Nude Records

Nude Records
Nude
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Founded 1992
Filed for voluntary liquidation 2001
Founder Saul Galpern
Status Defunct
Distributor(s) Sony, PIAS
Genre Indie rock
Location London, England


Nude Records was a London based record label, set up in 1992 by Saul Galpern[1] who had previously been involved in the success of artists such as Simply Red, the Fall, Julian Cope, The Triffids, The Slits and The Au Pairs. The label's first success was with Suede. Suede's debut album was the fastest selling debut album in UK history when it was released in 1993. Other artists signed to the label included Scottish band Geneva who had top 20 success with their debut album Further; Black Box Recorder who had a top 20 hit with The Facts Of Life in 2000; Ultrasound, Lowgold, and Billy Mackenzie. The label had a licensing deal with Sony outside the UK with the recordings going through 3mv/vital and later on Pinnacle distribution.

In 1999 the label hit financial difficulties, which led to the label delaying the issuing of new releases and withholding salaries from its artists[2].

In December 2001, the label filed for voluntary liquidation after losing their distribution deal with Sony and failing to secure a new deal. It was later revealed that the label had debts of £2.25 million and chose to not inform its artists of the labels plans to file for liquidation, leaving many of its artists in significant debt. One of the labels artists, Lowgold, later revealed that despite their salaries being repeatedly withheld and suggesting to the label that they would get day jobs, Galpern repeatedly told them there was no need and that they would soon be paid[3].

Despite filing for voluntary liquidation in 2001, and leaving its artists unpaid, in debt and without record deals Nude returned in 2005 with the release of the compilation album, Future's Burning. It featured songs from up-and-coming British bands like Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Libertines, Razorlight and others.

More recently, Nude have released an album by the Berlin based Get Well Soon.

Contents

Artists

The following list features artists/bands who have released music through Nude Records. The artists appear in chronological order of their first release (single or album) for the label. This list is probably incomplete. Bands from the Future's Burning compilation are not included.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://unconvention.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/about-saul-galpern/
  2. ^ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/lowgold/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070228133450/www.lowgold.net/making_welcome.php

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