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E. G. Records was a UK-based artist management company and record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The initials stand for David Enthoven and John Gaydon. The pair signed on as managers of King Crimson in early 1969, during the formative stage of the band and prior to the release of debut In The Court Of The Crimson King. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Court of the Crimson King (an observation by King Crimson is the 1969 debut Album by the British Progressive rock group King They also signed to management T.Rex, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Roxy Music. TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Gaydon left in 1971 and Enthoven in 1977. Sam Alder and Mark Fenwick (now managing Roger Waters) formed the label several years later, releasing material from King Crimson, in addition to others such as Brian Eno, Killing Joke, Loose Tubes, Human Chain, Man Jumping, Iain Ballamy, Earthworks, and U.K.

The label has been distributed by Island Records, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records, Polydor Records, Passport/Jem Records, and Virgin Records in various parts of the world. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Loose Tubes was a big band based in Britain during the mid-to-late 1980s A human chain is a form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity Famously described by Brian Eno as 'the most important band in the world' Man Jumping were formed in the mid-1980s from the members of Lost Jockey who were variously described Iain Ballamy (born February 20, 1964 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British soprano alto and tenor Saxophone player UK were a short-lived British Progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 through 1980 Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell

Alder and Fenwick were investors in Lloyd's of London, and suffered financially as a result of its major losses in the early 1990s. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market This prompted extensive legal battles with many of the artists they were involved with, most famously with Robert Fripp. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record

David Enthoven continued in music management.

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