Saxophonist Jackie McLean, a stalwart of the label's hard bop output since the late 1950s, also crossed over into the avant-garde in the early 1960s, whose notable avant-garde albums included One Step Beyond and Destination Out.

After changing their name to Manfred Mann at the behest of their label's producer John Burgess, the group signed with His Master's Voice in March 1963 and began their recorded output that July with the slow, bluesy instrumental single " Why Should We Not ?".

While Stax is renowned for its output of African-American music, the label was founded by two white businesspeople, Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton ( STewart / AXton = Stax ) and featured several popular ethnically-integrated bands, including the label's house band, Booker T. & the M. G.

The sextet of Cropper, Dunn, Hayes, Jackson, Jones and Porter were collectively known as the " Big Six " within the halls of Stax, and were ( either as a group, or working in various combinations ) responsible for producing almost all of the label's output from about 1963 through 1969.

Mosaic Records issued three LP sets of the label's complete output.

Most of the band's output has appeared on On-U Sound Records, and has been produced by the label's owner Adrian Sherwood.

Racic in particular, as a record producer and co-collaborator with many of the artists on the label, was integral to much of Volition's output during most of the label's existence and was, to some extent, its unofficial " house producer ".

The label's output is often controversial even among longstanding fans of free jazz and free improvisation, partly because some recent releases feature significant editing and overdubbing ( both were often looked down upon by earlier experimental musicians who thought that such recording studio antics somehow betrayed the ideal of live improvised music ), and also because much of the music released on Erstwhile has left behind most resemblances to earlier generations of free jazz and free improvisation.

Although 2 Tone Records was closely identified with the ska revival, efforts were made to broaden the label's musical output, releasing recordings by artists such as singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and the funk-punk band The Higsons.

According to the G7 website, when the label was established, the founders hoped " to create a label that politically radical bands and speakers could unflinchingly support and call home ; where the driving force behind the label's output was social change and radical thought ; and where the structure of the organization didn't contradict itself by mimicking the structures of unbalanced power and hierarchy in the profit-driven corporate world.

A 12-CD set of those Debut recordings featuring Mingus, the majority of the label's output, was issued by Fantasy Records in 1992.

Though the label's main output is rock and experimental music, it has also released DVDs, a book, soundtracks and a work of comedy.

The 90's 2-CD collection of the label's output Lost and Found: The Blue Rock Records Story, is out of print but is still available used.

Because of the diversity of the label's output since its early days in the ' 80s, its founders chose to create several sub-labels.

Although the label's music has never reflected just a single genre or underground music movement, it is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid -' 90s, some of which, especially the aforementioned Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention.

Since the band has permanently disbanded following the death of Sleazy, the label's plan is to re-release the original Throbbing Gristle albums ( The Second Annual Report, D. o. A: The Third and Final Report, 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Heathen Earth, and Greatest Hits ) on the label.

Records is a record label that stretches over 25 years with over 210 releases, from vinyl to DVD, the label's large roster is internationally distributed and has over 100 releases in circulation and 200 releases available digitally.

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The Virgin Records mogul, Richard Branson, has a luxury residence in the town, and his label's stars have often visited the village and sometimes jammed at the local bar, ' Sa Fonda '.

The label has also had a long association with Attrition, who appeared on the label's earliest compilations.

The label's original intent was to facilitate the release of Swans music, but in recent years it has grown to host Gira's current band, the Angels of Light, as well as a number of other unique bands and artists, including: Akron / Family, Devendra Banhart, Lisa Germano, Ulan Bator, and Mi and L ' au.

It has also been announced that the Roadrunner office in The Netherlands is to close, and that the label's founder Cees Wessels is stepping down from his role of CEO.

Since 2005, Donna Karan has offered online shopping of its DKNY and associated lines at the label's web site.

The Coral's distinctive musical style has strongly influenced many other of the Liverpool-based label's acts, including The Zutons, The Dead 60s and The Rascals.

Bandstand host and producer Dick Clark has spoken of the " warm relationship " the program had with Cameo-Parkway, and the of the label's willingness to ensure that quality musical acts were always available to the program on short notice.

This includes the selling of music albums released under Key's record label Key Sounds Label which has been releasing albums since Comiket 60 in August 2001 with the release of the label's first two albums, Humanity ... and " Natsukage / Nostalgia ".

Davis himself has admitted that they were taking advantage of the money Elektra provided to them in order to create the best studio album they could regardless of the label's demands for radio hits, knowing that Superdrag would probably never have that kind of funding again.

In 1979, Columbia Records turned over control of Neil Diamond's Bang master recordings to the artist himself, at the time one of the label's hottest stars, who has remixed and re-released them several times over the years.

The label's roster of artists has been described as " the hip-hop equivalent of post-rock " and " avant-garde hip-hop ".

One of the label's first releases was " I Like To Move It " by Reel 2 Real, an alias of dance DJ Erick Morillo, who has gone on to international fame largely though his work with Subliminal Records.

