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UK indie label launched by Martin Mills and in 1977 with two 7" singles by punk band The Lurkers. Over the years, Beggars has released music in various genres like punk, goth, synth-pop, folk-rock, indie and more. They have launched several spin-off labels (4AD, Situation Two, City Beat, XL Recordings) and bought out/invested in many others (Too Pure, Mo Wax, Matador), creating Beggars Group, one of the largest networks of indie record labels in the world. In April 2008 the Beggars Group, chaired by Martin Mills, opted to retire the Beggars Banquet imprint, moving key artists to the Beggars Group owned 4AD label. Label Code: LC 5485 Business Registration No. 1414047, VAT No. 340 1066 10
Sub-labels
Beggars Backfire Double Pack
Beggars Arkive
Catalogue and archive department for Beggars Group labels and artists, including 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, XL Recordings, Young, Beggars Banquet, too pure, Wiiija, Situation Two...
Nation Records
Set up in 1988 by Katherine Canoville & Aki Nawaz (a.k.a. Propa-Gandi from Fun-Da-Mental). Specialized in World-Fusion. The formation of the Nation Records Limited music label...
City Beat
London-based dance label formed by record shop Groove and indie label Beggar's Banquet. Spawned the XL Recordings label in the late 80s. Label was owned by Tim Palmer, with Nick Halkes as C...
Situation Two
Situation 2 was one of three sub-labels started as part of in the U.K. as an alternative to the major distribution. The other two being and . The artist roster reflects what ...
Sulphur Records
The UK half of the Sulfur Records/Sulphur Records group. Sulfur is the U.S. branch, both being part of the Beggars Banquet.
Sulfur Records
The US half of the Sulfur Records/Sulphur Records group. Sulphur is the U.K. branch, both being part of the Beggars Banquet.
Beggars Banquet Records
Licencing and copyright. For the label, use
Placebo
UK ** For copyright credits, please use Placebo Recordings (2).
Paradox Records (2)
Collaborative imprint from Beggars Banquet and Virgin Records only ever active for the Mick Karn and Peter Murphy project Dalis Car.
Beggars Banquet US
US division of the venerable UK indie label Beggars Banquet. They mainly issue North American editions of releases from Beggars Banquet and affiliated labels (4AD, Too Pure, [l=XL Recor...
Beggars Banquet Primary
A short-lived, joint venture between American Recordings and Beggars Banquet. The original idea was to provide a label to release American's more alternative artists in Europe and the UK w...
Coda Records (3)
The Coda Records label was a subsidiary of the successful English independent record label Beggars Banquet from 1983 to 1989. , one of the company's directors until 1992, suggested the id...
Hertz (2)
6 EP Series of , released between July 1995 and January 1996. Later re-issued as 6XCD (all CD EP's at once), 2XCD and 3XLP compilation.
Lowdown
UK. Often appears as "Special LOWDOWN L O W price" Beggars Banquet series of budget reissues, launched in 1988.
Beggars Banquet BBP
Beggars Banquet released 12 CD EPs in this series. These were exclusive to only three artists. The Cult Bauhaus Gary Numan The design of the cd cases and inlays were very similar. The inlay...
Beggars Banquet Master
Pink Rythm
Independent British label founded in 1980 by Brit Funk outfit Freeez and later absorbed by Beggars Banquet Records. See also Pink Rythm Records.
Don't Fall Off The Mountain
80s UK Label distributed by Beggars Banquet. It specialized in American bands.
NEMO Recordings
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Beggars Banquet 17-19 Alma Road London, SW18 1AA UK beggars@beggars.com