Blanco y Negro Records
Appearance
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Blanco y Negro | |
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Parent company | WEA Records Ltd. (Warner Music Group) |
Founded | 1983 |
Founder | Geoff Travis,Mike Alway |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Warner Bros. RecordsAtlantic RecordsUK |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | London |
Blanco y Negro Records(Spanish:"White and Black" ), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 byGeoff TravisofRough Trade Recordsand Mike Alway ofél Records.Michel Duval ofLes Disques du Crépusculewas also involved with the label.
Blanco y Negro was the label ofQueen Adreena,Everything but the Girl,the Jesus and Mary Chain,Eddi Reader,the Dream Academy,Dinosaur Jr.,Sudden Sway,Bernthøler,A House,Catatonia,the Veilsand, reportedly,Elizabeth Fraser,[1]former vocalist ofCocteau Twins.It also signed folk supergroupEquationand Irish singerCara Dillonwho also was signed to the label with partnerSam Lakeman.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Solo album by Cocteau Twins frontwoman Elizabeth Fraser out this spring".Side-line. 22 February 1999.Retrieved24 June2012.
External links
[edit]- Blanco y Negro Recordsdiscography atDiscogs