Gut Records was a British

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, based in

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in London, England. Formed in 1991, Gut was founded by Guy Holmes, who had been Head of Promotions at

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

. The first single released on the label,

Right Said Fred Right Said Fred are an English pop band formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. They are best known for the hit 1991 song " I'm Too Sexy". Their achievements include number 1 hits in 70 countries including one US number 1, o ...

's song, "

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", became a worldwide hit. In August 2008, the company went bankrupt and its assets sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd.

Artists

Aswad Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the mid-1970s, having released a total of 21 albums. Their UK hit singles include the number one "Don't Tur ...

(signed under the Bubblin' imprint) * Crazy Frog (UK only deal, released on the Gusto and Tug imprints) *

The Dualers The Dualers are an eight-piece (or nine-piece) ska and reggae band from South East London. Initially comprising brothers Si and Tyber Cranstoun, and now led by Tyber following Si's departure in 2010 for a solo career, they first developed a p ...

* The Egg (signed under the Gusto imprint for "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" with David Guetta) * Fightstar (signed under the Institute Recordings imprint) * Hairy Diamond *

Hi_Tack Klubbheads is a team of dance music producers and DJs from the Netherlands. They have more than 40 aliases for their recordings, including Hi_Tack, DJ Disco and Drunkenmunky.IMO Records "Klubbheads Biography" IMO Records Retrieved on 1 March ...

(signed under the Gusto imprint, recordings licensed from The Netherlands) *

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* The Lisa Marie Experience (signed under the Gusto imprint) * Pulse *

Puretone Josh Abrahams (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian musician who emerged from the underground dance music scene in the early 1990s. He has performed and recorded under the stage name Puretone, and is also known as The ...

(signed under the Gusto imprint, recordings licensed from Australia) *

(signed under Tug Records) * Jimmy Somerville *

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(signed under the Hug imprint) *

Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wav ...

(licensed from New Door Records) *

Uniting Nations Uniting Nations are a British dance music act formed in Liverpool in 2004. They achieved chart success across Europe. The act was originally made up of Paul Keenan and Daz Sampson as band members, songwriters and producers. After their 2005 hi ...

(signed under the Gusto imprint)

References

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