Chiswick Records was a British

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. Established in 1975, Chiswick was the "first true ' indie' label to be established in Britain for nearly a decade". The label has been described as "significant" in the "

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era". It released some of the earliest records recorded by The Hammersmith Gorillas, The Count Bishops,

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, Joe Strummer’s The 101ers, The Damned, Skrewdriver,

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, Kirsty MacColl, and Shane MacGowan.

History

The label was started by Ted Carroll and Roger Armstrong in 1975 as a subsidiary of Rock On Records. Shortly after Trevor Churchill joined, it was incorporated into Swift Records Ltd. Two years later it entered into a licensing deal with EMI. Subsidiary Ace Records was started in 1978, and Chiswick Records closed in 1983; its back catalogue is still owned by Ace Records Ltd. The label released a number of sampler

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s showcasing their bands. These included '' Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One)'' (1977) and ''Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two)'' (1978).

Artists released

* Albania * The Damned * Amazorblades * The Count Bishops * Edith Nylon * Dr. Feelgood (''Fast Women and Slow Horses'' album) (1982) * Drug Addix (with Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals) * The Gorillas * Jakko * Jeff Hill * Johnny Moped * Johnny & the Self Abusers * Little Bob Story *

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* The Nipple Erectors *

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* The Radiators from Space/The Radiators (Dublin) *

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* Riff Raff (with

) * The Rings (with Twink) * Sniff 'n' the Tears * Rocky Sharpe and the Replays * Skrewdriver * T. V. Smith * The Table * Whirlwind

References

External links

A history of Chiswick Records
{{Authority control British record labels Record labels established in 1975 Record labels disestablished in 1983

History

Artists released

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