Cherry Red
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Cherry RedCherry Red is a London-based independent record label formed in 1978 . Cherry Red grew from the rock promotion company (similarly named after the song "Cherry Red" by The Groundhogs) founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern... In this article: Cherry Red, The Monochrome Set, Psychobilly, Pillows & Prayers, Mark Brennan, Morgan Fisher, Factory Records, and Blanco Y Negro |
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Pillows & Prayers
Pillows & Prayers (subtitled, Cherry Red 1982-1983) is compilation album released Christmas 1982 featuring artists on the Cherry Red record label at the suggestion of A&R head Mike Alway. The record was originally sold at 99 pence (in fact,...
In this article: Pillows & Prayers, The Monochrome Set, Eyeless in Gaza, Everything but the Girl, DVD, Quentin Crisp, Ben Watt, Thomas Leer, and Kevin Coyne
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
The Monochrome Set
...band later that same year. John Haney left the band in 1981 and was replaced by Lexington Crane. In 1982, the band switched labels to Cherry Red to release their third full-length album, Eligible Bachelors, produced by Tim Hart. Lester...
In this article: The Monochrome Set, Lester Square, Andy Warren, Scarlet's Well, Heroes, and Capital Radio
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Wikipedia | September 21, 2009
Felt (band)
...in 1989. Lawrence went on to form Denim , and subsequently Go Kart Mozart. Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red, 1981) The Splendour of Fear (Cherry Red, 1984) The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories (Cherry Red, 1984)
In this article: Maurice Deebank, Felt, Creation Records, Robin Guthrie, The Tyde, Martin Duffy, Poem of the River, and Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
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Wikipedia | September 14, 2009
Thomas Leer
...returned in 2003 with a new album, and continues to be musically active. 4 Movements EP (1981) Cherry Red (UK Indie #39) "All About You" (1982) Cherry Red (UK Indie #11) The Bridge (1979) Industrial (with Robert Rental) (UK Indie #9),...
In this article: Thomas Leer, Robert Rental, Claudia Brucken, Act, Port Glasgow, UK, ZTT Records, and Arista Records
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Engadget | July 19, 2009
Gateway gives Intel a go with Atom N270-equipped LT2000 netbook
...making these available as we speak for $299.99, with the LT2001u receiving a NightSky Black coating and the LT2021u arriving with a Cherry Red outfit. The full release is after the break. Gateway Expands LT Netbook Line to Maximize...
In this article: Gateway Inc., Customer, Intel, Silver, YouTube, and Facebook
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BBC News | July 01, 2009
Lost tunes
...best known for his work with Serge Gainsbourg. Taking risks Doug Shipton was working as a press officer with independent record company Cherry Red when he and fellow enthusiasts Andy Votel and Dominic Thomas "cobbled together" enough money...
In this article: Finders Keepers, Itunes, The Wicker Man, and Jean-Claude Vannier
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Independent.co.uk - Music | June 22, 2009
A new way to be top of the pops
...record unless you were signed to a major record company. But all that changed, as the music world heralded the arrival of new labels such as Cherry Red, Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade and Mute. Fast forward 30 years and times are exciting...
In this article: Britain, Beggars Banquet, Dizzee Rascal, Zavvi, Friendly Fires, Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys, Grizzly Bear, Adele, and Lisa Hannigan
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Metro | December 22, 2008
Various: Ill Give You My Heart The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection 1978-1983
...- Monday, December 15, 2008 At the end of the 1970s, punk had imploded, Thatcherism was looming and British new wave was exploding. Cherry Red was right there and this 30th-anniversary set gathers the label's first 61 singles plus...
In this article: The Tights, Marc Bolan, Ben Watt, Robert Wyatt, and Dead Kennedys
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Independent.co.uk - Music | April 17, 2008
Album: Thomas Leer, Contradictions (Cherry Red)
Thomas Leer was the original one-man bedroom band, his pioneering 1978 own-label underground hit "Private Plane" prefiguring many subsequent developments in synth-pop. Featuring Leer's haunting, uncertain vocal - recorded quietly, so as...
In this article: Thomas Leer and Jamie Lidell
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 13, 2005
From Cherry Red, A Latter-Day Silent Film Premiere
...scene over the past decade. Now the company is ready to unveil another evocatively named project, "Trapped by the Mormons." Only this time, Cherry Red has channeled its efforts toward the screen instead of the stage. "Trapped by the Mormons"...
In this article: Mormon, Reefer Madness, and Showtime
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Cherry Red is a London based independent record label formed in 1978. It grew from the rock promotion company (similarly named after the song ‘Cherry Red’ by The Groundhogs) founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern Winter Gardens. In the wake of the independent record boom that followed the advent of punk rock, founders Iain McNay (who remains company chairman) and Richard Jones released the label’s first single, ‘Bad Hearts’ by local punk band The Tights, in June 1978.
Cherry Red’s role as one of the keynote labels of the early 80s independent scene was confirmed by the huge success of a budget compilation album compiled by Alway and released at the end of 1981. Retailing for 99p, Pillows & Prayers topped the independent charts for several weeks and significantly raised awareness of the group’s roster. Alway then departed to head the A&R department of 'super-indie' Blanco Y Negro, under the aegis of Warner Brothers, in which Geoff Travis of Rough Trade was also involved. In the process Cherry Red lost much of its existing roster, including The Monochrome Set and Everything But The Girl. For many it also lost is aura as a peer of Factory Records, Rough Trade, Mute etc – the fertile second generation of UK independents that followed in the wake of Chiswick and Stiff. Alway returned in 1985-86 to re-launch él Records (originally incorporated while at Blanco Y Negro), which established itself as a vehicle for his highly individual tastes.
- Name:
- Cherry Red
- Location:
- London, England
- Founder:
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- Iain McNay
- Richard Jones
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1978
- Genre:
- pop
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