Blue Dog Records was an independent London

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located in offices above the original Barfly Club (

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). Started in 1997 by Nick Moore and Jeremy Ledlin it was licensed and distributed by

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, and had a mostly guitar band roster of artists including

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, Daytona, Contempo,

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, Sona Fariq and Super J Lounge. Many of the acts who released their first singles on Blue Dog were then snapped up by bigger labels, with Sona Fariq signing to Warners, Contempo signing to

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, Murry the Hump signing to

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, and Crashland to Independiente/

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. The label dissolved in 2000 due to funding cuts from

and the label's main artist

transforming into The Crimea. Moore set up short lived online label Animal Noise that continued to work with Alchemicals, The Disorientee and also released records by Baby Bird &

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Singles Club

As well as album releases for The Crocketts and Daytona, the label also ran a Singles Club. Twelve

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were released on 7 inch vinyl and are now sought after, particularly the Contempo single which is the first release from the band

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. # Sona Fariq, "So Perfect" # De Virpsha, "If You Want It" # Altastate, "Throw Back the Veil" # S.P.E.C.T.R.E., "Ground Sound" # Murray The Hump, "The Green Green Grass of Home" # Otis, Ed & Ben, "Tunes" # Contempo, "On the Floor" # Alchemicals, "Information Centre" # Disorientee, "Daddy White Doctor" # Super J Lounge, "Wire & Wheels" # Mr. Baker, "Mr. Baker" # The Fringe, "Lady James Day" # Crashland, "New Perfume" / "Out Like a Light"

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Singles Club

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