Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet Records is a British independent record label. Beggars Banquet started as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin and is part of the Beggars Group of labels.
| Beggars Banquet Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Beggars Group |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Martin Mills, Nick Austin |
| Distributor(s) | Beggars Group |
| Genre | Punk rock, new wave, alternative rock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Wandsworth, London |
| Official website | www |
History
In 1977, spurred by the prevailing DIY aesthetics of the British punk rock movement (then at the height of its popularity), Martin Mills and Nick Austin founded a record label to release records under the Beggars Banquet imprint.[1] The first band on the label was the English punk group the Lurkers; the first release on the label was the Lurkers' 7" single "Shadow"/"Love Story".[1] They also released the first solo "Duffo" album from Australian big-band vocalist Jeff Duff. Later in the decade and into the early 1980s, hits with Tubeway Army and Gary Numan secured the label's future.[1] Other bands who were signed to the label include the Associates, the Bolshoi, the Cult, Flesh for Lulu, Gene Loves Jezebel, the Icicle Works and the Go-Betweens.
References
- Colin Larkin (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music. Guinness Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
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