List of independent UK record labels
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This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom.
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[edit]- Acid Jazz Records
- Alcopop! Records
- All Saints Records
- Ambush Reality
- Angel Air Records
- Angular Recording Corporation
- Anhrefn Records
- Ankst
- Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG))
- Armellodie Records
- Attack
- Audio Antihero
- ATP Recordings
- Aztec Records[1]
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[edit]- B-Unique Records
- Barely Breaking Even
- Beggars Banquet Records
- Bella Union
- Benbecula Records
- Best Before Records
- Big Life
- Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
- Blast First
- Bloody Chamber Music
- Blow Up Records
- Blue Dog Records
- Blue Room Released
- Blue Horizon
- Boy Better Know
- Breakbeat Kaos
- Bronze Records
- Brownswood Recordings
- Butterz
C
[edit]- Candid Records
- Captain Oi! Records
- Castle Communications
- Celtic Music
- Chemikal Underground
- Cherry Red
- Chiswick Records
- Chrysalis (1968–89; since 2016)
- Circle Records
- Circus Records
- Clay Records
- Cooking Vinyl
- Communion Music
- Convivium Records
- Crass Records
- Creation Records (1983-1999)
- Creeping Bent
- Creole
- Cult
D
[edit]- Damaged Goods Records
- Damnably
- Dance to the Radio
- Decca Records (until 1980; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
- Deceptive Records
- Defected Records
- Delphian Records
- Deltasonic
- Demon Music Group
- Dented Records
- Dharma Worldwide
- Dick Bros Record Company
- Different Recordings
- Dimension
- Dirty Hit
- DJM Records
- Document Records
- Do It Records
- Domino Recording Company
- Dramatico
- Dreamboat Records
- Drowned in Sound
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[edit]F
[edit]- Factory Records
- Falling A Records
- Fanfare Records
- Fantastic Plastic Records
- Fast Product
- Fat Cat Records
- Fellside Records
- Fence Records
- FFRR Records (Pete Tong-owned until 2011)
- Fierce Panda Records
- Fire Records
- Fledg'ling Records
- Fly Records
- FM Records
- FM-Revolver Records
- Food (until 1994; sold to EMI, folded into Parlophone)
- Fortuna Pop!
- Fresh Records
- Fruits de Mer Records
- Full Time Hobby
G
[edit]- Gargleblast Records
- Geoma Records
- Gimell Records
- Gingerbread Man Records (2023 Ed Sheeran used this label to Distribute Autumn Variations without Warner Music Group)
- Glass Records
- Go! Discs (until 1996; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
- Gondwana Records
- Good Soldier
- Good Vibrations (until 1982)
- Grand Central Records
- Gringo Recordsjames leyland kirby young
- Gut Records
H
[edit]- Hassle Records
- Heaven Records
- Heavenly Recordings
- Heist Or Hit Records
- Holy Roar Records
- Hope Recordings
- Hospital Records
- How Does It Feel to Be Loved?
- Hudson Records
- Hut Records
- Hyperdub
- Hyperion Records (until 2023; sold to UMG)
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[edit]- Ignition Records
- IHT Records
- Ill Flava Records
- Imaginary Records
- Incus Records
- Independiente Records
- Infectious Music
- Invisible Hands Music
- Iona Records
- Irregular Records
- Island Records (until 1989; sold to Polygram, now under UMG)
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[edit]L
[edit]- LAB Records
- Last Night From Glasgow
- Launchpad Records
- Leader Records
- The Leaf Label
- Lex Records
- Linn Records
- Lojinx
- Loose Music
- Lost Map Records
- Low Life Records
- LTM Recordings
- LuckyMe
- Lyte Records
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[edit]- Magnet Records (until 1988; acquired by Warner Bros)
- Major League Productions (MLP)
- MAM Records
- Market Square Records
- Marrakesh Records
- Marshall
- Memphis Industries
- Metalheadz
- Mighty Atom Records
- Ministry of Sound (until 2016; sold to Sony Music (SME))
- Mo' Wax
- Moshi Moshi
- Mr Bongo Records
- Mukatsuku Records
- Music For Nations
- Mute Records
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[edit]- Naim Edge
- Native Records
- Navigator Records
- Neat Records
- Network
- Nettwerk
- Never Fade Records
- Ninja Tune
- No Masters
- Nude
- Nuphonic
O
[edit]- Odd Box Records
- OddChild Music
- Olive Grove Records
- On the Fiddle
- One Little Indian Records
- Or Records
- Oriole Records (until 1965; bought by CBS, became CBS Records, now under SME)
- Outta Sight Records
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[edit]- Peacefrog Records
- Peaceville Records
- Perfecto Records
- Pete Waterman Entertainment
- Phantasy Sound
- Pickled Egg Records
- Placid Casual
- Planet Mu
- Platform Records
- Play It Again Sam
- Polydor Records (1954–62; sold to PolyGram's predecessors, now under UMG)
- Postcard Records
- Probe Plus
- Proper Records
- Pye Records
R
[edit]- Radiant Future Records
- RareNoiseRecords
- Rak Records
- RAM Records
- Real World Records
- Recommended Records
- Recreational Records
- Red Girl Records
- Regent Records (UK)
- Relentless Records
- Repeat Records
- Revealed Recordings
- Revolver Records
- Rephlex Records
- Rhythm King
- Rinse FM#Rinse Recordings
- Rise Above Records
- Rob's Records
- Rock Action Records
- Rocket Girl
- Ron Johnson Records
- Rough Trade Records
S
[edit]- Safari Records
- Saga Entertainment
- Sanctuary Records (until 2012, acquired by BMG)
- Sarah Records
- Sain
- Suburban Base
- Setanta Records
- Shinkansen Records
- Silvertone Records (1980) (until 2017; acquired by Sony)
- SimG Records
- Situation Two
- Skam Records
- Skint Records
- Skinny Dog Records
- Sleep It Off Records
- Smalltown America
- Small Wonder Records
- Smash the House
- Snakes & Ladders Records
- Snapper Music
- Soma Quality Recordings
- Some Bizzare Records
- Song, by Toad Records
- Sonic Vista Music
- Sons Ltd.
- Southern Fried Records
- Southern Records
- Specialist Subject Records
- Standby Records
- Steel Tiger Records
- Stiff Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
- Stolen Recordings
- Street Soul Productions
- The Subway Organization
- Sunday Best
- Super Records
- Sweat It Out
T
[edit]- Tectonic (record label)
- Tempa Records
- Temple Records
- Text Records
- Third Mind Records
- Tidy Trax
- Tiger Aspect Productions
- Tigertrap Records
- Tin Angel Records
- Tiny Dog Records
- TNSrecords
- Too Pure
- Topic Records
- Touch Music
- Transatlantic Records
- Transcend Music
- Transgressive Records
- Trash Aesthetics
- Triumph Records (UK)
- Trepan Records
- Trend Records
- Tru Thoughts
- Trojan Records
- Truck Records
- Trunk Records
- Tumi Music
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[edit]- V2 Records (until 2007, sold to PIAS Group in 2013 which is no longer a Indie label)
- Valentine Records
- The Village Thing
- Vinyl Solution
- The Viper Label
- Virgin Records (until 1992; sold to EMI, now under UMG)
- Visible Noise
- V/VM
W
[edit]- Wall of Sound
- Warp Records
- Whirlwind Recordings
- Wichita Recordings
- Willkommen Records
- Wiiija
- Woof Records
- World Circuit
- Wrath Records
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[edit]Y
[edit]- Young formerly Young Turks from 2006 – April 2021
Z
[edit]- Zoo Records
- ZTT Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