Duboeuf has silk ties made each year with the label's abstract design, and releases them through select wholesalers and distributors.

Philips Records has been part of Universal Music since 1998, the name continuing to be licensed from the label's former parent company.

Koenig died in 1977, and the label's material was then sold to Fantasy Records, who has anthologized some of it.

Absolutely Kosher has been listed on the RIAA website since 2005 as a distributed label of a reporting member ( Fontana, the label's distributor ).

Chronic Future has stopped updating their official Myspace page and no information on the band is available on their previous record label's official website.

Notable later releases included Free Kitten and Bis while the commercial success of Cornershop from 1997 rewarded the label's long-term support.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Marvelettes.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Tamla in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Gordy artists included The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, The Contours, Edwin Starr, Rick James, The Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie, and DeBarge.

Toné !, including " Killing Time ", which upon the label's recognition that Destiny's Child had a " unique quality ", was included in the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black.

The label's other 1940s artists included Les Baxter, Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, western swing artists Tex Williams, Merle Travis and Wesley Tuttle, Benny Goodman and Nat King Cole.

The first bands performing the Founded in the 1960s, Love Records was one of the first domestic record labels dedicated to Finnish rock music, even though the label's roster also included jazz and political songs.

The label's biggest stars included John Lee Hooker, Nolan Strong, Andre Williams and Nathaniel Mayer.

Noted Signature recording artists included Anita O ' Day, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Lawrence, Ray Anthony, Barbara McNair, Monica Lewis, Dickie Thompson, Jane Harvey, Kay Thompson, Alan Dale and the label's Musical Director, Ray Bloch.

The label's roster at this time included scene leaders Fatboy Slim, Hardknox, Indian Ropeman, Freq Nasty and X-Press 2.

Other notable UK exponents of blue-eyed soul included The Spencer Davis Group ( featuring singer-organist-guitarist Steve Winwood ) and archetypal mod band The Small Faces, whose sound was heavily influenced by the Stax label's house band Booker T & the MGs.

While LaRosa was unable to sustain his early successes, later Cadence artists included Andy Williams and the label's biggest act of all, The Everly Brothers whose hits such as " Bye Bye Love " and " Wake Up Little Susie " were produced by Bleyer in Nashville with country studio musicians led by Chet Atkins.

Releases from this later period included the Scientists " Swampland " ( which was actually the b-side of the single, with the a-side being " This Is My Happy Hour ") and God's " My Pal ", one of the label's most popular releases, as well as titles by Ollie Olsen's band NO, Harem Scarem, various compilations such as the Asleep At The Wheel collection of ( mostly unsigned ) Melbourne bands, and the well-received Hard To Beat, a double album tribute to the Stooges, featuring many Australian acts.

In keeping with the label's origins, many SKiN GRAFT musical releases ( particularly 7 " records and LPs ) have included mini comic books as inserts.

The label's roster included The Manhattans, The Pretenders and Lee Williams & The Cymbals.

The label's biggest hits included " Treat Her Right " by Roy Head & The Traits, " Tell Me Why " by Norman Fox and The Rob Roys, and " Everlasting Love " by Carl Carlton.

The label's early releases included singles and albums by acts such as Flowered Up, Saint Etienne, East Village and Manic Street Preachers.

Tutti established the label's initial forays into long-form musical albums, which included jazz interpretations of Disney standards from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Cinderella, as well as original musical concept albums, and he expanded the format of soundtracks by including selections from the score as well as the songs.

Artists that played these events included the label's roster of artists, alongside guests such as Aphex Twin, Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, Plaid, Luke Vibert, T. Rauschmeire, Funkstörung, Mark Moore and many more.

The label's first releases were 78 rpm reissues featuring Ma Rainey, Clarence Williams Blue Five, and James P. Johnson, but Storyville soon began releasing original recordings, starting with Ken Colyer's Jazz Men, a British group whose members included trombonist Chris Barber, clarinetist Monty Sunshine, and singer-guitarist Lonnie Donegan.

Jackson became one of the most important and influential drummers in the history of recorded music at Stax, providing an instantly recognizable backbeat behind the label's artists which included Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, and blues guitarist Albert King, who Jackson also produced.

Love Records was one of the first domestic record labels dedicated to Finnish rock, even though the label's roster also included jazz and political songs.

The label's major hits included: " TSOP ( The Sound Of Philadelphia )" by MFSB, featuring The Three Degrees, 1974 ( which was later adopted as the theme of the TV dance-music show " Soul Train "); " Ain't No Stoppin ' Us Now " by McFadden & Whitehead ( writers and producers with the label ), 1979 ; " Backstabbers " and " Love Train " by The O ' Jays, 1972 / 3 ; " If You Don't Know Me By Now " and " The Love I Lost " by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, 1972 / 3 ; " Me And Mrs Jones " by Billy Paul, 1972 ; " When Will I See You Again " by The Three Degrees, 1974 ; and " You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine " by Lou Rawls, 1976.