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Chiswick Records

{{Short description|British record label}}

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Chiswick Records

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| founded = 1975

| founder = Ted Carroll
Roger Armstrong

| defunct = 1983

| distributor = EMI

| genre = {{hlist|Power pop|pub rock||{{nowrap|punk rock}}|new wave}}

| country = United Kingdom

| location = London, England

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Chiswick Records was a British independent record label. Established in 1975, Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label to be established in Britain for nearly a decade".{{cite book |title=Alternative Rock|last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|page=748|isbn= 9780879306076}} The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era".{{cite book |title=Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk|last= Joynson|first= Vernon|year= 2001|publisher= Borderline Publications|location= Wolverhampton|isbn= 1-899855-13-0|page= 11}}; It released some of the earliest records recorded by The Hammersmith Gorillas, The Count Bishops, Motörhead,{{cite news |title=Anchor deal for Chiswick Distribution |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1977/Music-Week-1977-07-02.pdf |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Music Week |date=2 July 1977 |pages=1, 4 |quote=Chiswick Records has finalised a two-and-a-half year pressing and distribution agreement with Anchor, just in time to handle this week's release of a limited edition 12-inch single from Motorhead.}} Joe Strummer’s The 101ers, The Damned, Skrewdriver, Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl, and Shane MacGowan.

History

The label was started by Ted Carroll and Roger Armstrong in 1975 as a subsidiary of Rock On Records. Shortly after Trevor Churchill joined, it was incorporated into Swift Records Ltd. Two years later it entered into a licensing deal with EMI. Subsidiary Ace Records was started in 1978, and Chiswick Records closed in 1983; its back catalogue is still owned by Ace Records Ltd.{{cite web |title='It's about the desire to disseminate the knowledge, to turn people on to interesting records' |url=https://www.pias.com/blog/its-about-the-desire-to-disseminate-the-knowledge-to-turn-people-on-to-interesting-records/ |website=Pias.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811211756/https://www.pias.com/blog/its-about-the-desire-to-disseminate-the-knowledge-to-turn-people-on-to-interesting-records/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2019}}

The label released a number of sampler compilation albums showcasing their bands. These included Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One) (1977) and Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two) (1978).

Artists released

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See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/chiswickrecords.htm A history of Chiswick Records]

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Category:British record labels

Category:Record labels established in 1975

Category:Record labels disestablished in 1983