Paperhouse Records was a British

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which operated from 1990 to 1993. The label was a short-lived

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owner David E. Barker and

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owner Clive Solomon. It is named after "Paperhouse", opening track on '' Tago Mago'', the 1971 album by

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band Can. Paperhouse issued

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, The Servants). The label also issued material by the

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Paperhouse Records discography

Albums may be in LP (PAPLP),

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(PAPCD), or cassette (PAPMC) format, with

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listed with variations on the PAPER prefix. Artefacts with the same title under different catalogue entries refer to the same recording, if releases were not always issued in more than one format, leading to apparent gaps in the series.

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Paperhouse Records discography

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