Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. In 1977, spurred by the prevailing DIY aesthetics of the British punk rock movement (then at the height of its popularity), they decided to join the fray as an independent label and release records under the Beggars Banquet imprint. The first band on the label was English punk group The Lurkers; the first ever release on the label was The Lurkers' punk classic Shadow/Love Story 7" single. Later in the decade and into the early '80s, hits with Tubeway Army and Gary Numan secured the label's future. Two daughter labels, Situation Two and 4AD Records, were launched to release artists like The Southern Death Cult (later turning into The Cult), The Charlatans, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Play Dead, The Pixies, Cocteau Twins, M/A/R/R/S and others. Another subsidiary, XL Recordings, boasts dance artists such as The Prodigy, Lemon Jelly, Basement Jaxx. Martin Mills remains Chairman of the Group. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Nick Austin is the author of Secrets Of The Norman Invasion. This is a Manuscript which suggests, with strong evidence, that the real landing place of William the Conqueror (William I of England) was actually at Upper Wilting Farm on the Coombe Haven valley near Hastings. ... 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. ... The Lurkers were a late 1970s English punk rock group from West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Banquet Records. ... Tubeway Army (1977–1979) were a London-based punk and New Wave band led by Gary Webb. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Situation Two, aka Situation 2, is a record label which began life in 1981 as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD Records was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Southern Death Cult was a gothic rock band in the early 1980s. ... The Cult is an English rock band. ... The Charlatans could refer to two bands The Charlatans, a United States band The Charlatans, a British band, sometimes known in the US as Charlatans UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is a rock band that was formed in Leeds, England in early 1981 by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown (who would later join The Mission UK). ... Pictured from left to right: Mark Wiff Smith, Pete Waddleton, Steve Green, and Rob Hickson For the Björk song, see Play Dead (song) For the Astrid album, see Play Dead (album) Play Dead was a British rock group that grew out of the fading British punk scene in 1980. ... This article is about the band named Pixies. ... Cocteau Twins were an influential and prolific Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... MARRS (or M/A/R/R/S or M|A|R|R|S) was a one-off recording act from 1987 whose sole release was the single Pump Up The Volume, which was a UK number one hit and a significant milestone in the development of British house music and... XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes ( joined in 1992 by Richard Russell [[1]]) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... Lemon Jelly is a musical collaboration between Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin. ... Basement Jaxx is a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. ...

XL Recordings, Rough Trade Records, Mantra Records, Mo'Wax Records, Locked On Records, Matador Records, Too Pure Records and Wiiija are all part of Beggars Group. The group is managed by Martin Mills, UK Managing Director John Holborow, International MD Paul Redding and non exec Andy Heath and is the largest and most influential independent group of labels in the UK. The labels are distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance in the United States. XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes ( joined in 1992 by Richard Russell [[1]]) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. ... Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... Mantra Records is a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records. ... MoWax Records is a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records. ... Locked On Records is a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records. ... Matador Records is a record label, famous for a roster of highly-respected indie rock artists and bands. ... Too Pure is a London, United Kingdom based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. ... Wiiija is a British independent record label, formed in 1988 by staff at the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. ... John Holborow (b. ... The Alternative Distribution Alliance was created in 1995 by Warner Music Group and Sub Pop Records as a joint venture to distribute and manufacture records owned by indie labels. ...

Current and former signings

• Bauhaus
• The Beekeepers
• Bettie Serveert
• Biffy Clyro
• The Bolshoi
• Bowery Electric
• Buffalo Tom
• Calla
• Annie Clark
• The Cult
• Dead Fly Buchowski
• Devastations
• Died Pretty
• Dream City Film Club
• Early Years
• The Fall
• Fields of the Nephilim
• Film School
• Gene Loves Jezebel
• The Go-Betweens
• iLiKETRAiNS
• The London Apartments
• Love and Rockets
• Luna
• Main
• Mark Lanegan Band
• Morrissey-Mullen
• The National
• Gary Numan
• Oceansize
• The Ramones
• The Strokes
• St. Vincent
• Swell
• Sun Dial
• Terminal Power Company
• Tindersticks
• Voxtrot

Bauhaus are an English Goth rock band, formed in Northampton in 1978. ... The Beekeepers were a guitar band from Derby, England, signed to the Beggars Banquet Records label. ... Carol van Dijk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in 2006. ... Biffy Clyro (often known colloquially as Biffy)[1] are a Scottish rock group from Ayrshire whose members are Simon Neil, James Johnston and Ben Johnston. ... The Bolshoi were a London-based music group prominent mostly in the mid-late 1980s. ... Bowery Electric is a Manhattan-based dreampop duo. ... Buffalo Tom Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in the 1980s. ... Calla is an indie rock band formed in North Texas in 1997. ... 24-year-old Annie Clark is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who performs using the moniker St. ... The Cult is an English rock band. ... Died Pretty (sometimes The Died Pretty) was an Australian indie rock band centred around singer Ron Peno and guitarist Brett Myers. ... Dream City Film Club were a North London rock band founded in July 1995. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from San Franciso, California, and New York, New York. ... Gene Loves Jezebel is a gothic rock band from the early 1980s founded by twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston. ... The Go-Betweens during recording of Oceans Apart: l-r Robert Forster and Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. ... iLiKETRAiNS is a band from England. ... Love and Rockets may refer to: Love and Rockets (comics) Love and Rockets (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Luna was a Dream Pop/Indie Pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood (Demeski formerly of The Feelies and Harwood formerly of New Zealand band The Chills). ... Main, was formed in 1991 by Neil McKay and John Willsformer, former members of Loop. ... The cover of Mark Lanegans 2003 EP, Here Comes That Weird Chill Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... Morrissey Mullen, aka M&M, British jazz-funk/fusion group of the Seventies and Eighties, was formed by Dick Morrissey, ex-IF, (tenor and soprano saxes and flute) and Jim Mullen, ex-Brian Augers Oblivion Express, (guitar), who joined forces in 1976 and played together for some 16 years... The National is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Oceansize are a five-piece progressive rock group based in Manchester, England. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. ... Saint Vincent may refer to: Saint Vincent (island) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines São Vicente Saint Vincent de Paul Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint Vincent of Lerins Saint Vincent of Saragossa Saint Vincent Pallotti Saint-Vincent, a municipality of the Valle dAosta, in Italy St. ... A swell, in the context of an ocean, is a formation of long wavelength waves in the surface of the sea. ... Sun Dial (occasionally spelled Sundial) is a British psychedelic rock band formed in 1990 by Gary Ramon. ... Terminal Power Company is a British Alternative band. ... Tindersticks are a rock band from Nottingham, England. ... Voxtrot is an indie pop rock outfit from Austin, Texas, USA. The quintet is fronted by Ramesh Srivastava and also includes Jason Chronis, Mitch Calvert, Matt Simon, and Jared Van Fleet. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent UK record labels

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External links

• Official site
• American site
• Beggars Banquet Records at Discogs