FIREBIRD / PINNACLE
RECORDS
Independent
label: Firebird Records was a Sub label of Pinnacle Electronics, of Orpington,
in Kent, it began issuing records in 1975, on the 'Pinnacle' label, in 1978 the
old label was subject to a radical overhaul: it emerged with a new catalogue
series (PIN-0, replacing P-8400), a new multi-coloured design, and a new name,
Pinnacle Firebird. The new brand visited the Singles Chart twice in 1978,
with a couple of Disco-slanted reworkings of well-known songs / tunes:
Colorado's stab at 'California Dreaming' (PIN-67), and Mankind's rendering of
the theme from the BBC series, 'Dr. Who' (PIN-71). For some reason the
Mankind single can be found on a plain silver version of the label, minus the
'Firebird' logo but with the same catalogue number. Pinnacle Firebird as such
seems not to have survived into 1980; the 'Firebird' bit was dropped and the
name reverted to its original 'Pinnacle'. The Pinnacle company moved into the
Record Distribution business; it flourished in that role. Pinnacle went into
liquidation in 2008. It was then that Windsong Exports purchased the group and
turned it into the UK's leading music distributor. Following that, the companies
were usually referred to jointly as Windsong/Pinnacle. In 1996,
Windsong/Pinnacle was purchased by the Zomba Group When Zomba was subsequently
purchased by BMG in 2002, Windsong/Pinnacle was moved under Bertelsmann's group
Arvato AG. In January 2008, Windsong completed a buyout from Arvato, gaining
independent ownership again. However, in the midst of an economic crisis, the
company was forced to go into administration, effective December 3, 2008.
Distributed By Pinnacle Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
| 79 |
Straker Nick
Band |
Walk In The
Park |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
1 |
| 79 |
Transvolta |
Disco Computer |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
3 |
| 79 |
Lou & Hollywood
Bananas |
Kingston
Kingston |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
5 |
| 79 |
Riki Mann |
C'Est Si Bon |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
8 |
| 79 |
Mankind |
Chain
Reaction |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
13 |
| 79 |
Disco Very |
Get It On |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
15 |
| 79 |
Disco
Rockmachine |
Living In The
City |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
24 |
| 79 |
Dana &
Gene |
Dario Can You Get Me Into Studio 54 |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
26 |
| 78 |
Monaco |
God Only
Knows |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
64 |
| 78 |
Colorado |
California
Dreamin |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
67 |
| 78 |
Bill Bowden |
Fly Away |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
69 |
| 78 |
Mankind |
Dr. Who |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
71 |
| 79 |
Scott Peggy |
You'Ve Got It
All |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
73 |
| 79 |
Tuesday´S
Children |
Boogie Woman |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
75 |
| 83 |
Belladonna |
I
Remember |
FIREBIRD |
PIN |
63 |
| 79 |
Straker Nick
Band |
Walk In The
Park |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
1 |
| 79 |
Transvolta |
Disco Computer |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
3 |
| 79 |
Lou & Hollywood
Bananas |
Kingston
Kingston |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
5 |
| 79 |
Riki Mann |
C'Est Si Bon |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
8 |
| 79 |
Mankind |
Chain
Reaction |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
13 |
| 79 |
Disco Very |
Get It On |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
15 |
| 79 |
Disco
Rockmachine |
Living In The
City |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
24 |
| 79 |
Dana &
Gene |
Dario Can You Get Me Into Studio 54 |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
26 |
| 78 |
Monaco |
God Only
Knows |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
64 |
| 78 |
Colorado |
California
Dreamin |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
67 |
| 78 |
Bill Bowden |
Fly Away |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
69 |
| 78 |
Mankind |
Dr. Who |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
71 |
| 79 |
Scott Peggy |
You'Ve Got It
All |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
73 |
| 79 |
Tuesday´S
Children |
Boogie Woman |
FIREBIRD / PINNACLE |
PIN |
75 |
