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Record labels have been grouped into two categories; those that specialise in recordings of Cathedral, Collegeiate and Church choirs and those labels who have a large selection of choir recordings.

Click on the name of the record company to go directly to their website and catalogue.

Amphion external   :  Specialising in transcriptions of older recordings and The Better Land series of Boy Sopranos, both sacred and secular

Argo external :  The welcome return of this legendary label, available in downloads only

Avie external : A small selection of Cathedral and Collegiate choirs

Chandos external : A small selection of Organ music and Cathedral choirs

Decca external   :  No new recordings but many re-issues, often at budget prices, of Decca and Argo recordings, particularly of Westminster Abbey, King's College and St John's College, Cambridge

Delphian external   :  A small selection from St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh; Tewkesbury Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor

EMI & Virgin external : King's College choir record exclusively for EMI.   Current recordings and many re-issues at budget price

Guild external : A medium sized selection from various choirs, particularly St Paul's Cathedral

Harmonia Mundi external: A small selection of new recordings from Magdalen College, Oxford

Hyperion external: Of all the general labels, Hyperion have by far the largest selection of recordings from Cathedral, Collegiate and Royal Peculiar choirs. Westminster Cathedral record almost exclusively for Hyperion, with Westminster Abbey having recently joined their catalgoue.

King's College Cambridge external launched their own record label in October 2012 with a double CD recording of the 2010 Nine Lessons and Carols & commissioned carols from the years 2007 - 2011. This will be followed by a second release of Mozart's Requiem to be released in Spring 2013. Available from http://shop.kings.cam.ac.uk/product-p/cdskch0252.htmexternal or all good record shops.

Meridian external: A small selection from Cathedral and Collegiate Choirs

Metronome external: A small selection from Cathedral and Collegiate Choirs

Naxos : This famous budget label has some absolute gems in its catalogue. Eleven CDs from St John's College, Cambridge under Christopher Robinson. Bach's St John's Passion and Handel's Messiah, with all the solos sung by solo choristers, from New College, Oxford, together with a few recordings from other choirs. These exceptional value CDs are not to be missed.

Nimbus external: A large selection mainly from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford but with some from St John's College, Cambridge

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