Ignition Records is a British, London based independent record company, owned by Marcus Russell and Alec McKinlay of

Ignition Management Ignition Management is a London-based music management company run by partners Marcus Russell & Alec McKinlay. Ignition Management was formed in late 1983 by Welshman Marcus Russell, who at the time managed London based band Latin Quarter, who bec ...

. The company has been releasing music on a regular basis since the late 1990s, although its inaugural release came in September 1984 with Latin Quarter's single, "Radio Africa". The label is distributed by

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. Throughout the last two decades it has signed and released music of both emerging and established artists. The company also provides comprehensive label services to various established artists to release on their own label imprints e.g.

Stereophonics Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zind ...

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. Ignition Records is also the primary label services and marketing operation for Big Brother Recordings and

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, which are also based at Ignition Records headquarters in Marylebone, London, England.

Artists released by Ignition Records

Compilation albums

Affiliated labels

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