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Attack Records is a record company. Originally it ran from 1969 to 1980 as an imprint of Trojan Records. Notable artists included The Pioneers, Gregory Issacs, I Roy, Big Youth and The Upsetters. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Trojan Records is a label specialising in reggae and ska. ... Gregory Isaacs is a Reggae singer, born on 15 July 1951 in Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica. ... Big Youth (Manley Augustus Buchanan) is a Jamaican DJ in the toasting tradition, mostly known for his albums during the 1970s. ... Lee Scratch Perry, The Upsetter in Dub Lee Scratch Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry March 20, 1936) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. ...


In 2003 it was revived for British singer Morrissey and the label Sanctuary Records, to become his vanity label. Current artists on the Attack roster include Nancy Sinatra, Jobriath, James Maker and of course, Morrissey. Morrissey's 2004 album, You Are the Quarry has sold in excess of 700,000 copies for the label. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to make music. ... Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey, (born May 22, 1959 in Manchester in England), dropped his forenames to become Morrissey, the lead singer of the highly influential British indie band The Smiths. ... Sanctuary Records is an independent record company formed by Rod Smallwood, the manager for Iron Maiden. ... Origin A vanity label is a term given to a situation where a famous recording artist is allowed to more or less run his own label within a label and release music by other artists he admires. ... Nancy Sinatra as shown on the cover of the soundtrack to Movin with Nancy Nancy Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. ... Jobriath (real name: Bruce Wayne Campbell) is most well-known as a Glam singer of 1973 and 1974. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... You Are The Quarry is an album by Morrissey, the former lead singer of the Smiths. ...


There is another Attack Records, located in Berlin, Germany. It's releasing Punk_rock records since 1994. Artists included Strohsäcke, Worhäts, Träsh Torten Combo, Shocks, Antidote and Sixteen Eyes. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Strohsäcke are a Berlin-based Punk_rock-band. ...


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Attack Records - Wikipedia (159 words)
The oldest Attack Records ran originally from 1969 to 1980 as an imprint of Trojan Records.
In 2003 it was revived for British singer Morrissey and the label Sanctuary Records, to become his vanity label.
There is another Attack Records, an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany.
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