Music for Leisure

Music for Leisure was a budget record label in New Zealand that released many compilation albums. It also handled re-releases of other labels.

Music for Leisure
Foundedlate 1960s[1]
Genrevarious
Country of originNew Zealand
LocationNew Zealand

Background

The label was set up by John McCready who had become marketing manager for Philips Records. He created the label to supply non-traditional record outlets such as super markets. It became a big success for him and as a result he was a finalist for the New Zealand salesman of the year awards.[2] Later under PolyGram, the label was annually releasing the Solid Gold series. Volume 28[3] of the series sold between 80,000 and 100,000 copies.[4]

One of its earliest releases was 20 Solid Gold Hits which included "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation, and "Me You And A Dog Named Boo" by Lobo, and some New Zealand artists.[5] Another compilation on the label was 20 Studio One Hits.[6]

References
  1. Audioculture - John McCready part 1
  2. New Zealand Musician, February / March, 2015 Page 20, 21 moments like these
  3. Discogs – 20 Original Solid Gold Hits Volume 28
  4. NZ on Screen, 08/03/2011 Brutus, the Ides of March and all that Bunk By Mike Alexander
  5. Discogs Various – 20 Solid Gold Hits
  6. National Library of New Zealand 20 Studio One hits (sound recording)
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