Bruton Music was a record label based in London, United Kingdom. It was associated with music library type recordings. A range of notable artists have contributed music to the label.
Background Bruton Music was founded by Robin Phillips in 1976/1977. They originally operated from ATV Music’s offices in Bruton Street, London.We are the mutants, June 8, 2017 - Soft Illusions: The Bruton Music Library, 1977 – 1989 At some stage, Michael Jackson ended up owning the label. It was later sold to the Zomba Group.
Artists who have composed and or contributed music to the label include, David Arnold, Hal David, Brian Dee, George Fenton, Louis Clark, Alan Hawkshaw, Irving Martin, John Paricelli, the James Taylor Quartet, Sam Fonteyn, and Norman Warren.APM Music - Quality Production Music. With Attitude.Vinyl Connection, February 9, 2018 - Heavy Scene at Bruton Library
The music released by the label is generally for film, television and radio projects.
History As of April 1978, the label had sixty albums in twenty categories available. They had also gone in the direction away from the recognized library format but catering to the needs of the client.Music Week, April 29, 1978 - Page 18 Publishing, Bruton launches music-to-order LP catalogue They had also taken on Jack Dorsey, Tony Hiller, Richard Hill, John Hawkins, Alan Hawkshaw, Johnny Pearson, Dennis King and Miki Anthony as their writers.Record World, May 6, 1978 - Page 27 Bruton Music Sets New Prod. Catalogue Also that year, Bruton Music had entered into an agreement with Regent Recorded Music for representation rights in the United States which was until October 1983.Cash Box, January 21, 1984 - Page 6 APM-RRM Update
In 1979, the Bruton Music song "Hit and Run" by David Easter was used in the disco film, Music Machine.Music Week, May 12, 1979 - News, DAVID EASTER, who plays a leading role in the new disco film, Music Machine, which opens in the West End on June 14, has made his first single for EMI titled Hit And Run.British Film Institute - The Music Machine (1979), Cast & Credits, Credits, Production:
In 1984, the Bruton Music record "Kids and Cartoons" was used in its entirety as the background music for the Brazilian dub of "El Chavo del Ocho" and "El Chapulin Colorado", from Roberto Gómez Bolaños.
In 1986, Bruton Music was purchased by the Zomba Group. At the time, Bruton Music was one of the four libraries that dominated the market.Music Week, September 24, 1988 - Page 16 Publishing, Zomba snaps up Chappell's recorded music library gems
References
Further reading We are the mutants, June 8, 2017 - Soft Illusions: The Bruton Music Library, 1977 – 1989 Dutton Vocalion - The Mood Modern: The KPM and Bruton Music libraries - Oliver Lomax (paperback edition)
External links Discogs - Bruton Music