List of independent UK record labels

This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom.

0-9

  • 2Point9 Records
  • 2 Tone Records
  • 3 Beat Records
  • 4AD

A

  • Acid Jazz Records
  • Adaadat
  • Aesop (record label)
  • Alcopop! Records
  • All Saints Records
  • Ambush Reality
  • Angel Air Records
  • Angular Recording Corporation
  • Anhrefn Records
  • Ankst
  • Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG))
  • Armellodie Records
  • Attack
  • Audio Antihero
  • ATP Recordings
  • Aztec Records[1]

B

  • B-Unique Records
  • Barely Breaking Even
  • Beggars Banquet Records
  • Believers Roast
  • Bella Union
  • Benbecula Records
  • Best Before Records
  • Big Cat Records
  • Big Life
  • Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
  • Blast First
  • Bloody Chamber Music
  • Blow Up Records
  • Bop Cassettes
  • Blue Dog Records
  • Blue Room Released
  • Blue Horizon
  • Boy Better Know
  • Breakbeat Kaos
  • Bronze Records
  • Brownswood Recordings
  • Butterz

C

D

  • Damaged Goods Records
  • Damnably
  • Dance Concept
  • Dance to the Radio
  • Decca Records (until 1980; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
  • Deceptive Records
  • Dedicated Records
  • Defected Records
  • Delphian Records
  • Deltasonic
  • Demon Music Group
  • Dented Records
  • Dharma Records
  • Dharma Worldwide
  • Dick Bros Record Company
  • Different Recordings
  • Dimension
  • Dirty Hit
  • Disciple
  • DJM Records
  • Document Records
  • Do It Records
  • Domino Recording Company
  • Dramatico
  • Dreamboat Records
  • Drowned in Sound

E

  • Earache
  • Earworm Records
  • The Echo Label
  • E.G. Records
  • Él
  • Electric Honey
  • Ember Records (UK label)
  • Emerald Music
  • EmuBands
  • Erased Tapes Records

F

  • Factory Records
  • Falling A Records
  • Fanfare Records
  • Fantastic Plastic Records
  • Fast Product
  • Fat Cat Records
  • Fellside Records
  • Fence Records
  • Fetish Records
  • FFRR Records (Pete Tong-owned until 2011)
  • Fierce Panda Records
  • Finger Lickin' Records
  • Fire Records
  • Fledg'ling Records
  • Fly Records
  • FM Records
  • FM-Revolver Records
  • Food (until 1994; sold to EMI, folded into Parlophone)
  • Fortuna Pop!
  • Fresh Records
  • Fruits de Mer Records
  • Full Time Hobby

G

H

  • Hassle Records
  • Heaven Records
  • Heavenly Recordings
  • Heist Or Hit Records
  • High Focus Records
  • Holy Roar Records
  • Honest Jon's
  • Hope Recordings
  • Hospital Records
  • Household Name Records
  • How Does It Feel to Be Loved?
  • Hudson Records
  • Hut Records
  • Hyperdub
  • Hyperion Records (until 2023; sold to UMG)

I

  • Ignition Records
  • IHT Records
  • Ill Flava Records
  • Imaginary Records
  • Incentive Records
  • Incus Records
  • Independiente Records
  • Infectious Music
  • Instant Karma (record label)
  • Invisible Hands Music
  • Iona Records
  • Irregular Records
  • Island Records (until 1989; sold to Polygram, now under UMG)

J

  • Jacaranda Records
  • JAD Records
  • Junior Aspirin Records
  • Junior Boy's Own
  • Jasmine Records
  • Jeepster Records
  • Josaka
  • Jungle Records

K

L

  • LAB Records
  • Last Night From Glasgow
  • Launchpad Records
  • Leader Records
  • The Leaf Label
  • Lex Records
  • Linn Records
  • Lizard King Records
  • Lojinx
  • Lo Recordings
  • Loose Music
  • Lost Map Records
  • Low Life Records
  • LTM Recordings
  • LuckyMe
  • Lyte Records

M

N

  • Naim Edge
  • Native Records
  • Nation Records
  • Navigator Records
  • Neat Records
  • Nervous Records
  • Network
  • Nettwerk
  • Never Fade Records
  • Never Say Die Records
  • Ninja Tune
  • No Masters
  • NoCopyrightSounds
  • Nude
  • Nuphonic

