Dedicated was a British independent record label that released music between 1990 and 1998[1] by Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, Global Communication, Beth Orton (in the U.S.), Chapterhouse, Cranes and others. It was based in London and founded by Doug D'Arcy.[1][2]
| Dedicated | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Doug D'Arcy and BMG group |
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia Alternative rock Indie music |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England |
Dedicated were bought by Arista Records who were in turn bought by Sony Music Entertainment.
History
editDedicated Records was founded by Doug D'Arcy after leaving Chrysalis Records where he had been managing director, later president[3][4] and director of the Chrysalis Group. It was a joint venture with BMG group[3][4] (and was eventually amalgamated into the main Group via Deconstruction Records). Dedicated Records signed Spacemen 3 from Fire Records (UK), who split up after signing, therefore Dedicated inherited offshoot band Spiritualized.[5]
Eventually, in the USA, Dedicated Artists were transferred to Arista Records, although by that point in time the only groups it represented were Spiritualized and Beth Orton (U.S. only).
Artists
edit- 30 Amp Fuse
- Balloon[6]
- Beth Orton (in the U.S.)[3]
- Butterfly Child
- Cardinal
- Catwalk[1]
- Chapterhouse[1]
- Comet
- Cranes[3]
- dBh
- The Family Cat
- Global Communication
- Hum
- Linoleum
- Long River Train
- Muler
- Mulu
- Other People's Money
- Reverberation
- Shere Khan
- Silkscreen
- Skeleton Key
- Sonus
- Spacemen 3[5]
- Spiritualized[1][5]
- Synergy
- This Picture[1]
- Velo-Deluxe
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Greer, Jim (1992). "Keep in the Family". Spin (January 1992): 48.
- ^ "Doug D'Arcy". British Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "The Pannellists". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
Doug D'Arcy began in the music business in 1968 as a booking agent and manager at the Ellis-Wright Agency which became Chrysalis. He worked at Chrysalis Records as the Managing Director and then President in 1986. After its sale to EMI, Doug started Dedicated Records, a joint venture with BMG, featuring Spaceman 3, Spiritualized, Cranes and in the US, Beth Orton.
- ^ a b "Doug D'Arcy - AIM Board, former President Chrysalis Dedicated". University of Westminster. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Erik Morse (2009). Spacemen 3 And The Birth Of Spiritualized. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121042.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark. "Balloon Floating On Jazzy 'Gravity'", The Washington Post, 26 June 1992, p. N16.
External links
edit- Dedicated Records discography at Discogs