AK Records (3)

A small independent company from Manchester, UK. AK was run by Albert Evans and Keith Twort. It started life as AK Associates, dealing with hifi speakers, and according to Keith it made its first record - an LP called 'Organ Magnifique' by Robinson Cleaver (AK-7301) - because they 'wanted something decent' to test those speakers. Catalogue numbers were in an AK-XX00 series, with the 'XX' being the year in which the record was made. The catalogue offered mainly MOR and Classical fare but it included an album by folk singer Harry Boardman, 'Golden Stream' (AK-7813-L). All but one of its products were LPs, the exception being . AK continued to issue albums - and eventually CDs - until around 1983, when the company evolved into Anston Ltd and its label changed to Dene. By that time it had moved to Stockport.