SPV GmbH
{{Short description|German independent record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| image = SPV GmbH.jpg
| founded = 1 January 1984
| founder = Manfred Schütz
| parent = Napalm Records
| distributor = SPV (Germany)
(1984–present)
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{{nowrap|ADA/MVD/MNRK (North America)}}
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Soyuz Music (Russia)
H-Music (Hungary)
MGM Distribution (Australia)
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| genre = Metal, rock, alternative, pop
| country = Germany
| location = Hanover
| url = {{URL|https://spv.de/}}
| name = SPV GmbH
}}
SPV GmbH (short for Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH, "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on 1 January 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide.{{cite web | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-record-label-s-collapse-is-not-the-reason-that-we-have-decided-to-stop/ | title = METAL CHURCH: Record Label's Collapse Is 'Not The Reason That We Have Decided To Stop' | access-date = 29 March 2011 | date = 8 July 2009 | work = Blabbermouth.net | publisher = Roadrunner Records}}
It has several sub-labels that it produces and distributes, including the labels Steamhammer (heavy metal, hard rock), Long Branch Records (alternative, indie, progressive rock, progressive metal, metalcore), Oblivion (darkwave, gothic), SPV Recordings (pop, rock), Cash Machine Records (hip hop), Select Records (urban), and Synthetic Symphony (industrial).
In November 2020, SPV was acquired by Napalm Records.{{cite web| url = https://blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-records-expands-rock-and-metal-empire-with-acquisition-of-spv| title = Napalm Records Expands Rock And Metal Empire With Acquisition Of Spv - Blabbermouth.net| date = 17 December 2020}}
Artists on Steamhammer
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- Arena
- Angra
- Anne Clark
- Blackmore's Night
- Doro
- Evildead
- Eric Burdon
- Helloween
- Iced Earth
- Judas Priest
- Kamelot
- Kreator
- MAGNUM
- Moonspell
- Monster Magnet
- Motörhead
- Pro-Pain
- Prong
- Rhapsody of Fire
- Running Wild
- Saxon
- Sepultura
- Skinny Puppy
- Sodom
- Suzi Quatro
- Type O Negative
- Whitesnake
- Vicious Rumors
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Artists on Long Branch Records
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- 22 (NO)
- A Pale Horse Named Death (US)
- Agent Fresco (IS)
- Air Drawn Dagger (UK)
- Annisokay (DE)
- As Everything Unfolds (UK)
- Atlas (FI)
- Birth of Joy (NL)
- Black Crown Initiate (US)
- Black Map (US)
- Black Orchid Empire (UK)
- Borders (UK)
- Cabal (DK)
- Chimaira (US)
- CKY (US)
- Cold Night for Alligators (DK)
- Defences (UK)
- Demons of Ruby Mae (UK)
- Drowning Pool (US)
- Everlast (US)
- Exploring Birdsong (UK)
- Fit for an Autopsy (US)
- Forgetting the Memories (SE)
- Frames (DE)
- From Sorrow to Serenity (UK)
- Ghost Iris (DK)
- Indecent Behavior (DE)
- Ivy Crown (DK)
- Jonestown (UK)
- Julia Marcell (PO)
- Kaiser Chiefs (UK)
- Kid Dad (DE)
- KOJ (DE)
- Livingston (UK)
- Madina Lake (US)
- Our Oceans (NL)
- Paradisia (UK)
- PLAIINS (UK)
- Prospective (IT)
- Razz (DE)
- Rendezvous Point (NO)
- Rising Insane (DE)
- S8NT ELEKTRIC (US)
- Second Relation (AT)
- Shields (UK)
- Siamese (DK)
- Silent Screams (UK)
- Silvertomb (US)
- The Five Hundred (UK)
- The Hirsch Effekt (DE)
- The Interbeing (DK)
- The Intersphere (DE)
- The Jury & The Saints (NZ)
- The Low Frequency in Stereo (NO)
- The Royal (NL)
- Throw the Fight (US)
- Tides from Nebula (PL)
- Time, The Valuator (DE)
- Uneven Structure (FR)
- Unprocessed (DE)
- Valis Ablaze (UK)
- Walking Dead on Broadway (UK)
- White Miles (AT)
- Within the Ruins (US)
- Wucan (DE)
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Insolvency
The managing partner, Manfred Schütz, decided to submit an application to commence insolvency proceedings on 25 May 2009 – roughly equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and administration in the UK. In response to this, on 27 May 2009, the District Court of Hannover appointed the attorney Manuel Sack as the provisional insolvency administrator. According to Schütz, together with Sack, the management of SPV GmbH would not only carry on business operations, but also continue working in the areas of production and distribution in the usual way.{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120909 | title = German Metal Label SPV Declared Insolvent | access-date = 29 March 2011 | date = 28 May 2009 | work = Blabbermouth.net | publisher = Roadrunner Records | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090531064845/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120909 | archive-date = 31 May 2009 }}
After a substantial resizing of its business and a partnership venture agreement with Sony Music, which obtained the rights for some of the German label's main artists and for part of the catalogue, SPV went back into production with a new staff at the end of 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130202 | title = SPV Entering New Dimensions With A New Team | access-date = 29 March 2011 | date = 11 November 2009 | work = Blabbermouth.net | publisher = Roadrunner Records}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{discogs label|96109}}
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Category:German independent record labels
Category:Record labels established in 1984
Category:Heavy metal record labels
Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009