China Records

China Records

Sub-label of China Records Ltd.

100 releases 1985–2008

About

UK label founded October 1, 1984 by . Label Code: LC 1896 / LC 01896 In 1986 and 1987, China Records releases were marketed and distributed by Chrysalis Records Ltd., and then by Polydor Ltd. in 1988 through 1990. From 1991 the labels UK releases were made and distributed by Pinnacle (3), with material being licensed to various other labels for international release. In February 1992 Derek Green quit the BPI over their stance on the independent chart. In 1999, Warner Music UK Ltd., who already owned 50% of China Records since 1994 acquired the remainder of the shares, making China Records part of Warner Music Group.

Top China Records Releases

Big Calm
Big Calm
Morcheeba
1998
Charango
Charango
Morcheeba
2002
Who Can You Trust?
Who Can You Trust?
Morcheeba
1996
Levelling the Land
Levelling the Land
Levellers
1991
From Here to There
Girls in Hawaii
2004
In Visible Silence
In Visible Silence
The Art of Noise
1986
Levellers
Levellers
Levellers
1993
In No Sense? Nonsense!
In No Sense? Nonsense!
Art of Noise
1987
The Ambient Collection
The Ambient Collection
Art of Noise
1990
Crucified
Army of Lovers
1991
Below the Waste
Below the Waste
Art of Noise
1989
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
Levellers
1995
Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Mouth
Levellers
1997
Stranglers in the Night
The Stranglers
1992
Errol Flynn
The Dogs D’Amour
1989
Straight
The Dogs D’Amour
1990
Kiss
Kiss
The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
1988
Aurora Gory Alice
Letters to Cleo
1993
Be Yourself
Be Yourself
Morcheeba
2000
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
1986
Let Me See
Let Me See
Morcheeba
1998
Rialto
Rialto
1997
In the Dynamite Jet Saloon
The Dogs D’Amour
1988
Paranoimia
Paranoimia
The Art of Noise with Max Headroom
1986
Moments in Love
Moments in Love
Art of Noise
1985
Obsession
Army of Lovers
1991
15 Years
Levellers
1992
Songs from the Victorious City
Songs from the Victorious City
Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman
1990
So Strong
Labi Siffre
1988
One Way
One Way
Levellers
1991
The FON Mixes
The FON Mixes
Art of Noise
1991
Hello Pig
Hello Pig
Levellers
2000
Dragnet
Dragnet
Art of Noise
1987
Beats & B-Sides
Beats & B-Sides
Morcheeba
1998
Paranoimia '89
Paranoimia '89
Art of Noise
1989
Shades of Paranoimia
Shades of Paranoimia
Art of Noise
1992
Fantasy
Levellers
1995
Belaruse
Levellers
1993
Trigger Hippie
Trigger Hippie
Morcheeba
1995
This Time Around
This Time Around
Green on Red
1989
The Julie EP
Levellers
1994
Legacy
Legacy
Art of Noise
1986
Celebrate
Levellers
1997
Bozos
Levellers
1998
Haven’t Made It
Levellers
1995
Scapegoats
Scapegoats
Green on Red
1991
Remixed and Restored: Vol. 1
The Shanghai Restoration Project
2007
Dogs Hits & Bootleg Album
The Dogs D’Amour
1991
Tape Loop
Tape Loop
Morcheeba
1996
A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
The Dogs D’Amour
1989
Here Come the Snakes
Here Come the Snakes
Green on Red
1989
Oxford Suite (Part 1)
Ed Alleyne‐Johnson
1994
Saturday Night Special
Supercharger
1998
Hope St.
Levellers
1995
Just the One EP
Levellers
1995
Soma Holiday
G.O.L.
1996
Too Much Fun
Too Much Fun
Green on Red
1992
Beautiful Disaster
Cheap and Nasty
1991
Shoulder Holster
Shoulder Holster
Morcheeba
1997
Otherwise
Otherwise
Morcheeba
2002
Homegrown Fantasy
Zion Train
1995
Legs
Legs
The Art of Noise
1985
Off the Hook
Nine Below Zero
1992
voice of reason
The Fountainhead
1988
Otherwise
Otherwise
Morcheeba
Summertime
Morcheeba
1998
II B Free
Louchie Lou & Michie One
1995
Feast of Hearts
Feast of Hearts
Chuck Prophet
1995
Unchain Your Mind
Heavyshift
1994
Yebo!
Yebo!
Art of Noise
1989
Longshot Lullaby
Longshot Lullaby
Chuck Prophet
1995
Art of Love
Art of Love
Art of Noise
1990
Man of Reason
Labi Siffre
1991
What It Takes
What It Takes
Chuck Prophet
1995
Grow Together
Zion Train
1996

China Records Artist Roster

Levellers
Levellers
26 releases
Group
Art of Noise
Art of Noise
22 releases
Group
Morcheeba
Morcheeba
21 releases
Group
TD
The Dogs D’Amour
11 releases
Group
ZT
Zion Train
7 releases
Group
Chuck Prophet
Chuck Prophet
6 releases
Person
B
Blameless
6 releases
Group
GO
Green on Red
6 releases
Group
H
Heavyshift
4 releases
Group
L
Loud
4 releases
Group
Rialto
Rialto
3 releases
Group
AO
Army of Lovers
3 releases
Group
Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre
3 releases
Person
UA
Ugly as Sin
2 releases
Group
TN
The Name
2 releases
Group
G
G.O.L.
2 releases
Group
TF
The Fountainhead
2 releases
Group
F
Frankë
2 releases
Person
Nine Below Zero
Nine Below Zero
2 releases
Group
S
Supercharger
2 releases
Group

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