Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

History

Excelsior was founded by Ferry Roseboom and Frans Hagenaars under the name "Nothing Sucks Like Electrolux", releasing a few limited-run seven inch singles in 1995.MCA Acquires Excelsior Rights
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'', May 18, 1996. The name Excelsior was adopted in 1996 after the label was acquired by MCA Records as a subsidiary for releasing alternative rock albums in the Low Countries. By 2001 the label had acquired a distributor in the United States, Sure Fire Recordings. The label was later acquired by V2 Records.Interview with Ferry Roseboom
''Sex, Drugs & Rock N Roll High School'', Autumn 2008, pp. 105-107. ( Dutch)

Artists

Absynthe Minded Absynthe Minded is a Belgian rock band, around frontman, vocalist and guitarist Bert Ostyn. Their tracks contain a mix of thirties jazz, with a touch of funky soul, Balkan beats and Merseyside pop. Absynthe Minded originally was a one-man band, ...

* Alamo Race Track * Alex Roeka * Anne Soldaat *

Bauer Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer". For notable people sharing the surname, see Bauer (surname). Bauer may also refer to: Education and literature * Bauer's Lexicon, a dictionary of Biblical Greek * Bauer College of Busin ...

* Beans & Fatback *

Benjamin B Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

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Claw Boys Claw Claw Boys Claw are a Dutch rock and roll band, formed in Amsterdam. The core members of the band are Peter te Bos (vocals) and John Cameron (guitar). The band released eight full-length albums between 1983 and 1997. After some years of inactivi ...

* Daily Bread * Daryll-Ann * De Staat * Do-The-Undo * Eckhardt * El Pino & the Volunteers * Fixkes * GEM *

Ghost Trucker Ghost Trucker plays alternative rock music with electronic flourishes. The band consists of Roald van Oosten (Caesar), Asta Kat (Seesaw, Zoppo (band), Zoppo), Ralph Mulder (Alamo Race Track), Rik Elstgeest (Kopna Kopna) and Jelte van Andel. The ba ...

* Green Hornet *

Hallo Venray Hallo Venray is a guitar rock band from The Hague in the Netherlands. The band is a mainstay in the Dutch rock scene and has produced a number of successful albums of which ''Coffee and cake'' (2022) is the latest. Biography Hallo Venray was f ...

* The Heights * The Herb Spectacles * Hospital Bombers * Jacco Gardner *

Johan Johan * Johan (given name) * Johan (film), ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** Johan (album), ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunav ...

* Lefties Soul Connection * Liam Finn * Lola Kite * LPG * Meindert Talma & the Negroes *

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* Queen's Pleasure * Roosbeef * Scram C Baby * Solo * Speed 78 * Spinvis * Supersub * Tangarine *

The Kik The Kik is a Dutch music group notable for paying homage to 1960s-era Beat music with Dutch lyrics ("Nederbeat"). They released their debut CD in May 2012 and quickly received national attention. History The group was founded in 2010 by Rotterda ...

* Tim Knol * Traumahelikopter * Triggerfinger * Under byen * Veras *

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References

External links

* * (Official site) Dutch independent record labels Alternative rock record labels Record labels established in 1996 {{Netherlands-company-stub