O

  • Oaken Palace Records
  • Odd Box Records
  • OddChild Music
  • Olive Grove Records
  • On the Fiddle
  • One Little Independent Records (One Little Indian Records until 2020)
  • Or Records
  • Oriole Records (until 1965; bought by CBS, became CBS Records, now under SME)
  • Outta Sight Records
  • Output Recordings

P

  • PC Music
  • Peacefrog Records
  • Peaceville Records
  • Perfecto Records
  • Pete Waterman Entertainment
  • Phantasy Sound
  • Placid Casual
  • Planet Mu
  • Platform Records
  • Play It Again Sam
  • Pointy Records
  • Polydor Records (1954–62; sold to PolyGram's predecessors, now under UMG)
  • Postcard Records
  • Probe Plus
  • Proper Records
  • Pye Records

R

  • Radiant Future Records
  • Ragged Flag
  • RareNoiseRecords
  • Rak Records
  • RAM Records
  • React Music Limited until 2004
  • Real World Records
  • Recommended Records
  • Recreational Records
  • Red Girl Records
  • Regent Records (UK)
  • Rekids
  • Relentless Records
  • Repeat Records
  • Revealed Recordings
  • Revolver Records
  • Rephlex Records
  • Rhythm King
  • Rinse FM
  • Rise Above Records
  • Rob's Records
  • Rock Action Records
  • Rocket Girl
  • Ron Johnson Records
  • Rough Trade Records

S

  • Safari Records
  • Saga Entertainment
  • Sanctuary Records (until 2012, acquired by BMG)
  • Sarah Records
  • Sain
  • Suburban Base
  • Setanta Records
  • Shinkansen Records
  • Silvertone Records (1980) (until 2017; acquired by Sony)
  • SimG Records
  • Situation Two
  • Skam Records
  • Skint Records
  • Skinny Dog Records
  • Skull Disco
  • Sleep It Off Records
  • Smalltown America
  • Small Wonder Records
  • Smash the House
  • Snakes & Ladders Records
  • Snapper Music
  • Soma Quality Recordings
  • Some Bizzare Records
  • Song, by Toad Records
  • Sonic Vista Music
  • Sons Ltd.
  • Southern Fried Records
  • Southern Records
  • Specialist Subject Records
  • Standby Records
  • Static Shock Records
  • Steel Tiger Records
  • Stiff Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
  • Stolen Recordings
  • Street Soul Productions
  • The Subway Organization
  • Sunday Best
  • Super Records
  • Sweat It Out

T

  • Takeover Entertainment
  • Tectonic (record label)
  • Tempa Records
  • Temple Records
  • Testament Records (UK)
  • Text Records
  • Third Mind Records
  • Tidy Trax
  • Tiger Aspect Productions
  • Tigertrap Records
  • Tin Angel Records
  • Tiny Dog Records
  • TNSrecords
  • Too Pure
  • Topic Records
  • Touch Music
  • Transatlantic Records
  • Transcend Music
  • Transgressive Records
  • Trash Aesthetics
  • Triumph Records (UK)
  • Trepan Records
  • Trend Records
  • Tru Thoughts
  • Trojan Records
  • Truck Records
  • Trunk Records
  • Tumi Music

U

  • Ugly Man Records
  • Undergroove Records

V

  • V Recordings
  • V2 Records (until 2007, sold to PIAS Group in 2013 which is no longer an Indie label)
  • Valentine Records
  • The Village Thing
  • Vinyl Solution
  • The Viper Label
  • Virgin Records (until 1992; sold to EMI, now under UMG)
  • Visible Noise
  • Voiceprint Records
  • V/VM

W

  • Wall of Sound
  • Warm Fuzz Records
  • Warp Records
  • Weekender Records
  • Whirlwind Recordings
  • Wichita Recordings
  • Willkommen Records
  • Wiiija
  • Woof Records
  • World Circuit
  • Wrath Records

X

  • XL Recordings
  • Xtra Mile Recordings

Y

  • Y Records
  • Young formerly Young Turks from 2006 – April 2021

Z

See also

References

  1. Aztec Records | JMI.net^