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Planet records  first appeared in mid-1951 and were pressed by Decca. There seem to be at least three series:
A 1000- series which appears to be Hebrew material; A 2000- series and an E-1000- series.
I believe the label design and colour is the same for all three series, but I haven't seen a 2000 example to confirm this.

 

In 1954, Planet records made a bid to provide records exclusively for Woolworths, but lost out to Oriole, whose Embassy records became the Woolworth brand. It is said that the bids were evenly matched, but that Oriole allegedly won the franchise mainly based on the fact that their Studios were only a few yards from Woolworth's London HQ.

 

Soon after this, Planet records ceased.

Thanks to Bill Dean-Myatt for providing the label image.

Thanks to Bill Dean-Myatt for providing some details which enabled me to start a listing of this label.

Please e-mail me if you have any additions or corrections to this page.
Thanks to the following who have sent me additional information: Paul Buck, Greg Butler, Bob Hill, Jak Knowles.

Page last updated on: January 12, 2023

Cat No Matrix No. Title Artist on Label issue Date
1001    
1002    
1003 DAA/1A

 Eli-Eli (trad)
Cantor For The Sabbath		 Don Arden (with organ accmp by L. Bryll)
1004 RASS-1A
RASS-2A		 Sim Shulon (Grant Peace), part 2
Sim Shulon (Grant Peace), part 1		 J. Davidson
1005 RC-2A
RSA-2		 Tikanto Shabbos (Dedication to the Sabbath), part 1 (trad.)
Tikanto Shabbos (Dedication to the Sabbath), part 2 (trad.)		 J. Davidson (with organ accmp by L. Bryll)
1006    
1007 TFI/AA
TW/2A		 Festival Of Britain (arr. E. Gross)
Whitechapel (E. Gross)		 Chaim Towber (with Johnny Franks & his Orchestra)
1008    
1009    
1010    
1011    
1012 BBC4 Nagenli (M. Nozyk) Ben Baruch (with orch dir. Jack Leon)
1013    
1014    
     
2001 Echo Of A Serenade
Pablo		 Jimmy Cummins (with orch accmp)
2002    
2003    
     
E-1001    
E-1002    
E-1003 LGP-5
SPP-2		 Love's A Gamble (Merrin)
I'm Saying A Prayer (Merrin)		 Penny Nicholls (with orch directed by Jack Leon) March 1954
E-1004 12-LM
14-HP
 Love Me (Ferguson)
Oh! Hear My Plea		 Cyril Shane (vocal, with Ted Brennan's Orchestra)
E-1005 Dozens Of Ducks
Lobster Quadrille		 Penny Nicholls April 1954
E-1006    
E-1007 THA-2
THB-2		 Space-Ship (Kenny Napper, Les Condon)
"Hi-Ya" Mr Jackson (Milt Jackson, arr. Les Condon)		 Tony Hall's "Hallstars"
(Jo Hunter, trumpet; Joe Temperley (tenor sax); Kenny Napper (piano); Sammy Stokes (bass); Phil. Seaman (drums).)
E-1008    
E-1009 33-L1W
33-LFS		 I Wanna (Mack David, Baz Belle, Dick Miles)
Love For Sale (Cole Porter)		 Patsy O'Hara (with orch accmp by Dennis Newey)
E-1010 47-WP
48-T		 Wolf On The Prowl (Geoffrey Venis, Freddie Poser)
Tani (Roberts)		 Bill Maynard (with the Dennis Newey Orchestra) 1954
E-1011 Ki Ri
Hold Me Close		 Helene Cordet 1954
E-1012 611-PP
612-YM		 Let's Gather Round The Parlour Piano (Adamson, HcHugh)
I Know You're Mine (J. Murrells, N. Murrells)		 Betty Driver (with William Hill-Bowen & his Orchestra) June 1954
E-1013    
E-1014 59-GC
510-SL		 The Girl From Cuba (W. Hill-Bowen)
Starlight Lullaby (Vercolier)		 (William) Hill-Bowen & his Orchestra
E-1015