Platform Records is a UK-based

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, created in Edinburgh in 2007. Initial artists included The Shermans who scored two

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top 30 singles with "Calling It Wrong" (peaking at number 23), and "Venom" (peaking at number 10) which also reached number 7 in

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. Other notable Platform acts have included Dead Sea Souls, The OK Social Club, Lloyd James Fay and

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& Kay Russell whose album ''

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'' included the original demo of their top 30 single "Twilight Cafe".

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relaunched her career via Platform Records in 2007 with the first digital release of her 1982 top 10 single "

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" and 42-track anthology ''Back From The Mists of Time''. In later years the business concentrated mainly on sync licensing to various media, including games and TV shows, with their biggest placement to date in the 2014

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film ''Un Boss in Salotto'' (''

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''). Several Platform releases were synced to trailers of the 2017

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distributed game ''Die Young'', including Frederic Andre's "Where Is She Now", The Ultra's "Universe In Two" and Australian duo Gypsy & The Cat's song "Fire" licensed to the official soundtrack album. In 2020, "The Late 90's" by Edinburgh artist Ella's Brother was licensed for use as the opening theme music to

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football magazine series ''

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''. On 16 August 2021, Platform release "Starting Over" by Lonely Lost Boy reached number 10 on the ITunes Store Singer-songwriter daily chart.

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's song 'Running' was licensed to the 2023 soundtrack of American crime drama television series ''

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'' and to a 2024 episode of the American drama mystery show ''

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''. Sub labels include Whimsical Records, N.E Records, Crystal Seven Records and The Music Elevator.

Roster

Platform records

Selected roster (including on sub labels) past and present: * The Shermans *

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& Kay Russell * Jack Butler * Emporium * The OK Social Club * Dead Sea Souls * The Encierro * Lloyd James Fay * The Ultra * Frederic Andre * George Diaz * Ella's Brother * Lonely Lost Boy * The McKenzie FIX

References

External links

* {{Authority control British independent record labels