Zodiac Records
Parent companyStebbing Recording
Founded1950 (1950)
FounderEldred Stebbing
Phil Stebbing
GenreVarious
Country of originNew Zealand
LocationAuckland
Official websitewww.stebbing.co.nz

Zodiac Records was a New Zealand based label founded in 1950.[1] It was originally owned by Stebbing Recording and Sound, Ltd.(until 1965) then Zodiac Records Ltd., headquartered in Auckland; the company also released both 78s and 45s. Artists that released their records on that label included Howard Morrison, Herma Keil The Keil Isles, Ray Columbus and The Invaders,[2] Allison Durbin,[3] Sandy Edmonds, The Pleazers, The Gremlins. It also had a distributed label, Viscount Records, owned by Gary Daverne, Eldred's cousin.

History

Zodiac was founded by Eldred Stebbing and his brother Phil Stebbing.[4] Stebbing and his brother were partners until 1952. They had a falling out and Phil left. After a five-year break, Eldred restarted the label. His wife Margaret came on board, and from the late 1960s on, his sons Robert and Vaughan. The brothers now own the company (now called Stebbing Recording Centre Ltd.)

Besides having many famous and hit making New Zealand acts on its releases, Zodiac Records were the first New Zealand record label to have a number one hit outside of New Zealand.

Eldred Stebbing, the label's founder died on 6 December 2009.[5]

Selected releases

1960s

1960

CD

References

  1. ^ stebbing.co.nz History
  2. ^ Simon Grigg Zodiac 45s
  3. ^ Sergent Allison Durbin
  4. ^ Kara, Scott (12 December 2009). "Zodiac founder charted course for Kiwi stars". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. ^ Simon Grigg Zodiac 45's
  6. ^ Simon Grigg Zodiac 45's
  7. ^ Simon Grigg Zodiac 45's
  8. ^ ascensionrecords.com.au Various Artists - Zodiac Records Sampler 1964 - 1972
  9. ^ Discogs Ray Columbus & The Invaders - The Definitive Collection
  10. ^ stebbing.co.nz Zodiac Records

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