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I. R. S. (International Record Syndicate) Records was a record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Miles Axe Copeland III (born May 2 1944) is an American entertainment executive best known for founding I Miles was also the manager of Wishbone Ash, The Police, and later, Sting, as well as other bands. Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award I. R. S. was the sister label of Copeland's Illegal Records (UK).

I. R. S. releases were distributed by A&M Records until 1985, by MCA Records until 1990, and finally by EMI (which bought the label in 1994) until the label folded in 1996. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.

Acts on I. R. S. included Wishbone Ash, English Beat, Nuclear Assault, R.E.M., Human Switchboard, The Cramps, Go-Go's, The Fleshtones, Oingo Boingo, Squeeze, Suburban Lawns, Over the Rhine, The Buzzcocks, The Alarm, Gary Numan, Wall of Voodoo, General Public, Belinda Carlisle, Camper Van Beethoven, Dread Zeppelin, Lords of the New Church, Fine Young Cannibals, Black Sabbath and Concrete Blonde. Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat) are a 2 Tone Ska revival band founded in England in 1978 Nuclear Assault is an American Thrash metal / crossover band formed in 1984. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar ' The Human Switchboard' The Human Switchboard formed in 1977 when Bob Pfeifer met Myrna Marcarian at Syracuse University The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 Oingo Boingo was an American New Wave band They are better known for their influence soundtrack contributions and high energy Halloween concerts Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully Suburban Lawns were an American New Wave group from the late 1970s through the early 1980s Over the Rhine is an Ohio -based musical band, the core of which is the husband-and-wife team of bassist/pianist/guitarist Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Alarm are an Alternative rock band that emerged from Wales in the early 1980s Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Wall of Voodoo was a new wave group from Los Angeles best known for the 1983 hit " Mexican Radio " The band General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat (known as The English Beat in North America Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist 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 Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a Reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing " Black Sabbath are an Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. An instrumental-only imprint, I. R. S. No Speak, released albums by Wishbone Ash, Miles' younger brother Stewart Copeland (The Police) and William Orbit. Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band The William Orbit (born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English Musician I. R. S. also produced the feature film Shakes the Clown, which starred Bobcat Goldthwait. Shakes the Clown is a 1992 American movie directed and written by Bobcat Goldthwait, who performs the title role Robert Francis 'Bobcat' Goldthwait (born May 26 1962) is an American Comedian, actor screenwriter and film and television director They released David Lynch and Alan R. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Splet's soundtrack to Eraserhead in the 80s. Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch.

In 1985 Copeland brokered a deal to switch the label's distributor to MCA Records. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Under the agreement, A&M continued to release the label's pre-1985 catalog, much of which still can be found under the A&M banner.

In 1990, the band Green Day included a mock letter from then-I. R. S. college radio rep Lori Blumenthal in one of their last cassette releases for Lookout Records. The fictional letter expressed IRS' interest in signing the band to the label. A mock reply letter from Lookout, also included in the cassette artwork, deemed I. R. S. a "cheesy" and "washed up" record label.

"I. R. S. " stood for "International Record Syndicate" (or "Independent Record Syndicate" on some early releases); it should not be confused with the Internal Revenue Service, the U. The S. income tax agency. However, the logo did feature a shadowy figure wearing a trench coat and hat.

The last IRS release was the 1996 Buzzcocks CD All Set. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975

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The Cutting Edge

From 1983 to 1987, I. R. S. Records sponsored a weekly MTV show called The Cutting Edge, hosted by Peter Zaremba of The Fleshtones. The series focused heavily on bands that recorded for the label.

I. R. S. Records - On The Charts

This was a 1994 compilation album that chronicled the acts of I. R. S. Records from 1979 to 1994.

Album Trivia

See also

External links

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