normal vinyl. These LPs were quickly deleted and some record collectors are now willing to pay extremely high prices for these records. In 2003, a copy of The Beach Boys Greatest Hits sold for just over $2,500 at auction, and in 2008 a sealed copy of James Bond—The Themes (which was a purely soundalike record) sold for $4,000. Pickwick was well known for its "soundalike" records which often implied to be the original artists, but actually featured in-house bands or singers. When Pickwick issued The Everly's in 1984, all the songs were in fact covered by a singing duo called "Twice Divided". References in popular culture Pickwick was the record label to which the fictional band Crème Brulée, from British sitcom The League of Gentlemen, was nearly signed to during its 1970s heyday. This came from a running gag about the market-stall sales that Pickwick enjoyed in England. Thes One, from the hip-hop group People Under The Stairs, mentions the label in the track "43 Labels I Like" (from its 2000 album Question in the Form of an Answer). See also List of record labels Drugstore records References External links Pickwick Group UK official site American record labels Record labels established in 1950 Record labels disestablished in 1977 Reissue record labels Entertainment companies based in California Companies based in San Francisco American companies established in 1950 1950 establishments in California 1977 disestablishments in California 1977 mergers and acquisitions