Rex released their first discs in September 1933, with the initial release bearing a catalogue number of 8000 or 8001.
[1] The company was taken over by Decca Records in March 1937.
Rex Records were sold at Marks & Spencer's chain stores.
Despite wartime limitations, they had released approximately 2,250 discs.
[2] The label name reappeared in 1965 as part of the Decca group; for more information, see Rex Records (1965).