Who created the record company that released the Strokes' debut studio album?
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Shoplifter Records Shoplifter Records was originally an English record company created by producer Gordon Raphael and Paul Harrison[disambiguation needed] as a partnership in 2003. Raphael has acted as producer for many bands, but most notably for The Strokes' albums Is This It? and Room on Fire.↵Shoplifter signed Regina Spektor to her first contract and released the album Soviet Kitsch after teaming up with Sony S.I.N.E for international licensing.↵. ↵Other artists to pass through Shoplifter's doors are The Satellites, Anna Mercedes, Miss Machine- who were actually the first release on Shoplifter, Absinthee, Black Light and Kill Kenada, and Char Johnson.The following year saw the merger of Sony Music and BMG which also coincided with Raphael relocating to Berlin. . The label's first single "Your Honour" by Regina Spektor was NME single of the week, beating Brian Wilson, Robbie Williams and R.E.M. amongst others.↵The album Soviet Kitsch was voted into the top 50 albums in the majority of that year's music press and broadsheet reviews. Raphael is currently producing bands internationally, but based in Berlin since 2005.
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Is This It Is This It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Strokes. Recorded at Transporterraum in New York City with producer Gordon Raphael, the album was first released on July 30, 2001, in Australia, with RCA Records as the primary label. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number two and peaked at number 33 on the US "Billboard" 200, going on to achieve platinum status in several markets. "Hard to Explain", "Last Nite", and "Someday" were released as singles.
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When It Started "When It Started" is a song by the garage rock band The Strokes. It appears in the film "Spider-Man" as well as the film's soundtrack. Due to the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City the song replaced "New York City Cops" on the US version of the album "Is This It" after The Strokes witnessed the "valiant response" of the city's police department during the tragedy. The vinyl release retained the original track list.
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Killing Joke (1980 album) Killing Joke is the debut studio album by English rock band Killing Joke. It was released in August 1980 by record label E.G.
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Fantasy Records Fantasy Records is an American record company and label founded by brothers Max and Sol Weiss in 1949. The early years of the company were dedicated to issuing recordings by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who was also one of its investors, but the label is known more for its recordings of comedian Lenny Bruce, jazz musician Vince Guaraldi, and the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Mush Records Mush Records is an American independent record label. It was founded by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché in 1997.
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Boy Meets Girl (Stroke 9 album) Boy Meets Girl is the first studio album from San Francisco, California, United States, alternative rock band Stroke 9. It was released in 1993.
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Engine Room Recordings Engine Room Recordings is an independent record label with a roster of Indie rock and Alternative rock musicians. Beyond marketing and distribution for its artists, the label does booking and artist management. Engine Room Recordings is part of the Engine Room Audio group, a New York City-based company offering various services to recording artists.
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Asbestos Records Asbestos Records is an American independent record label in Stratford, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1996 by Matt Flood. It was started as a vehicle to release albums and compilations for local bands, and to book DIY shows at the Newtown Teen Center.
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Alive Naturalsound Records discography The following is a discography for Alive Naturalsound Records, an American independent music label founded in 1994. The label regularly releases albums both digitally, on CD, and on vinyl. The label is also known for releasing the debut albums by bands such as The Black Keys, Two Gallants, Radio Moscow, Black Diamond Heavies, and Buffalo Killers. The label has also released a number of reissues of musicians such as Nathaniel Mayer and The Nerves, as well as several compilation albums.
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Shout Records Shout Records is a record company founded by songwriter and record producer Bert Berns in 1966.
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Crustacean Records Crustacean Records is a record company from Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1994.
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Pandisc Records Pandisc Records is an American independent record label founded in Miami, Florida, United States. Pandisc specializes in releasing Miami bass, electronic, and other bass and urban artists. CDs produced by Beat Dominator and Bass Mekanik on the Pandisc label are widely used for car audio competitions.
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The House of Love (1988 album) The House of Love is the eponymous debut album by the British alternative rock band The House of Love. Released in June 1988 by Creation Records, the album was a critical success. It appeared in many 1988 critics' lists, in "NME", "Melody Maker", and "Sounds".
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Emerson, Lake &amp; Palmer (album) Emerson, Lake & Palmer is the debut album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in the UK in November 1970 on Island Records (catalog no. ILPS 9132). The album's initial North American release was several weeks later, in January 1971, on Atlantic Records' Cotillion Records subsidiary (catalog no. SD 9040). Recording took place at Advision Studios in July 1970 when the group had yet to perform live, and lasted for three months. The album was supported by the group's show at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
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Nothing Records Nothing Records was an American record label specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992. It is considered an example of a vanity label, where an artist is able to run a label with some degree of independence from within a larger parent company—in this case, Interscope Records was the parent company.
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Y Records Y Records was an independent record label set up in 1980 by Dick O’Dell in the United Kingdom, and distributed by Rough Trade.
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Fresh Cream Fresh Cream is the debut studio album by the British rock band Cream. The album was released in the UK on 9 December 1966, as the first LP on the Reaction Records label, owned by producer Robert Stigwood. The UK album was released in both mono and stereo versions, at the same time as the release of the single "I Feel Free".
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Burning Shed Burning Shed is an independent record label established in April 2001 by musicians Tim Bowness and Pete Morgan]].
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Kranky (record label) Kranky is an American independent record label located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke. It houses predominantly experimental music artists, often branching into or inspired by ambient, rock, electronic or psychedelic music. Their first release was Labradford's 1993 debut album "Prazision".
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Universal Records (Philippines) Universal Records Philippines Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as a part of Warner Music Group. Since 1992, it is an independent label.
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Riverside Records Riverside Records was an American jazz record company and label. Founded by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer under his firm Bill Grauer Productions in 1953, the label played an important role in the jazz record industry for a decade. Riverside headquarters were located in New York City, at 553 West 51st Street.