See for Miles Records
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See for Miles Records (SFM) was a British record label that specialised in reissuing rock classics.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":1" /> It was one of the first British re-issue specialists predating the emergence of compact discs.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0" />
See for Miles reissued "oldies", including most of the records of many labels such as Dandelion Records on CD in the 1990s.Template:Citation needed The label reissued 56 Ventures albums on 28 CDs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
OperationsEdit
The name hints both to its co-owner Colin Miles and The Who's "I Can See for Miles".Template:Citation needed
Mark Rye, known for managing Bill Nelson_(musician), joined See for Miles just as CDs were becoming popular, and started Magpie as its authorised mail-order company, in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He had previously worked with Colin Miles at EMI.Template:Citation needed One of his business partners was Steve Waters.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>
LegacyEdit
The company went into administration and in 2007 the label rights were sold to Phoenix Music International.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Additional source needed
Rye and Waters went on to work on the Rockhistory.co.uk series, filming British Invasion bands, and issuing a CD series called Extended Play.<ref name=":2" />
Further readingEdit
- Cook, Richard (5 October 1990). "Rare and Well Done". Punch 299 (7811): 43.
- Doggett, Peter (November 1989). "See for Miles Records". Record Collector 123: 83–85.