Memory Records was an Italian record label in Italy.
History It was founded in 1983 by Alessandro Zanni (executive producer) and Stefano Cundari (art producer). Since the very beginning, Memory Records took special care for the instrumental synthesizer productions, launching artists such as Hipnosis, Koto and Cyber People. Besides these, the main label artists were J. D. Jaber, Mike Cannon, Duke Lake, Baby's Gang, Ken Laszlo, Alan Ross, Brian Ice, Roy, and Swan.
Aside from having a main studio in Italy, Memory Records had branches in Spain and Germany. Digital Records was a sub-label of Memory from 1985 until 1988. It was formerly branded as Plexi-Glass Productions for a short time from 1985 to 1986.
Partnership with ZYX Records ZYX Records became a partner since the first releases, licensing almost the entire catalogue for the German market. By 1984, the company of Bernhard Mikulski even started to use the Memory Records logos and similar catalogue matrix.
Popularity loss and closure After 4 years, the beginning of the end arrived in 1987, when Italo disco was fading out in Europe and its business suffered drastic decline due to the increasingly strong popularity of house music. The label, like many others, then tried to survive changing its style towards house and Eurobeat with discrete results.
In 1989, Memory closed shop in 1989. Zanni and Cundari went on to form MCE Records to produce techno house music, but ceased its operations after Cundari's death in 1993. Its back catalogs are currently owned by ZYX Music.
Songs YearArtistSongCatalog Number1983 Kirlian Camera "Communicate" MEMIX 001Hipnosis "Pulstar" MEMIX 002Cheaps "Moliendo Café" MEMIX 003Sky Creackers "You Should Be Dancing" MEMIX 004J.D. Jaber "Don't Stop Lovin'" MEMIX 005Faxe "Time For Changes" MEMIX 006Mike Cannon "Voices In The Dark" MEMIX 007Koto "Japanese War Game" MEMIX 008Duke Lake "Do You" MEMIX 009Hipnosis "Oxigene" MEMIX 010Baby's Gang "Happy Song" MEMIX 011Brando "Rainy Day" MEMIX 012Diego "Walk In The Night" MEMIX 0131984 Phil Grant "Hey Girl" MEMIX 014Cyber People "Polaris" MEMIX 015Ken Laszlo "Hey Hey Guy" MEMIX 016Mike Cannon "Stay" MEMIX 017Mirage "Change Your Life" MEMIX 018The Kitch Club "Can't Stop Saying I Love You" MEMIX 019Duke Lake "Satisfaction, Love & Passion" MEMIX 022Hipnosis "Astrodance" / "Argonauts" MEMIX 023G.J. Lunghi "Acapulco Nights" MEMIX 024Image "Hot Stuff" MEMIX 025Live Movies "Love Me Now (Please Love Me Do)" MEMIX 026Baby's Gang "Challenger" MEMIX 0271985 Cyber People "Void Vision" MEMIX 028Alan Ross "Valentino Mon Amour" MEMIX 029Koto "Visitors" MEMIX 030Duke Lake "Dance Tonight" MEMIX 031Brian Ice "Talking To The Night" MEMIX 032Assanti "Ma Pecche'" MEMIX 033Mike Cannon "Goin' Crazy" MEMIX 034Ken Laszlo "Tonight" MEMIX 035Roy "Destiny Time" MEMIX 0361986 Ken Laszlo "Tonight (Remix)" MEMIX 038Cyber People "Doctor Faustu's" MEMIX 039Alan Ross "The Last Wall" MEMIX 040Brian Ice "Tokyo" MEMIX 041My Mine "Can Delight" MEMIX 042Risen From The Rank "I.N.R.I. (Risen In My Mind)" MEMIX 043Atrium "Doctor Jekyll" MEMIX 044Ken Laszlo "Don't Cry" MEMIX 045J.D. Jaber "Don't Wake Me Up" MEMIX 046Koto "Jabdah" MEMIX 047Tom Hooker "Looking For Love" MEMIX 048Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)" MEMIX 049Flo Astaire "Monkey Monkey" MEMIX 050Solo "Harem" MEMIX 051Swan "General Custer" MEMIX 052Koto "Jabdah (Remix)" MEMIX 0531987 Lee Young "Napoleon (Napolion)" MEMIX 054Joe Lettieri "You'll Be Mine" MEMIX 055Brian Ice "Night Girl" MEMIX 056Laurie "Wheel Of Love" MEMIX 057Yeti "Neanderthal Man" MEMIX 058Ken Laszlo "1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8" MEMIX 061Roy "Shooting Star" MEMIX 062Ken Laszlo "Glasses Man" MEMIX 063Apple in Jacket "New World" MEMIX 06450 & 50 Brothers "Red Man" MEMIX 065DJ Lelewel "House Machine" MEMIX 066Hipnosis "Droid" / "Automatic Piano" MEMIX 0671988 Swan "Keep Me Satisfied" MEMIX 068Argentina "Let's Play Sexy Games" MEMIX 069Cyber People "Digital Signal Processor" MEMIX 070Robert Tomasi "When I Let You Down" MEMIX 071Max 'n Sandy "Keep The Joint" / "Nowar" MEMIX 072Ken Laszlo "Red Man" / "Black Pearl" MEMIX 073Koto "Dragon's Legend" MEMIX 074Denise and Baby's Gang "Disco Maniac" MEMIX 075Dale "Do You Like House?" MEMIX 076Argentina "Let's All Dance" MEMIX 077Amadhouse "Shock Me Amadhouse" MEMIX 078Tony Turn "Cherry Chery" MEMIX 079Brian Ice "Over Again" MEMIX 080Tina Gabriel "If You Say You Love Me" MEMIX 0811989 Koto "Chinese Revenge (Asia Version '89)" MEMIX 082Ken Laszlo "Everybody's Is Dancing" MEMIX 083Gino Caria "Entriamo?" MEMIX 08450 & 50 Brothers "Do The Crocodile" MEMIX 085Helen "I Love You" MEMIX 086Ken Laszlo "Madame" / "Let Me Try" MEMIX 087Daniel Danieli "Hold Your Horses" / "The Race" MEMIX 088Argentina "Summer Time" MEMIX 089Angel "Angel" MEMIX 090Brian Ice "Walkin' Away" MEMIX 091Miss Sage "Infatuation" MEMIX 092Alan Ross "Ciao" MEMIX 093Shado "Tonight My Love Is Alive" MEMIX 094
Albums YearArtistAlbumCatalog Number1985 Baby's Gang "Challenger" MELP 002Varese "Varese" MELP 0031986 Mike Platinas & Javier Ussia "Mas Mix Que Nunca!!!" MELP 0041987 Ken Laszlo "Ken Laszlo" MELP 0051988 The Creatures "Concerto No. 1" MELP 006
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