Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Pete Lawrence is a conceptualist recording artist DJ event organiser music programmer writer and broadcaster based in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music -- notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases. Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England) better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston 24 February, 1962, in Dallas Texas) is a U Since then the label has grown and diversified into releasing Rock (The Donnas, Killing Joke, The Mission), Punk (Dropkick Murphys, The Buzzcocks, Undertones and Blondie), Electronica (The Prodigy, The Orb) and eclectic records such as Mexican Institute Of Sound)
Notable artists
- ac acoustics
- Frank Black and the Catholics, Black Francis
- The Bluetones
- The Bongos
- Billy Bragg
- Buzzcocks
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Carter USM
- The Charlatans
- Bruce Cockburn
- Stephen Duffy
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- ¡Forward, Russia!
- The Four Brothers
- Hanson
- Hayseed Dixie
- Killing Joke
- dawn Landes
- Jackie Leven
- Anne McCue
- Maria McKee
- Gary Numan
- The Martinis (Joey Santiago's band)
- The Mekons
- Oysterband
- Pixies (only the E. ac acoustics are a critically acclaimed Scottish Indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990. The Bluetones are an English Indie rock band formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1994 The Bongos were a pop band active in the 1980s They formed in Hoboken New Jersey and were led by Richard Barone (vocals guitar Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England) better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Camper Van Beethoven is an American Alternative rock group An eclectic band even by the standards of '80s underground music Camper Van Beethoven mixed elements of pop Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to Carter USM) were a British indie band formed in 1987 by singer Jim " Jim Bob The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band Bruce Douglas Cockburn, OC (ˈkoʊbɚn phonetically "co-burn" (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock Guitarist Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May, 1960, in Birmingham) is an English Songwriter, Vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 ¡Forward Russia! are an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in early 2004 though are currently on Hiatus. The Four Brothers are perhaps the most internationally successful and recognised group to come from Zimbabwe. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Hayseed Dixie is an American band described as "A Hillbilly tribute to AC/DC. Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Dawn Landes is a Louisville Kentucky -born New York City -based musician who performs under her own name Jackie Leven, born June 18, 1950 in Fife, Scotland is a Scottish songwriter and Folk music musician Anne McCue is an Australian Alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist currently living in the United States. Maria Louise McKee (b 17 August 1964, Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician The Martinis are a rock band formed in in 1993 The band consists of Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago and his wife Linda Mallari Joey Santiago (born Joseph Alberto Santiago on June 10 1965 is a Filipino -American Guitarist and Composer. The Mekons are a British rock band Formed in the late 1970s they are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British Punk rock Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British Folk rock band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976 Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 P. The Purple Tape)
- The Prodigy (A joint venture with The Prodigy's own label Ragged Flag)
- Prolapse (Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes)
- Chuck Prophet
- Saint Low
- Seafood
- Soft Cell
- They Might Be Giants
- Richard Thompson
- Turbonegro
- Wannadies
- The Wedding Present
- XTC
See also
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The Purple Tape is the name given by fans to the Pixies ' original 17-track demo tape recorded at Fort Apache Studios in March 1987 by Gary Smith, The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Ragged Flag is a Record label founded in 2007 by members of the band The Prodigy, and backed by the Cooking Vinyl Group Prolapse were a musical group formed in Leicester, England active from c Chuck Prophet is an American singer songwriter and guitarist A Californian Prophet first achieved notice in the American rock group Green on Red, with whom he Saint Low is a band and vehicle for singer-songwriter Mary Lorson, formerly of Madder Rose. Seafood are a UK band formed in London around 1996 The current line-up includes chief songwriter David Line (vocals Guitar) Caroline Banks ( Soft Cell are an English Synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Turbonegro ( Turboneger in Norway is a Norwegian Punk band that combines Hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes The Wannadies are an Alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The Wedding Present is a Rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database
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