Park Grammofon

Park Grammofon is a Norwegian independent record label established in 2004 in Oslo. It is owned and operated by Musikkloftet AS, a company whose studio operations began in 1990 and are today located in the quiet, idyllic surroundings of Dikemark in Asker, Norway. The label's stated purpose is to release acoustic music across a broad palette, with a particular emphasis on jazz and the Norwegian visesang (folk-song) tradition. Its catalogue spans solo piano, jazz trios, vocal jazz, and singer-songwriter projects, reflecting a curatorial focus on intimate, acoustic recordings. According to its official website, Park Grammofon wants listeners to hear that people are present, that instruments vibrate, and that microphones faithfully capture the magic — music and sound born from a sincere desire to share a message with the listener. All Park Grammofon releases are made under the auspices of Musikkloftet studio, which was started in 1990 and is equipped for nearly all types of recording. The label also maintains a network of professional partners with specialist expertise, which it says guarantees a professional record release. Distribution is handled through partners Musikkoperatørene AS and Phonofile Norway. The label has released albums by artists including Sissel Vera Pettersen and David Thor Jonsson, Skomsork, Frank Havrøy and Richard Johnsen, Carl Petter Opsahl, Anne Lande and Per Husby, Nora Brockstedt, Steinar Raknes, Majken Christiansen, and the Munch Piano Duo, among others. Its catalogue numbering uses the PGCD prefix, with releases dating from 2004 onward. Park Grammofon remains an active, privately held Norwegian label. Its most recent release highlighted on its website is the concept album «Syng en sang om barna», described as an original and personal album at the intersection of literature and music. The label continues to invite artists to contact it to realise recording projects, positioning itself as a hands-on partner for acoustic music production and release.

Park Grammofon was established in 2004 in Oslo as a Norwegian record label. It is owned and operated by Musikkloftet AS, a company whose studio operations were started in 1990. The label's purpose from the outset was to release acoustic music, often in the jazz and visesang (folk-song) genres, and its early catalogue reflects that focus. The label's first releases appeared in 2004 under the PGCD catalogue prefix, including Sissel Vera Pettersen and David Thor Jonsson's «Disappearhear» (PGCD 101), Skomsork's self-titled album (PGCD 102), and Frank Havrøy and Richard Johnsen's «Den lange taushet» (PGCD 103). Through the mid-2000s the catalogue expanded with albums by Urban Visions (Sølvi Hansen and Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred), Carl Petter Opsahl, Andreas Rønbeck, Gunhild Nyborg, and Anne Lande with Per Husby. In the late 2000s and early 2010s Park Grammofon released a steady stream of acoustic and jazz-oriented records, including work by Steinar Nickelsen, Vigleik Storaas and Håkon Mjåset Johansen («Excess luggage», PGCD 110, 2008), Majken Christiansen («Comes love», PGCD 111, 2008), Nora Brockstedt («Nora – for svingende!!!», PGCD 112, 2008), Lucky 7 («Lucky moments», PGCD 113, 2009), Steinar Raknes («Tangos, ballads and more», PGCD 114, 2008), Carl Petter Opsahl («Love, the Blues», PGCD 115, 2008), Anne Lande and Per Husby («Helt nær», PGCD 116, 2009), Ole Reinlund («DEG», PGCD 117, 2009), Jeremy Rose («Chiba», PGCD 118, 2010), Aphrodisiac («Yearning», PGCD 119, 2010), Cecilie Duus («Honestly», PGCD 120, 2010), Ekko («Vindfløytesong», PGCD 121, 2010), and Karl Heldal («Naken med klærne på», PGCD 122, 2010). Later releases include Karin Kilden's «Spor» (PGCD 123, 2014) and the Munch Piano Duo's «Rachmaninoff Piano Duets» (PGCD 113, 2021). The label's studio operations, under Musikkloftet, are today located in the quiet and idyllic surroundings of Dikemark in Asker, Norway, where facilities are set up for nearly all types of recording. Park Grammofon distributes its releases through Musikkoperatørene AS and Phonofile Norway, and maintains a network of professional partners with specialist expertise. Its most recent highlighted release is the concept album «Syng en sang om barna», described as an original and personal album at the intersection of literature and music.

• 2021

  Munch Piano Duo's «Rachmaninoff Piano Duets» (PGCD 113) released.

• 2014

  Karin Kilden's «Spor» (PGCD 123) released.

• 2010

  A cluster of releases including Jeremy Rose's «Chiba» (PGCD 118) and Karl Heldal's «Naken med klærne på» (PGCD 122).

• 2008

  Releases include Nora Brockstedt's «Nora – for svingende!!!» (PGCD 112) and Steinar Raknes's «Tangos, ballads and more» (PGCD 114).

• 2004

  Park Grammofon established in Oslo; first releases issued under the PGCD catalogue prefix.

• 1990

  Musikkloftet studio operations begin.

Independent Norwegian label specialising in acoustic music, often jazz and visesang, with a focus on intimate, faithfully captured recordings.

• 2004

  Disappearhear

• 2004

  Skomsork

• 2004

  Den lange taushet

• 2005

  Urban songs

• 2005

  Improvisions

• 2006

  The superwish album

• 2006

  Transitions

• 2006

  Sakte sanger

• Great white

• 2008

  Excess luggage

• 2008

  Comes love

• 2008

  Nora – for svingende!!!

• 2009

  Lucky moments

• 2008

  Tangos, ballads and more

• 2008

  Love, the Blues

• 2009

  Helt nær

• 2009

  DEG

• 2010

  Chiba

• 2010

  Yearning

• 2010

  Honestly

• 2010

  Vindfløytesong

• 2010

  Naken med klærne på

• 2014

  Spor

• 2021

  Rachmaninoff Piano Duets

1. 1Park Grammofon – Plateselskap Siden 2004parkgrammofon.no
2. 2Park Grammofonwikidata.org
3. 3Park Grammofonno.wikipedia.org