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Encyclopedia > Independiente Records

Independiente Records is a record label formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald had sold Go! Discs Records to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30Million. The label is distributed by Sony Records for Travis & Vital PIAS for their other artists in the UK and by Epic Records in the US (Travis only). This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Go! Discs Records was a Hammersmith, London based record label, launched in 1983 by Andy MacDonald. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...


Groups like Embrace, Travis, White Rose Movement, David Ford, Sun House, The Shortwave Set, Gomez and Firstborn are currently on the label. The label has seen a considerable amount of success in the late 90's early 00's with Travis's album "The Man Who" being cited as the 25th biggest selling album in the UK[1], and their follow up "The Invisible Band" in 2001, and in 2004 with Embrace's comeback album "Out Of Nothing". More recently, the label had moderate success with Embrace's World at Your Feet being chosen as the official England FIFA World Cup song for the 2006 tournament, although it wasn't well received with football fans or the media. Embrace is a guitar band, coming from Brighouse, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Travis are a Scottish Britpop band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ... White Rose Movement are a post-punk/electro band from London, England. ... David James Ford (born on May 16th 1978 in Dartford, Kent) is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Lewes. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport, England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Artists (Current and Old)

Embrace is a guitar band, coming from Brighouse, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Travis are a Scottish Britpop band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ... Paul Weller (born John Weller 25 May 1958, Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Martina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist, who worked with trip hop pioneer Tricky on several albums, from Maxinquaye up through Angels with Dirty Faces. ... White Rose Movement are a post-punk/electro band from London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David James Ford (born on May 16th 1978 in Dartford, Kent) is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Lewes. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport, England. ... Ulrich Schnauss (b. ... Kinesis are a rock band from Bolton, England. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

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Their self-released debut EP, All I Wanna Do Is Rock, came out in the fall of that year; with its earnest vocals and soaring guitars, it captured the spirit of British rock at the time, which was retreating from some of Brit-pop's artiness to a back-to-basics sound.
Recorded in a matter of days with top producer Steve Lillywhite, the album included hit singles like "Happy" and "Tied to the '90s" and immediately entered the Top Ten of the U.K. charts.
Debuting at the number one spot on the U.K. album chart, The Invisible Band was issued in June 2001 just prior to stateside summer gigs with Dido.
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