Early UK Regal record, issued prior to the mid-1920s

UK Regal record, issued circa 1930, shortly before the Zonophone merger

Current Regal record label, as seen on Lily Allen's 2006 single "Smile"

The British Regal Records was founded in 1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records. From 1932 on it was merged with the British Zonophone label (following the merger of the Gramophone Company and Columbia Graphophone Company to form EMI), and became Regal Zonophone. Early UK Regal Record 78 label This is an album cover. ... Early UK Regal Record 78 label This is an album cover. ... Image File history File links SmileLilyAllen. ... Image File history File links SmileLilyAllen. ... Lily Rose[1] Allen (born May 2, 1985[2]) is a pop artist from England signed to Regal/Parlophone (EMI), and known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/comedian Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ... Smile is Lily Allens first mainstream single release, and was penned by Lily Allen, Iyola Babalola and Darren Lewis (the duo who produced the track as Future Cut). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Zonophone, early on also rendered as Zon-O-Phone is a record label. ... The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom, was one of the early recording companies. ... The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Regal Zonophone Records was a British record label formed in 1932, through a merger of Regal Records and Zonophone Records. ...

In the late 1990s, the Regal imprint was revived by EMI for more leftfield acts. Artists on the label include Lily Allen and The Beta Band. Lily Rose[1] Allen (born May 2, 1985[2]) is a pop artist from England signed to Regal/Parlophone (EMI), and known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/comedian Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ... The Beta Band is Scottish musical group whose self-described style is folktronic, a blend of folk, rock, trip hop, and experimental jamming. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• Regal Records