VC Recordings trading as Hut Records was a British
record label
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brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Virgin Records
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. Despite being wholly owned by a major label, it was classed as an
independent label for the purposes of the
UK Indie Chart
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due to the independent distribution, which was used by Virgin as a means of gaining exposure for new acts.
The label was managed by former Virgin retail assistant and
Rough Trade
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label manager Dave Boyd, and it was originally set up as means of obtaining independent distribution for
Moose
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and
Revolver.
[Paveley, John (1993) "Hut-terly Amazing - Hut Label Story", Indiecator, No. 3, Vol. 2, March 1993, p.14-15, Rockteam Publishing & Production Ltd.] Boyd persuaded the Virgin management to give the label complete creative control. Hut expanded by licensing
Smashing Pumpkins
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Ar ...
from
Caroline Records
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