Dedicated was a British independent

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that released music between 1990 and 1998 by Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, Global Communication,

Beth Orton Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician, known for her " folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weather ...

(in the U.S.),

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and others. It was based in London and founded by Doug D'Arcy. Dedicated were bought by

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who were in turn bought by

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History

Dedicated Records was founded by Doug D'Arcy after leaving

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where he had been managing director, later president and director of the Chrysalis Group. It was a joint venture with

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group (and was eventually amalgamated into the main Group via Deconstruction Records). Dedicated Records signed Spacemen 3 from

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, who split up after signing, therefore Dedicated inherited offshoot band Spiritualized. Eventually, in the USA, Dedicated Artists were transferred to

, although by that point in time the only groups it represented were Spiritualized and Beth Orton (U.S. only).

Artists

References

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*{{Discogs label, 863-Dedicated Record labels established in 1983 Record labels disestablished in 1999 Indie rock record labels British independent record labels