Pure Mint Recordings

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Pure Mint

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| founded = {{Start date|2004}}

| founder = Anthony Hall
Dashal Beevers

| genre = Various

| country = United Kingdom

| location = London

| url = [http://www.pure-mint.com/ pure-mint.com]

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Pure Mint Recordings is a British independent record label based in London.

The label was established in 2004 by Anthony Hall (a dual qualified English and New York lawyer and musician{{Cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentadvice.co.uk/who.html|title=Entertainment Advice|website=Entertainmentadvice.co.uk|accessdate=15 February 2020}}) together with Dashal Beevers, growing out of an earlier incarnation called Mint Source Recordings. In 2003 Mint Source released the critically acclaimed compilation Flowers in the Attic featuring some of Nottingham's rising stars of deep house, including Crazy Penis, Bent – with their remix of the Hall & Oates classic "I Can't Go For That" (which Bent chose to finish their Big Chill set with in 2004),{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cd54/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Bent - Ariels|first=Jack|last=Smith|website=Bbc.co.uk|accessdate=15 February 2020}} Zoe Johnston (who has written and performed with Faithless), Oz from The DiY Sound System, Heavy Deviance and Neon Heights amongst others.

The label has found supporters worldwide for its eclectic catalogue and has licensed repertoire to Norman Jay (Giant 45)], Carl Cox{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Cox-FACT-Australia-II-A-Global-Tour/release/249954|title=Carl Cox - F.A.C.T Australia II - A Global Tour|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=15 February 2020}} in Australia, Junior Vasquez,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Junior-Vasquez-Ageha-Vol04-Mixed-By-Junior-Vasquez/release/1115987|title=Junior Vasquez - Ageha Vol.04 Mixed By Junior Vasquez|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=15 February 2020}} Fabric – Fabric Live 17 (mixed by AIM), Mastercuts (CUTSCD-58 Mastercuts Chilled,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Mastercuts-Chilled-Mellow-Vibes-For-Evenings-In/release/576559|title=Various - Mastercuts Chilled: Mellow Vibes For Evenings In|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=15 February 2020}}) Aquasky and others.

Releases include T-Total's version of Brian Eno's "Baby's on Fire"{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T3Shir-X50 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/7T3Shir-X50 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Marc Almond "Baby's On Fire" YouTube Video|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} – with guest 'featured vocals' from Soft Cell's Marc Almond – and the debut long player "A Slow Walk Down The Stairs" from Heavy Deviance, themselves favourites of Chris Coco, Mark Rae, Rob Da Bank, KCRW (LA), Laurent Garnier,{{Cite web|url=http://pure-mint.com/artists/heavy_press.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020113343/http://www.pure-mint.com/artists/heavy_press.html|url-status=dead|title=Assorted Heavy Deviance press references|archivedate=20 October 2009}} Bent, Crazy Penis etc. A Slow Walk Down The Stairs was voted 16th best album of 2005 by M8 Magazine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pure-mint.com/artists/M8.AlbumOf2005.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708194833/http://www.pure-mint.com/artists/M8.AlbumOf2005.htm|url-status=dead|title=M8 – Heavy Deviance 16th best album of 2005|archivedate=8 July 2008}}

The label has moved away from its originally exclusive dance release-base to include electropop (T-Total ft Marc Almond), indie folk (Nigel of Bermondsey),{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nigel-of-bermondsey-nigel-of-bermondsey-pure-mint-963823.html |title=Album: Nigel of Bermondsey, Nigel of Bermondsey (Pure Mint) - Reviews, Music - the Independent |website=Independent.co.uk |access-date=10 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323014957/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nigel-of-bermondsey-nigel-of-bermondsey-pure-mint-963823.html |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead }} ex Gay Dad – nominated for the XFM 2009 New Music Award{{Cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/vote-for-the-xfm-new-music-award-2009 |title=Vote for the XFM New Music Award 2009 - XFM |access-date=22 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606175041/http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/vote-for-the-xfm-new-music-award-2009 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} rock (Hungary's FreshFabrik), indie-dance (Elevator Suite), political satire (Margo Guryan's 16 Words{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/9853/reviews/1876168-|title=Single Review: Margo Guryan - 16 Words|website=DrownedInSound.com|accessdate=15 February 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201183248/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/9853/reviews/1876168-|url-status=dead}}) and breaks (Michael Morph), with collaborations and artist releases from Long Range (Phil Hartnoll from Orbital and Nick Smith]), Yo Majesty, Aquasky, Alex Metric and others.

As of November 2009, the label's catalogue comprises approximately 25 releases (singles, 12 inch vinyls and LPs)[http://www.pure-mint.com/artists/catalog.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920103142/http://www.pure-mint.com/artists/catalog.html |date=20 September 2008 }}

On 4 December 2009 Hall resigned from the BPI Rights Committee and the IFPI's International Legal Committees citing irreconcilable differences over the industry's approach to file sharing and their support of the draft Digital Economy Bill (DEB) going through the UK parliament at the time. He was quoted as saying:https://completemusicupdate.com/article/pure-mint-boss-resigns-bpi-committee-over-digital-economy-bill/

I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s.17 of the DEB, which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation. I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards (and could come back to haunt the industry)