Groove Production

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Founded1980
FounderChris Palmer
StatusDefunct
DistributorsPinnacle, PRT
Groove Production
Founded1980
FounderChris Palmer
StatusDefunct
DistributorsPinnacle, PRT
GenreDisco, funk
Country of originEngland
LocationLondon

Groove Production was a record label formed by Chris Palmer. The majority of recordings were in the dance and disco genre. Artists to have their material released on the label include Bunny Brown, Cayenne, T. C. Curtis, The Evasions, K.I.D., Morrissey-Mullen, Surface Noise, and Linda Taylor. Hits that came though the label include "Body Shake", "(You're) In The Pocket", "You and Me Just Started", "Roberto Who?" and "Wikka Wrap" etc.

The founder of the label was Chris Palmer the owner of Groove Records in Soho's Greek Street.[1]

Following what was described by Record Business as the runaway indie success of the song "Wikka Wrap", the label issued their first album in mid-1981 which was Roberto Who? by Cayenne.[2]

The Groove Production recording artist Surface Noise was a pseudonym for Chris Palmer. The track "The Scratch" which is credited to his pseudonym is listed at no. 12 on the Classic Pop Top 20 80s pop instrumentals list in 2022.[3] This was Palmer's first production for the label and he played most of the instruments on the recording.[4]

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