[1][2] It was one of the first British re-issue specialists predating the emergence of compact discs.
[citation needed] The label reissued 56 Ventures albums on 28 CDs.
[citation needed] Rye joined See for Miles just as CDs were becoming popular, and started Magpie as its authorised mail-order company, in 1990.
[6] The company went into administration and in 2007 the label rights were sold to Phoenix Music International.
[7][additional citation(s) needed] Rye and Waters went on to work on the Rockhistory.co.uk series, filming British Invasion bands, and issuing a CD series called Extended Play.