Talk:Stylus (disambiguation)

Stylus Music
Hello Leschnei

Looking at the articles in your 'Random things to work on' page (see examples above) am I right to guess that you might be an American...or at least not British (or if you are British you are below the age of 35).

The reason why Stylus Music needs to be on the list next to "Stylus Records, a label of Stereophonics" is that its a different company to that of the Welsh (or British/Argentine if you're not up to date) band's label - which some people might say is more of a labels/marketing deal and not a proper record company at all (see Ignition Management).

The reason why there is not much information about Stylus Music, is that it went bankrupt years ago (after the majors muscled in to their marketplace e.g. Polygram TV), most information about it is British and printed (e.g. old copies of Music Week obtained from Woolies in the 1980s*) or on blogs/video upload sites/marketplaces deemed 'unacceptable' (but then again I think a lot of British newspapers like The Sun are not deemed acceptable sources on here). You might not care a bit about Open Top Cars And Girls In T'Shirts, Raiders of the Pop Charts (Note: An article which is within the scope of WikiProject Albums, an attempt at building a useful resource on recordings from a variety of genre) or The Eastenders Singalong Album...but some people do and these type of compilation albums and the labels that released them (plus the acts of buying them from Woolies), were an important part of a many a young British pop fan's life in the 1970s/1980s...and therefore Stylus Music needs to be given equal status to that of Stylus Records (even though Stylus Music should be more worthy of an article on its own than Stylus Records) and included on the search list:

Stylus Music's Hit Albums
Some album hits for Stylus Music on the Gallup chart (please remember that these are mid-price or full-price releases only, albums with a budget dealer price are banned). Note: I have included albums where Stylus Music have teamed up with the BBC to release a TV-advertised tie-in (with the Hit Mix albums    being produced in association with DMC):


 * 03.08.1985
 * THE MAGIC OF TORVILL AND DEAN
 * THE MAGIC OF TORVILL AND DEAN
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	35	09	00


 * 17.08.1985
 * NIGHT BEAT
 * NIGHT BEAT
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	15	08	00


 * 1985
 * DISCO BEACH PARTY
 * DISCO BEACH PARTY
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	29	10	00


 * 23.11.1985
 * TELLYHITS
 * TELLYHITS
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS/BBC	34	06	00


 * 14.12.1985
 * VELVET WATERS
 * VELVET WATERS
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	54	04	00


 * 28.12.1985
 * CHOICES OF THE HEART
 * CHOICES OF THE HEART
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	87	02	00


 * 15.02.1986
 * JONATHAN KING'S ENTERTAINMENT USA
 * JONATHAN KING'S ENTERTAINMENT USA
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	06	11	00


 * 08.03.1986
 * NIGHT BEAT II
 * NIGHT BEAT II
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	07	09	00


 * 17.05.1986
 * LET'S HEAR IT FROM THE GIRLS
 * LET'S HEAR IT FROM THE GIRLS
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	17	10	00


 * 05.07.1986
 * TELLY HITS 2
 * TELLY HITS 2
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS/BBC	68	02	00


 * 01.11.1986
 * BLACK MAGIC
 * BLACK MAGIC
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	26	09	00


 * 08.11.1986
 * HIT MIX '86
 * HIT MIX '86
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	10	14	00


 * 22.11.1986
 * CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT
 * CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	74	04	00


 * 28.03.1987
 * BANDS OF GOLD - THE ELECTRONIC EIGHTIES
 * BANDS OF GOLD - THE ELECTRONIC EIGHTIES
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	82	01	00


 * 11.07.1987
 * SIXTIES MIX
 * SIXTIES MIX
 * VARIOUS ARTIST - SSTYLUS	03	44	00


 * 24.10.1987
 * HIT FACTORY
 * HIT FACTORY
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	18	17	00


 * 21.11.1987
 * HIT MIX
 * HIT MIX
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	29	11	00


 * 02.04.1988
 * HIP HOP AND RAPPING IN THE HOUSE
 * HIP HOP AND RAPPING IN THE HOUSE
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	05	13	00


 * 07.05.1988
 * SIXTIES MIX 2
 * SIXTIES MIX 2
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	14	20	00


 * 04.06.1988
 * BACK ON THE ROAD
 * BACK ON THE ROAD
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	29	11	00


 * 30.07.1988
 * THE GREATEST EVER ROCK 'N' ROLL
 * THE GREATEST EVER ROCK 'N' ROLL
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	08	15	00


 * 03.09.1988
 * RAP TRAX
 * RAP TRAX
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	03	13	00


 * 01.10.1988
 * RARE GROOVE MIX
 * RARE GROOVE MIX
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	20	10	00


 * 22.10.1988
 * SOFT METAL
 * SOFT METAL
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	07	12	00


 * 26.11.1988
 * HIT MIX '88
 * HIT MIX '88
 * VARIOUS ARTIST - SSTYLUS	48	07	00


 * 1988
 * THE GREATEST HITS OF HOUSE
 * THE GREATEST HITS OF HOUSE
 * VARIOUS ARTISTS - STYLUS	26	04	00

See also K-tel International, Telstar Records, Ronco, Arcade refers to:, Arcade Records, StreetSounds, Demon Music Group etc etc


 * Note: Woolies as in the Pick'n'Mix/Bargain Bin one owned by Kingfisher, not Foot Locker or the chains in Australia or South Africa.

re: Stylus (disambiguation)
Thanks for the information on the talk page. It looks like someone (you?) needs to write an article on Stylus Music. I removed it from Stylus (disambiguation) because, as described above, DAB pages are simply navigation pages; they should link to the articles that contain the information. If a reader clicked on Nigel Wright (record producer), hoping for information on Stylus Records, they would be disappointed. Leschnei (talk) 00:47, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The bit about Nigel Wright was directing people to the Top 10 recording act Mirage as that was the first 'band' I could remember having records out on Stylus, when I was reading about Stereophonics and I wasn't intending spending much time on it like I have ended up doing.


 * However I will put it back as per the following entry:


 * Stylus, Inc., a publisher of Amiga desktop productivity applications


 * as this format must be deemed acceptable as it must have been on here for a few years as Stylus Inc on google seems to link to "Stylus.inc - Fashion Soc DCAC: Fashion Society of Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, Delhi University" with no mention of Stylus on the Amiga page
 * P.S. If anybody wants to create an article using the information above please do — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.238.174 (talk) 13:57, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The Stylus Music entry on Stylus (disambiguation) needs to have a link to an existing article that uses the red link (MOS:DABRED). Or Stylus Music could be unlinked and include a link to an existing article that mentions the company (MOS:DABMENTION). A red link by itself will be removed. Leschnei (talk) 23:56, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * OK done — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.238.174 (talk) 17:46, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello Leschnei, I have spent a lot of time researching and adding in the information you requested but as the Stylus, Inc. entry on Stylus (disambiguation) needs to have a link to an existing article that uses the red link (MOS:DABRED) you can deal with it as I do not know anything about computers...
 * Stylus, Inc., a publisher of Amiga desktop productivity applications — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.238.174 (talk) 17:58, 6 December 2020 (UTC)