Ugly Man Records is a British

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based in Rhos on Sea, Wales, originally in

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. It released debut singles for many Manchester bands, including

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, the Man From Delmonte and I Am Kloot. It was set up in

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in 1986 with the release of " Wonderful Life" by the Liverpool-based singer

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, which reached number 72 in the UK Singles Chart, before going on to greater success when reissued by major label A&M.

Previously on Ugly Man Records

Artists who have worked with Ugly Man Records * Bathymetry *

* Bone-Box * Mustafa Kamal Qureshi * The Spitting Pips * Grown Up Strange * The Danny Boys * Man From Delmonte * Gayna Rose Madder * The Desert Wolves * Dub Sex * The County Fathers * Ambitious Beggars * Too Much Texas * Fallover 24 * Jylt * Arthur Magee * I Am Kloot *

* Sleepwalker * Loafer * LazyEye * The Jade Assembly * Bryan Glancy * Indigo Jones * Silverman * The Milk & Honey Band * Josephine Oniyama * Vinny Peculiar * Tompaulin * Monomania * Sandbox * Sandy Kilpatrick * Shakedown Stockholm * Jimmy & the Revolvers * Echolines

References

External links

The chronicle of an Ugly Man - a memoir of a label

The Mighty Discogs - Ugly Man Discography
British independent record labels Record labels established in 1986 Indie rock record labels 1986 establishments in the United Kingdom {{Independent-record-label-stub

Previously on Ugly Man Records

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