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Private company

Nixa Record Co. Ltd.

UK record company based in London1

Nixa Record Company Ltd. was founded in 1950 by Hilton Nixon. Nixa was the second company, after Decca, to release LP records in Britain (at the time, EMI was attempting to promote 45 rpm records over 33 LP records). The record label, which traded as Nixa Records, was acquired by Pye Records in 1953.2 It ceased to exist in 1956.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1950Founded1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Nixa Record Company Ltd. was founded in 1950 by Hilton Nixon. Nixa was the second company, after Decca, to release LP records in Britain (at the time, EMI was attempting to promote 45 rpm records over 33 LP records). The record label, which traded as Nixa Records, was acquired by Pye Records in 1953.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Divisions

  • Nixa

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Pye Nixa Records1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1956Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1953Acquired Acquired by Pye Ltd.1
  3. 1950Founded Founded1

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