Blanco y Negro Records (
Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by
Geoff Travis of
Rough Trade Records
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and Mike Alway of
él Records. Michel Duval of
Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involved with the label.
Blanco y Negro was the label of
Queen Adreena,
Everything but the Girl,
the Jesus and Mary Chain
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,
Eddi Reader,
the Dream Academy
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,
Dinosaur Jr.,
Sudden Sway,
Bernthøler,
A House,
Catatonia
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,
the Veils and, reportedly,
Elizabeth Fraser
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,
former vocalist of
Cocteau Twins
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. It also signed folk supergroup
Equation
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and Irish singer
Cara Dillon who also was signed to the label with partner
Sam Lakeman.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
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British record labels
English record labels
Record labels established in 1983
Alternative rock record labels
IFPI members
Warner Music labels
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