Independiente (record label)
Independiente Records | |
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Parent company | Concord Music |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Andy Macdonald |
Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.K. |
Location | London, England |
Official website |
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Independiente is a record label formed in 1997 after Andy Macdonald sold his first label Go! Discs to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. The label, which is currently dormant, is a division of Concord Music.[1]
The label's catalogue included albums by Travis (band), Nile, Gomez (band), Embrace, Paul Weller and Martina Topley-Bird. In December 2013, it was confirmed that Embrace had signed to Cooking Vinyl, leaving Independiente with no current artists on its roster.[2] The label ceased releasing music by new artists in 2009 and has subsequently transformed itself into a profitable synchronisation business, sourcing opportunities in film and advertising for its catalogue.
Label success
The label saw a considerable amount of success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Travis's album The Man Who being cited as the 25th biggest selling album in the UK,[3] and their follow up The Invisible Band in 2001, along with Out of Nothing, Embrace's UK number one comeback album released in September, 2004. Embrace's follow-up album This New Day also debuted at number one, becoming the band's third number one album .
Artists who have released records on Independiente
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/8468719/concord-music-acquires-uk-indie-label-independiente-records
- ↑ "Cooking Vinyl signs Embrace". Recordoftheday.com. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Queen rules - in album sales". Retrieved 23 April 2009.
External links
Template:Concord Music