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Secret Records
Founded1980
FounderMartin Hooker
GenrePunk, rock, blues, soul, reggae, psychedelic, folk
Country of originEngland
LocationLondon
Official websitesecretrecordslimited.com

Secret Records limited is a British independent record label record label based in London founded in 1980. The label specialize in a number of genres including blues, reggae, rock, rock 'n' roll, psychedelic, soul and punk. The label's roster includes releases by John Mayall, Bert Jansch, Happy Mondays, Geno Washington, The Toy Dolls, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Fastway, The Exploited, Hawkwind, Ike Turner, InMe, Lee Perry, LA Guns, fast eddie clark and many more.

Originally starting as a punk label, Secret Records was created in 1980 with the first release being The Exploited's Punks Not Dead which reached number 20 in the UK album charts. As the 1990s came around the catalogue of Secret Records became less rooted in punk and become broader in genre choice including pop/rock ']. After 2000 the label began concentrating more on music DVD releases as well as live CD releases . Secret Records have a number of sublabels and have their entire catalogue on a number of streaming website as well as releasing limited edition vinyl.


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