60 Years of The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music soundtrack album was pressed at Decca Records in New Malden in 1965. It topped the UK album charts for an unprecedented 70 weeks in total between 1965 and 1968!​

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When Edward Lewis founded Decca Records in 1929 he acquired the Duophone Record Company, and with it its premises on Burlington Road, New Malden. This was to become the only Decca pressing plant in the UK and a major local employer, hiring hundreds from Kingston and the surrounding boroughs at any one time. Of the records pressed here in New Malden – at peak production up to 60,000 a day – many can now be found dispersed all over the world. Find out more about Decca's heritage.

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To celebrate the legacy of this amazing music heritage, New Malden Residents' Association, The Community Brain and The Community Train are holding a free Sound of Music event on Saturday 13 September 2025.