 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2024) |
| Life Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Hup Hup Sdn Bhd The Life Records Limited Life Record Industries Pte Ltd |
| Founded | 1949 as Hup Hup Sdn Bhd 1960 as The Life Records Limited 1966 as Life Record Industries Pte Ltd |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Hup Hup Sdn Bhd: The Life Records Limited: Life Record Industries Pte Ltd: |
| Location | Hup Hup Sdn Bhd: 66–68 Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya The Life Records Limited: 15th Floor Everest Building 241/3 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Life Record Industries Pte Ltd: 1 Sims Lane #04-03, Singapore 387355 |
Life Records is a Malaya–Hong Kong–Singapore number one and largest oldest oldies record label owned by Hup Hup Sdn Bhd was officially established based in Malaya on 1949 and subsidiaries in Hong Kong (The Life Records Limited (Chinese: 麗風唱片有限公司)) was officially established based in Hong Kong on 1960 and Singapore (Life Record Industries Pte Ltd (Chinese: 丽风唱片工业（私人）有限公司)) was officially established based in Singapore on 1966, according to the company.
History
[edit]According to the company itself it was officially established based in Malaya on 1949 as King's Musical Industrial Sdn Bhd, King's Musical Industries Limited and Hup Hup Sdn Bhd.
Subsidiaries in Hong Kong (The Life Records Limited (Chinese: 麗風唱片有限公司)) was officially established based in Hong Kong on 1960 and Singapore (Life Record Industries Pte Ltd (Chinese: 丽风唱片工业（私人）有限公司)) was officially established based in Singapore on 1966, according to the company.
According to the company it was the first Malaya–Hong Kong–Singapore licensee for international record labels including CBS, KAPP and MCA. Life's recording artists have included Teresa Teng and Frances Yip.
In this year, the factory in Singapore started production. The Singapore subsidiary was chaired by millionaire Aw Cheng Chye at that time, The parent company was chaired by Ng Lian Chin (simplified Chinese: 黄连振; traditional Chinese: 黃連振) and Life Records (Hong Kong) was exported to United Kingdom and United States. Life Records (Hong Kong) started to produce cassette tape that recorded directly from the original master recording.
In the 1960s, Cathay-Keris Films signed a contract with Life Records to manufacture and distribute gramophone records of songs made by Cathey Keris.[1]
Artists
[edit]- Teresa Teng
- Frances Yip
- You Ya (尤雅)
- Qing Shan (青山)
- Lee Yee (李逸)
- Li Ya Ping (李亞萍)
- Yang Xiao Ping (楊小萍)
- Elaine Kang (江梦蕾)
- Huang Qing Yuan (黃清元)
- Kang Qiao (康乔)
- Xie Lei (謝雷)
- Mimi Gan (顏秋霞)
- Rebecca Pan (潘迪華)
- Tam Soon Chern (譚順成)
- Mary Xie (謝玲玲)
- Lisa Wong (麗莎)
- Vansalrang (萬沙浪)
- Chew Chin Yuin (邱清雲)
- Wong Foong Foong (黃鳳鳳)
- Yao Su Jung (姚苏蓉)
- Wong Shiau Chuen (黄晓君)
- Broery Marantika
References
[edit]- ^ "Sound track music goes on record". The Straits Times. 30 January 1962. p. 18 – via NewspaperSG.
External links
[edit]
 | This article about an Asian record label is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Malaysian corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Singaporean corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article about a Hong Kong company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |