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Any good record labels out there that you know when you buy something you are guaranteed something quality,even if you havenever heard of the band/album?

― Ian, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I rather like Secretly Canadian. never heard a bad record on that label.

― Paula, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Constellation rocks my world.

― Jeff, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Secretly Candian or Absolutely Kosher Records...not a bad apple in the bunch.

― the beat, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

555, Fierce Panda, Static Caravan, Awkward Silence, Johnathan Whiskey, Rocket Girl, Slumberland, Matinée.. heaps of the damn things. I want less quality, dammit! Maybe then I'll have money for new socks.

― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the almost defunct DC label Desoto put out nothing but good records.
kranky seems to be another noncrap releasing recording label.

― Brock K., Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The only label still going I can think of is Twisted Village.
For those that are no more I'd say Xpressway and Saturn.

― brg30, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm beating about twenty people to the punch by adding: Kompakt.

― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Caroline is good for Goth stuff.

― Lord Custos III, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i think rocket girl is my current fave, everything i have picked up recently from july skies to mazarin to pluxus is all great.

― keith, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Rocket Girl are ace, the only thing they've done that hasn't impressed me was the Phelan/Sheppard 12"s (which certainly weren't bad, just not amazing).

― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

moving shadow, reinforced, and suburban base...but only up to about release #50 for all three.

― jess, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Trattoria RIP, and I'll give a shout out to Tricatel

― Mary, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Kranky, oh heavens yes almighty Kranky.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

LTM! Gotta show love for LTM!

― John Darnielle, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, LTM. All the good obscure bits of Factory (etc.) and none of the crap!

― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Camera Obscura Records - all very fine releases.

― , Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

4ad

― cybele, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

LTM is definitely getting up there for me in terms of needing everything...

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I dunno about 4ad so much these days.. but with the upcoming Sybarite and Mountain Goats releases things are looking up!

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

LTM?? Wow.. Didn't know there were so many fans of that label...I always wondered how much of a market there was for Crispy Ambulance reissues....

(Name drop alert) - - - -

I was once round James Nice's pad.. He gave me a copy of the Walker Brothers Nite Flites LP (charged me three quid for it tho!)

― Baxter Wingnut, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Everyone who loved Factory for reasons other than JD/NO or Happy Mondays will love LTM.. I'm very very impressed that there's Minny Pops stuff on the way..

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Have you seen what else is on the way from LTM?

Ludus - The Visit/The Seduction (Sept. 23)

Ludus - Pickpocket/Danger Came Smiling (Sept. 23)

Miaow - When it all comes down (singles/sessions - out in the autumn sometime)

These are as essential as the Stockholm Monsters re-issues. Yes, as good as THAT!!

― Dr. C, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Trikont, Revenant, and Soul Jazz haven't failed me yet -- 'course, it's probably easier to be consistently excellent when you're mostly a reissue label.

― Colin Meeder, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Had you asked this question in 1983 I'd have said Rough Trade & Cherry Red. 1st/2nd generation él was also great.

― Jez, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bonzai, Black Hole, Barbarian Wrath, No Colours, Drakkar, Apollo, Stimulant...

― Siegbran Hetteson, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Social Circle.

― Chris, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

k - sad but true, all i want is records from k

― ddd, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SpinArt

― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the jap label PSF. In the UK you've got Incus and matchless. Also hatology and its sister Hat art. also siltbreeze.

― Julio Desouza, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sony

― Yancey, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i'll buy anything i see on g stone.

― dbini, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

99 records LTM (ludus! sthlm monsters! the wake!) early rough trade

― jens, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Fortuna Pop! have never let me down.

― regular pete, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

vertigo. 'cause it is so neat to look at as it rotates.

― unknown or illegal user, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven months pass...

Kranky, PSF, Squealer, Okka, FMP, Woronzow, Get Hip, Eclipse, Last Visible Dog

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Monday, 4 August 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

EMI

― Keith Watson (kmw), Monday, 4 August 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Rhino Records

― Evan (Evan), Monday, 4 August 2003 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

can't stop won't stop rocafella records

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Monday, 4 August 2003 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Blood and Fire
Pressure Sounds
Barely Breaking Even

― oops (Oops), Monday, 4 August 2003 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Pickled Egg.

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

four years pass...

So now we really do have a radio station here on the island and a volunteer with vast experience in radio and music biz came forward to be our label go-getter - we tell her what labels we like, she gets the biz.

I just discovered Exile on Mainstream and am quite enjoying A Whisper in the Noise. I'm getting more and more into dark stoner music like Witchcraft.

What are your favorite labels and which would you recommend a fledgling freeform community radio station contact?

― Maria :D, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 00:22 (eighteen years ago)

So many ace labels available, e.g.:

• Numero Group
• Soul Jazz
• Blood & Fire (they may be all-but-defunct, tho (sadly))
• Yazoo – Shanachie Records
• Wagon Repair
• Hyperdub
• Kranky
• Stones Throw
• Nonesuch
• Matador

There's a lot more, but these are a good start. B&F and Soul Jazz, at least, are British labels, so you may have a harder time contacting them. Nonesuch and Matador are, at least as indie labels go, pretty big, so they may not be so accessible, either (but I'm just guessing).

Good luck.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 22 January 2008 01:33 (eighteen years ago)

Merge!

― Davey D, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 01:35 (eighteen years ago)

static caravan still has a very strong output. earworm/great pop supplement consistently release good and interesting vinyl.. label fandango and moshi moshi are putting out tons and tons of indie schmindie that you will love if that's your bag. i've not heard a 45 on tomlab or earsugar i haven't liked. twisted nerve are undergoing somewhat of a successful reinvention to cleanse themselves of the stench of badly drawn boy's rotten latterday catalogue.

― electricsound, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 02:06 (eighteen years ago)

I know flowersdie mentioned Pickled Egg for purely nepotistic reasons, but I really would recommend it. Everything Nigel puts out has *something* interesting about it, and they're such a small label they don't really have enough output to have duff records. No idea what the promos to non-UK stations situation is, though.

― emil.y, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 02:17 (eighteen years ago)

which PE band is flowersdie in??

i like the roy moller 45

― electricsound, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 02:37 (eighteen years ago)

I actually can't remember if he's ever released anything on the Egg, I think the only stuff he's done musically has been on Sorted, but they're all Leicester types. There's a small contingent of Ilx0rs from there, most of whom posted on the Prolapse: Classic or Dud thread at some point. Bad, bad people.

― emil.y, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 02:55 (eighteen years ago)

hahaha

― electricsound, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 02:57 (eighteen years ago)

Norton

― Rev. Hoodoo, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 05:04 (eighteen years ago)

Acute

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 06:28 (eighteen years ago)

Merge just does it for me.

― St3ve Go1db3rg, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 06:31 (eighteen years ago)

Flying Nun is good.

― Saxby D. Elder, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 07:14 (eighteen years ago)

I've always liked Half a Cow's output. They still around?

― Trayce, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 07:39 (eighteen years ago)

in a sense. some of their roster aren't quite sure

― electricsound, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 07:48 (eighteen years ago)

Awesome little Brighton-based label

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 09:38 (eighteen years ago)

Heavenly still do it for me...

for reissues:

Dusty Grooves
Rhino Handmade
Water
el/Cherry Red

― henry s, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 16:23 (eighteen years ago)

ten months pass...

http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=SteveAATW&view=videos

― Go Go Padgett Binoculars (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 14 December 2008 22:58 (seventeen years ago)

Type Records has been cranking out consistently high quality stuff recently.

― Karl Malone, Sunday, 14 December 2008 23:02 (seventeen years ago)

I'm really impressed by Crucial Blast.

― Nate Carson, Sunday, 14 December 2008 23:42 (seventeen years ago)

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