Mooncrest Records is a British record label

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 that was formed in 1973 as a subsidiary of Charisma Records

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They issued albums by Shirley Collins

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 (No Roses

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) (1971), Iain Matthews

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 (Journeys from Gospel Oak

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) (1972), Shakin' Stevens

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 (Jungle Rock) (1976) and Alan Hull

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 (Back To Basics

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) (1994). More recently they have handled Fairport Convention

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 and Michael Chapman

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. The albums use the word "Crest" and the singles use the word "Moon" in their number. They tended to specialise in UK folk-rock and singer-songwriters.