4AD
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4AD was founded at the end of the 1970s by Ivo Watts-Russell. Like so many of the other people associated with the label, Ivo had spent many teenage hours listening to John Peel’s inspirational radio shows; wanting to be around music, he moved to London aged 17 (in 1972) and began working in record shops. While working at a shop in Ealing, he became friends with Steve Webbon, a customer who shared his appreciation for the music of Gram Parsons. When Ivo was promoted to manager, he hired Steve as his assistant.
In 1975, Ivo returned to London after a trip to Morocco. Looking for work, he sought out Steve, who had just opened the second store in the fledgling Beggars Banquet chain. The Beggars Banquet stores sold both new and used records - at the time, a radical concept. Steve told Ivo that a third store was about to open in Ealing; at his suggestion, Ivo went to see Martin Mills, Beggars Banquet’s co-founder, who offered him a job.
By 1979, Beggars Banquet had expanded from a chain of five shops into a successful independent record label, tasting early success with acts like Tubeway Army and The Lurkers. By now, Ivo was overseeing all of the shops; he was based at the Beggars offices in Hogarth Road, upstairs from the flagship Earls Court store, which was being run by a fellow music enthusiast named Peter Kent. Bands looking for deals with the label would drop their tapes off at the shop downstairs, which meant that Ivo and Peter were often the first to hear them and the started to make recommendations to Martin Mills and his partner Nick Austin about prospective signings.
In 1975, Ivo returned to London after a trip to Morocco. Looking for work, he sought out Steve, who had just opened the second store in the fledgling Beggars Banquet chain. The Beggars Banquet stores sold both new and used records - at the time, a radical concept. Steve told Ivo that a third store was about to open in Ealing; at his suggestion, Ivo went to see Martin Mills, Beggars Banquet’s co-founder, who offered him a job.
By 1979, Beggars Banquet had expanded from a chain of five shops into a successful independent record label, tasting early success with acts like Tubeway Army and The Lurkers. By now, Ivo was overseeing all of the shops; he was based at the Beggars offices in Hogarth Road, upstairs from the flagship Earls Court store, which was being run by a fellow music enthusiast named Peter Kent. Bands looking for deals with the label would drop their tapes off at the shop downstairs, which meant that Ivo and Peter were often the first to hear them and the started to make recommendations to Martin Mills and his partner Nick Austin about prospective signings.
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Mensagens
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Elaryad escreveu:
4AD, an all time favourite.
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silverlage escreveu:
How about Gus Gus? Completely willing to chance it. Why do you not offer any free tracks 4AD? Unfortunate.
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liszarya escreveu:
BEST REGARDS AND WISHES
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obelisko1971 escreveu:
Nothing really exciting has happened since Ivo left. Sorry 4AD is not what it used to be***
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CG-SE escreveu:
probably, best music ever.
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JessWithSound escreveu:
4AD3DCD
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girl_from_oz escreveu:
Hey 4ad we want the Pixies back please
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lizzyling escreveu:
d'où ça vient ce nom de label ?
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Prophetic_Dream escreveu:
Hi everyone! You can download promo-track of Prophetic Dream - Beautiful Events here - http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Prophetic+Dream/_/Beautiful+Events and http://propheticdream.net/download/Prophetic_Dream_-_Beautiful_Events.mp3
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tomat_ok escreveu:
http://www.last.fm/music/On+Wave
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Eyrion escreveu:
Why the hell did they remove every track preview?! That was a stupid move.
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thebufferzone escreveu:
HEY GUYS AND GIRLS CHECK OUT A NEW COLL ELECTRONIC ARTIST FROM ISRAEL ALL FULL LENGTH AND FREE !! http://www.last.fm/music/thebufferzone/ ENJOY!!
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Violetdusk escreveu:
throwing muses no. 14? travesty! Great label though...
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VerbanaDarvell escreveu:
hey everyone come check out my bands new album. thanks www.myspace.com/verbanadarvell www.purevolume.com/verbanadarvell
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djexplain escreveu:
One of the greatest labels EVER! Thank you Ivo :-)
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germs escreveu:
I am in love with almost every release on this label. You should be too. Look for new Beirut album coming out soon!
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Hermes666 escreveu:
:)
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shorelinedream escreveu:
hello hello
Ouvintes
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lelijaa
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deton8or
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Urfarah
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Eventos
- Jul 9 Beirut Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, Canadá
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Jul
9
Festival d'été de Québec
Place d'Youville, Quebec QC, Canadá
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| 57 pessoas
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Jul
10
Whartscape 2009
Whartscape, Baltimore, Estados Unidos
17 mensagens
| 54 pessoas
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cft2d conectou 4AD ao grupo Through my darkest hours. Mês passado
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