Record Label Research

Rough Trade are a British Indie record label who were first discovered in 1978 by a man called Geoff Travis who founded the label company in his old Notting Hill record shop. This record label produced bands such as The Smiths, The Fall, and Stiff Little Fingers. Stiff Little Fingers was the first album to be released by Rough Trade records and sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. However, soon after this success the label went bust in 1991, losing a full decade but soon after relaunched back in 2000. Travis, the founder of the company found a small band in New York called The Strokes. The parent company of Rough Trade is now called Beggars Group, although Rough Trade creates bands today like Anthony and The Johnsons. Rough Trade Records base themselves in Greater London and some Rough Trade shops are scattered around the City Of London near Notting Hill and Waterloo.  I think this label would be best for our band because it links more to indie bands and quite independent bands just like The Maccabees.





Creation Records are a British label company who created some of the most well known famous bands in society today. It was founded in 1983 and from 1983 to 1999 the company had created the most amazing indie/alternative rock music of all time. As most record label companys attract signings with good deals, Creation sign bands with a 'rock and roll' image related to sex, drink and drugs. Oasis was one of their biggest successes as well as Primal Scream who sold thousands neck and neck throughout their labelling years. Hoever, creation records was very successful when Oasis arrived but the founder Allan Mcgee couldn't keep a decent profit to keep it alive.




Daniel Miller (above) established the most one of the UK's biggest independent labels when he released a single in 1978. The single which happened to be a success had Millers address written on the back in which hopeful musicians sent him demos of their own work. He decided off his own back to release some of these songs and they became very successful. For example, Erasure are now a very well known and successful group still going on today also Goldfrapp was one of the lucky ones to have their single being released by a very successful British company. Mute companys are based in and around the City of London included Fulham and Kingston upon Thames.