Gala Records (2)

Gala Records was a UK budget label and a division of Musical & Plastics Industries Limited, with offices based at Selmar House, 114 Charing Cross Road, London WC2. They were operational in the late 1950's and early 1960's, and are notable due to the polystyrene-based plastic ("Monsanto Lustrex R") that their records were pressed from instead of vinyl. The Styrene tag should be applied to such releases. Gala was managed by Monty Lewis, who subequently became managing director of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd. Many Gala releases were licensed from the Synthetic Plastics Company group of labels. Also appears as: - Gala