All Saints Records is a British

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specialising in

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and ambient music.

History

All Saints Records was established on 1 November 1991 by Dominic Norman-Taylor (formerly of Opal Records). Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution through

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, All Saints licensed the label through

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until Warner Bros bought Hannibal in 2006 and closed it down. It is now closely associated with

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for international marketing and distribution. Its initial releases closely followed those of Opal Records which had ceased as a label in 1990, its first being ‘Flow Goes The Universe’ by New York artist

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. Other artists followed including

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and Dallas Acid. The label has released three artworks by Brian Eno, Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan,

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(on a single DVD) and 77 Million Paintings The label is named after All Saints Road in West London RA Magazine
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Roster

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* Hugo Largo *

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References

External links

Official site

Discography of All Saints
at

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{{Authority control British independent record labels Record labels established in 1991 Ambient music record labels 1991 establishments in the United Kingdom

History

Roster

See also

References

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