See for Miles Records

See for Miles Records (SFM) was a British record label that specialised in reissuing rock classics.^[1][2] It was one of the first British re-issue specialists predating the emergence of compact discs.^[2][1]

See for Miles reissued "oldies", including most of the records of many labels such as Dandelion Records on CD in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} The label reissued 56 Ventures albums on 28 CDs.^[3]

Operations

The name hints both to its co-owner Colin Miles and The Who's "I Can See for Miles".^{[citation needed]}

Mark Rye, known for managing Bill Nelson_(musician), joined See for Miles just as CDs were becoming popular, and started Magpie as its authorised mail-order company, in 1990.^[4][5] He had previously worked with Colin Miles at EMI.^{[citation needed]} One of his business partners was Steve Waters.^[6]

Legacy

The company went into administration and in 2007 the label rights were sold to Phoenix Music International.^{[7][additional citation(s) needed]}

Rye and Waters went on to work on the Rockhistory.co.uk series, filming British Invasion bands, and issuing a CD series called Extended Play.^[6]

Further reading

• Cook, Richard (5 October 1990). "Rare and Well Done". Punch 299 (7811): 43.
• Doggett, Peter (November 1989). "See for Miles Records". Record Collector 123: 83–85.

See also

• Lists of record labels