Allied Records Ltd.

London based manufacturing company.
Principal activities - plating, pressing, manufacturing of gramophone records and cassettes.

Established in August 1955 by , originally to press and distribute a catalogue of nursery rhymes and bedtime stories. Later the company acquired the catalogue of the , the leading American manufacturer of budget line classical music. To distribute the records, Rodd established a mail order business with huge success and by the late 1950s Allied had grown into a successful manufacturer and direct-to-consumer distributor.

In 1960, Allied bought the bankrupt , including its large catalogue, followed by the acquisition of in 1975, along with it the catalog of .
After 1982, Allied Records Ltd. only continued to press LPs, until 1985.
In 1986, Allied Records Ltd. was dissolved by parent and the plant was closed.

How to identify Allied Records Ltd.:
ALI or (ALI) on its own, etched in the runout groove areas. In this case, please add as "Pressed By".
When 'ALI' appears in conjunction with S-x, would have supplied plates to be pressed by Allied Records Ltd. (until 1981).
When 'ALI' appears in conjunction with a Lyntone number (e.g. LYN-17054), [l=Lyntone Recordings Ltd.] would have supplied plates to be pressed by Allied Records Ltd. (until 1984).
In both cases, add Plated At for WEA and Lyntone, and Pressed By Allied.