Dee
749:22 July
555:/ China
521:Squeeze
470:Seagram
422:" and "
317:History
225:Mercury
197:Mercury
161:Defunct
153:Founded
83:scholar
813:7 June
784:
774:
740:
386:&
350:, the
307:Island
221:Island
206:Island
193:Island
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
446:and "
285:is a
243:Genre
90:JSTOR
76:books
815:2014
782:LCCN
772:ISBN
751:2017
738:ISBN
626:Lulu
605:Blue
519:and
404:(of
356:Blue
274:.com
246:Rock
164:2007
156:1973
62:news
523:'s
428:RCA
392:DJM
270:www
235:EMI
202:UK:
174:US:
45:by
843::
788:.
780:.
722:^
509:,
454:.
374:,
370:,
366:,
362:,
358:,
354:,
342:,
297:,
259:US
257:,
255:UK
817:.
753:.
549:)
223:/
195:/
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
