Blanco y Negro Records (

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: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by

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and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of

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was also involved with the label. Blanco y Negro was the label of Queen Adreena,

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, Dinosaur Jr., Sudden Sway, Bernthøler,

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, the Veils and, reportedly,

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. It also signed folk supergroup

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and Irish singer Cara Dillon who also was signed to the label with partner Sam Lakeman.

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