RIP Too-Pure and Beggars Banquet

pity about too pure - it seemed like they were starting to get really good again, particularly with that singles club stuff. i wonder if it hugs back are now without label or will also be shoved over to the dumping grounds of 4ad?

Hmmm, Future of the Left on 4AD...

on the other hand it makes a lot of sense to rationalise the roster if it's effectively all the same bunch of people doing the management and the brand isn't worth that much anymore

Presumably, this means 4AD loses any remaining identity it had?

There's massive cost cutting going on at Beggars at the minute.

I bet they wish they hadn't bought Rough Trade.

My ex-girlfriend works (worked?) for Beggards. Must. Resist. Smug. Sadistic. Satisfied. Urges.

yeah, 4AD lost its identity when Rema-Rema broke up.

Where now for Michael J Sheehy?

RIP Too Pure.

Nah, Too Pure have sucked for a long time.

I think whatever the 'identity' was that the label had (and I think it possessed one through most of the 90s) had drifted away in the last few years, but I still thought their actual hit rate re: good records was, well, good. I see how Hmmm, Future of the Left on 4AD... is sorta funny from a certain POV but it's not the same as if it had come about in like 1992

4ad lost their identity when they released that fucking wretched paladins album. i think that was a black day for any kind of label loyalty one might posess

True, actually. At least I got that one for free.

This is all weird news. Beggars always seemed to have the predominant identity.

too bad Vaughan Oliver/Chris Bigg didn't get a crack at that Sterolab cover art!

http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/ZAVARONI.jpg

All time greatest "label loses it's identity" release...

(In case you can't see it, the lower left logo is "Stax" for it was they..)

Does this mean there will finally be $$$ sitting around for The Fall reissues?

Both pretty good labels, 4AD as well.

maybe 4ad should release the fall reissues, for added effect

This Mortal Fall

"Then I-uh DREAMED-uh...
You DREAMED
About me-uh..."

(Needless to say I want to hear such a thing so bad right now.)

Sad to see Too Pure go, but I haven't been that impressed with their roster (minus Electrelane who broke up anyways) in a long while.

too pure's first 50 or so releases might be the best initial run of any label ever.

Sad to see Too Pure go, but I haven't been that impressed with their roster (minus Electrelane who broke up anyways) in a long while.

This is true for me too, but the last Electrelane was my favourite yet, and between that, the Quique reissue (ok, this might not count), and a couple of 7"s (Ray Rumours!) I was struck recently that I'd bought more Too Pure records over the last year than in the rest of the 00s put together.

And all-time classic for the things they introduced me to in the 90s. Will go home and blast some of those Mouse on Mars releases for sure (well, Iaora Tahiti is already sitting on top of the hi-fi because I just got new speakers and the first batch of CDs for testing any new audio gear always includes either Mouse on Mars or Schlammpeitziger).

Top 10 00s Beggars & Too Pure releases anyone? I haven't kept up with either label this decade! Aside from aforementioned Electrelane I don't think I've bought anything on either.

the Rothko album on Too Pure is good, though not their best. liked Mclusky during their brief but memorable existence. could that really be all?

Bows and Monade have both released good records on Too Pure in the 00's...

wasn't the last Bows 1999?

Cassidy was 2001...

Damnit, Ned OTM. I wanna hear The Fall do Song To The Siren.

"Touch me NOT-uh! Come back tah-morrow-uh"

Hell he could do it without accompaniment and I'd still love it.

i wonder if it hugs back are now without label or will also be shoved over to the dumping grounds of 4ad?

the latter it seems. still, good to see this band keep on keeping on

i assume the too pure name is merely remaining in the short term to finish off the singles club at this point.. the last three of which have been pretty good, particularly the kaputt 45..

I would probably have sex with Beggars Banquet records, if given a choice.

^^^I wouldn't kick 'em out of bed for eating crackers...

just signed up for the 2009 too pure singles club 'cause last years was pretty darn good all round, partic the paperplain, kaputt, lonelady and die die die singles