Dureco is a Dutch independent record label based in the Netherlands. Over the years many artists and groups such as the Amboina Serenaders , Judy Cheeks , Jules de Corte , De Dijk , Jef Elbers , Gotcha! , Samantha Jones , Ming Luhulima , the Mena Moeria Minstrels , Liz Mitchell , Julian Sas , Luv' , Roger Peterson and Rene van Helsdingen have had their work released through Dureco.
11-628: It was founded in 1952 as the Dutch division of the Pelgrims Group. It also had divisions in Belgium and France. By the early 1970s, it was selling 36 million records a year. Through its Sofrason company in France it was selling 22 million records and through Fonior in Belgium, it was selling 8 million. By 1972, it had its own 24-track studio. Its pressing plant had nine album pressing machines with
22-1346: A Beautiful Mornin' " / "All Or Nothin'", " People Will Say We're In Love ", "Out Of My Dreams" - Omega 35.351 - (1962) Album catalogue (selective) [ edit ] Pete Felleman - Presenteert: Jazz At The Kurhaus Volume I - Omega 33.101 - (1953) References [ edit ] ^ Discogs Omega (2) ^ Billboard November 10, 1973 Page 84 Company Reports, Belgium, World Music ^ Billboard October 6, 1962 International News, Holland Page 22 ^ Billboard October 6, 1962 International News, Holland Page 46 ^ Billboard January 7, 1978 Page 82 At The Helm ^ Discogs Omega (2) ^ Discogs Ben Cramer Discography ^ 45Cat Mena Moeria Minstrels - Discography ^ 45Cat Carl Frei - Orgel - Discography ^ The Billboard February 23, 1959 Page 52 * Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums External links [ edit ] 45Cat: Omega - Label Discography Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omega_(record_label)&oldid=1185736711 " Category : Dutch record labels Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein song) " Oklahoma "
33-559: A capacity to press 100,000 albums per week. They also had the capacity to press 100,000 singles per week with three double single pressing machines. At that time it had a staff of 110. By 1980, the Belgian division which was started by Eddie Palmans had since gone into liquidation. It handled the distribution for Omega , another Netherlands based record label. Today, it is owned by the Dutch independent music publisher Strengholt Music Group . Omega (record label) From Misplaced Pages,
44-470: A less well-known song, "Oklahoma - A Toast", that had been adopted in 1935. Midway through the second act of the play, after the principals Curly and Laurey are married, Curly begins to sing the song and is soon joined by the entire cast as a chorus. The lyric, which briefly depicts the Midwestern twang phonetically, describes the landscape and prairie weather in positive language. It further emphasizes
55-515: Is the title song from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma! , named for the setting of the musical play. The music and lyrics were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The melody is reprised in the main title of the 1955 film version and in the overtures of both film and musical productions. In 1953, the Oklahoma legislature chose it as the state song of Oklahoma, replacing
66-399: The end of the song extends it to include a spelling of the name, ending with an epic ritardando leading into one last iteration of "Oklahoma." The state of Oklahoma officially adopted the song as its state song in 1953. It is the only official state song from a Broadway musical. State Representative George Nigh , who later served as the state's Governor, was the principal author of
77-467: The 💕 Record label Omega Genre Various Country of origin Netherlands Omega is a Dutch record label that released records under Omega and its sub label Omega International from the 1940s through to the 1990s. The distribution was handled by Dureco . In Belgium, its releases were handled by Fonior. Some of the artists to have their work released on
88-2188: The label in the early 1960s include The Dutch Cocktail Trio. In the 1970s, Omega pushed out MOR music and also artists from non English speaking European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain. 78 RPM 10" Shellac singles catalogue (selective) [ edit ] 1947 - 1956 [ edit ] Fud Candrix And His Orchestra - "Midnight Boogie" / "Jam Boogie" - Omega 9239 - (1947) Toots' Quartet – "Michigan" / " High School Cadets " – Omega 21.559 - (1951) Bob Scholte - "Liev'ling Ik Hou Alleen Van Jou" / "In De Cafetaria Van Milano" - Omega 21.137 - (1953) The Mena Moeria Minstrels - "Ticklin' The Strings" / "Pua Jka Lani" - Omega 35.112 - (1953) [(Ink Spots)] - " It's Funny to Everyone but Me " - Omega 61.050 - (1956) Bill Haley & His Comets - " R-O-C-K " / "The Saints Rock 'N Roll" - Omega 61.055 - (1956) Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rip It Up" / "Teenagers Mother" (Are You Right?) - Omega 61.069 - (1956) 7" singles catalogue (selective) [ edit ] Singles Mena Moeria Minstrels, Hawaiian Quintet O.l.v. Rudi Wairata – "Maka-Lapua" / "Drowsy Waters" (Wailana Waltz) - Omega 9.35.150 - (1954) R.K. Jeugdcentralekoor - "Orgelliedje" / "De Nachtegaal" - Omega 9.35.200 - (1956) R.K. Jeugdcentralekoor - "Ons Brabant" / "Holland" - Omega 9.35.222 - (1956) Bill Haley & His Comets - " Hot Dog Buddy Buddy " / "Rockin' Through The Rye" - Omega 9.61.060 - (1956) Bill Haley & His Comets - "Teenager's Mother (Are You Right?) / " Rip It Up " - Omega 9.61.069 - (1956) Ben Cramer - "Zai Zai Zai" / "Now The Song Is Over" - Omega 35.832 - (1967) Ben Cramer - "There's A Fine Place" / "Highest Mountain" - Omega 36.453 - (1968) Ben Cramer - "Dreams Never Come True" / "I Can't Let You Go" - Omega 35.875 - (1958) Extended play The Mena Moeria Minstrels* O.l.v Ming Luhulima , Solo guitar: Coy Pereira – Marching With The Mena Moeria Minstrels " Waikiki Beach March ", "Bongo March" / "Polynesian March", "Maori March" - Omega 145.559 - (1962) Carl Frei - Orgel - Oklahoma "Oklahoma" " The Surrey With The Fringe On Top ", " Oh, What
99-610: The legislation designating the state song. The song also serves as one of the key songs of the University of Oklahoma . The song plays as one of the hourly tunes from the bell tower on campus. The song is also played by the Pride of Oklahoma at various Oklahoma Sooners athletic events and other campus events. According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, the first state song was "Oklahoma - A Toast". It
110-538: The wholesome aspects of rural life, and the steadfast dedication of the region's inhabitants, against the overtly stated formal backdrop of the territory's impending admission to the Union in 1907. Hammerstein's lyric is also notable and memorable for its trochaic re-iteration of its title as a chant, and the final iambic eight-letter spelling of the title as a play on the colloquial English word " Okay ". Orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett 's massive 8-part chorale near
121-408: Was written in 1905 by Mrs. Harriett Parker Camden, a resident of Kingfisher, Oklahoma . It became a hit within the state, and was adopted as the state song by the legislature on March 26, 1935. The lyrics of the refrain are: "I give you a land of sun and flowers, and summer a whole year long, I give you a land where the golden hours roll by to the mockingbird 's song, Where the cotton blooms 'neath
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