Music for Leisure

The label was set up by John McCready who had become marketing manager for Philips Records. He created the label to supply non-traditional record outlets such as super markets. It became a big success for him and as a result he was a finalist for the New Zealand salesman of the year awards.^[2] Later under PolyGram, the label was annually releasing the Solid Gold series. Volume 28^[3] of the series sold between 80,000 and 100,000 copies.^[4]

One of its earliest releases was 20 Solid Gold Hits which included "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation, and "Me You And A Dog Named Boo" by Lobo, and some New Zealand artists.^[5] Another compilation on the label was 20 Studio One Hits.^[6]