Illegal Records
| Illegal Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Miles Copeland III, Stewart Copeland, Paul Mulligan |
| Status | defunct since 1988 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Punk rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
Illegal Records is a record label founded by Miles Copeland III with his younger brother Stewart Copeland and the manager of The Police, Paul Mulligan[1] in 1977. The label released The Police's debut single, Fall Out.[2]
Copeland went on to sign more artists and start several other indie sublabels including Deptford Fun City Records, Step-Forward Records and Total Noise Records. He also launched the foreign divisions, France & Netherlands, that released some of the same titles with different catalog numbers, and some exclusive titles as well.
In 1979, after Copeland started I.R.S. Records, Illegal became its distributor in UK & Europe. It continued its operations until 1988, when it merged its operations with I.R.S.
Sub labels
- Deptford Fun City Records - Outlet for Deptford bands such as Alternative TV[3] and Squeeze.[1][4] Defunct since 1980.
- Step-Forward Records - Sublabel for Punk bands such as Chelsea, The Fall & The Cortinas. Defunct since 1983.
References
- ^ a b Paul Marko Popular music genres: an introduction - Google Books. books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "The I.R.S. Records Story at Mr Bill's I.R.S. Records Corner: The history of I.R.S. Records!". www.irscorner.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.[dead link]
- ^ Punk rock: so what? : the cultural ... - Google Books. books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ The Roxy London Wc2: A Punk History. The Roxy Club London:Punk, 2007, ISBN 0955658306. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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